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Summary
- The Sparkle icon for creating presentations with Copilot in PowerPoint will be removed.
- Users will access presentation creation through the Copilot chat pane and Agent Mode instead.
- Copilot will help generate presentation outlines and allow for continued editing via chat.
- Users are encouraged to inform their organizations and update relevant training materials.
- Brand Kits can be used for organization-specific templates within Agent Mode.
Admin Impact: Low
User Impact: Medium
Release Start: 15 Mar 2024
Release End: 15 Apr 2024
Services: M365 Copilot
Category: Stay informed
Tags: Feature Update, User Adoption, Admin Action
History
2/26/2026 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
As part of our efforts to simplify our experiences, creating a presentation and adding a slide with Copilot will soon no longer be available via the Sparkle icon above the slide in PowerPoint for Windows, Web, and Mac. Instead, you can access the ability to create a presentation with Agent Mode via the Copilot chat pane in PowerPoint.
Our goal with this change is to converge our experiences into chat to provide a single, consistent Copilot experience when working with presentations on Windows, Web, and Mac.
When will this happen
We are targeting the removal of the Sparkle icon above the slide in PowerPoint and the redirection to Agent Mode to begin rolling out mid-March on Web and complete by end of March. For Windows and Mac, we are targeting to begin rolling out at the end of March and complete by mid-April.
See Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365 for other new capabilities coming in April and beyond.
How this will affect your organization
Once the change has rolled out, users will need to follow these steps to create a presentation with Copilot:
- Start a new presentation in PowerPoint.
- Click on the Copilot icon in the lower right-hand corner in PowerPoint to open the Copilot chat pane.
- Click on the Tools button in input box within the Copilot chat pane.
- Click on Agent Mode in the drop down menu.
- Type in a prompt with a description of the presentation you’d like Copilot to help you draft.
Note: Support for referencing files is coming soon. - Click the -> button to submit your prompt.
- Copilot may ask you some clarifying questions such as who is the target audience of the presentation, what presentation and image style you’d like, etc. before generating an outline of your presentation. Share your preferences or skip and let Copilot decide.
- Once Copilot has generated your outline, you can continue to chat with Copilot to refine your outline. When you’re ready, you can let Copilot know to generate your slides.
- After Copilot has generated your presentation, you can continue to chat with Copilot to edit and refine your slides.
What you need to do to prepare
You may want to notify your organization about this change and consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate as users will get this change automatically as it progresses through the deployment rings.
You can leverage organization or on-brand templates in Agent Mode by setting up Brand Kits. Alternatively, you can store templates in an organization assets library.