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Generate from a prompt or topic

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Describe a topic and SlidesAI builds a complete presentation. This is the fastest way to create a presentation from scratch when you don't have existing text or notes.

Before you start

A clear prompt gives a much better first draft. Include the topic, the audience, and roughly how many slides you want. See Generate your first presentation for a walkthrough of your first presentation.

Generate from a prompt or topic

In the SlidesAI Platform

Sign in to app.slidesai.io, then click Start with AI on the dashboard to begin.

SlidesAI dashboard showing the Start with AI button

The SlidesAI dashboard with the Start with AI button.

The guided steps walk you through the process. For the prompt or topic flow, the steps are:

Step 1: Choose Prompt or topic

On the generation options screen, select Prompt or topic to build a presentation from a single idea.

Generation options screen showing Prompt or topic and From document or link cards

The generation options screen with the Prompt or topic card.

Step 2: Enter your topic

Type your topic or prompt into the input field. Choose a presentation length and language from the available options. The more specific your prompt, the better the outline.

Enter Your Topic screen with a text input and example topics

The Enter Your Topic step where you type or choose a presentation topic.

Step 3: Add your instructions

Choose the audience type, pick a presentation type, and set the tone of voice. Use the optional text area to add custom instructions for the AI.

Use Quick Instructions group above the text area to quickly add common instructions:
Keep my wording, More detail, Less text per slide, Simple language, and Bigger fonts.

Add Your Instructions screen with dropdowns for audience, type, and tone

The Add Your Instructions step with dropdowns for audience, presentation type, and tone.

Step 4: Review the outline

SlidesAI generates a slide-by-slide outline. Review each slide title and description, edit content, add or remove slides, and regenerate if needed before continuing.

Review the Outline screen showing slide cards with titles and descriptions

The Review the Outline step showing the generated slide-by-slide structure.

Step 5: Pick a theme

Select a design style that matches your content. Browse categories like Recommended, Business, Educators, and Entrepreneur, or upload your logo.

Pick a Theme screen showing a grid of template cards

The Pick a Theme step with template categories and preview cards.

Generate and view your presentation

After you confirm the theme, SlidesAI begins generating the presentation. The progress screen shows real-time status through steps such as parsing, creating content, formatting slides, finding design, getting images, and creating slides.

When the status reaches Completed, you will see a success screen with the following options:

  • Continue to Editor — Open the presentation in the SlidesAI web editor at app.slidesai.io, where you can edit slides directly or use Refine to adjust wording.

  • Continue with Google Slides — Open the generated presentation in Google Slides.

  • Continue with PowerPoint — Open the generated presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.

A generated presentation open in Google Slides showing slide thumbnails and slide content

The final presentation opened in Google Slides after generation completes.

If generation fails, the screen shows Something went wrong with a Try Again button that returns you to the start.

In Google Slides

Coming soon.

In PowerPoint

Coming soon.

In the ChatGPT helper

Coming soon.

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