How to use Designer in PPT

 

While you're putting content on a slide, Designer works in the background to match that content to professionally designed layouts.

PowerPoint Designer


Designer is only available to subscribers of Microsoft 365. If you don't see the Designer  The Designer button on the toolbar in Microsoft PowerPoint. button, or you don't see certain features described on this page, see Requirements for more details.

Get design ideas

  1. In PowerPoint, you can get design ideas any time. Select Design > Designer  The Designer button on the toolbar in Microsoft PowerPoint.on the ribbon.

  2. The first time you try Designer, a prompt might appear requesting your permission to provide design ideas for you. To use Designer, select Turn on. If you're not sure the feature is turned on, go to File > Account, and under Account Privacy select Manage Settings. Check the box to Turn on optional connected experiences.

    Note: Microsoft is committed to helping protect your security and privacy while using Designer. To learn more, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

  3. Go to the Designer pane on the rightmost side of the window and look through the design ideas

  4. Select the design you want and your slide is changed accordingly. To exit Designer without making any changes, select the "X” at the top-left corner of the Designer pane.

    You can also select another idea from the pane or go back to your original slide design: Press Ctrl+Z to undo a design change you've just selected.

Explore Designer

Learn more about the different features in Designer, to elevate your presentations. Easily add a photo to your title slide and get a cohesive design across your slides. You can use SmartArt graphics to turn text into engaging visuals. Designer, looks for key terms that is has illustrations for and displays relevant visuals in various layouts. Find out what other features Designer has to offer.

Sample slide of a photo suggested for a title slide.

A title-slide photo and a design scheme

When you start a blank presentation and add text to the slide, Designer suggests high-quality photos that align with the slide's content. It also recommends a color scheme that goes well with the photo you choose. All the slides in the presentation will fit together visually.

Sample slide with a text timeline and photo that Design Ideas arranged and laid out.

Professional layouts

Designer detects pictures, charts, or tables on a slide and gives you several suggestions for arranging them in a cohesive, attractive layout.

Sample slide showing a text timeline that PowerPoint Designer converted to a SmartArt graphic

More visuals, less text

Too much text on your slide? Designer can turn text such as lists, processes, or timelines into an easily readable graphic. Learn more about SmartArt graphic.

Sample slide with a text timeline that PowerPoint Designer added illustration and design touches to.

Illustrations

Designer looks for key terms and concepts that it has illustrations for and shows them in different layouts. The illustrations are from the Microsoft 365 icons library.

PowerPoint Designer

Designer and "ink"

Designer recognizes when you draw or write with ink, and it incorporates that content into the design ideas it shows you. This feature is available only for Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Manage Designer

If you don't want Designer to automatically offer suggestions:

  1. In PowerPoint, select File at the upper-left side of the window, then select Options at the lower-left corner.

  2. After PowerPoint Options opens, select the General tab on the leftmost side.  Then go to PowerPoint Designer and clear the Automatically show me design ideas checkbox.

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