How to enable Copilot in PowerPoint to user different layout I created. He always re-use the same despite having multiple options

Question

Hello,

I adapted my company's template following Microsoft guidelines (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-your-organization-s-branding-with-copilot-in-powerpoint-c8bc6df5-37ed-4398-8b90-f78a8fdcf9bb; https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/keep-your-presentations-on-brand-with-copilot-in-powerpoint/4295913)

However, when I ask Copilot to create a presentation, he re-uses almost always the same layout. Even proposition done by Designer are very similar between each other.

My goal is to have Copilot using more of what I offer in the slide layout.

Concrete example: I create several versions of agenda slides. When I ask Copilot to add an agenda slide to my presentation, he uses the layout that wasn't supposed to be use (in the case Content 1)

Answer 1

Hi

The "Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Improved template support when you create a presentation with Copilot" you find was released, and you have found the related Microsoft guidelines as you post in your first thread.

I created a template via following the guidance of the "Copilot PowerPoint Starter Template" from "Keep your presentations on brand with Copilot in PowerPoint".

Then I enter a theme to let Copilot create a new presentation according to my template, it does reuse some layouts.

Like Emi suggested, we'd give the feedback to Microsoft, the developer team will listen to our voice and make Copilot smarter and more efficient.

Thanks for your understanding.

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Answer 2

Hi,

How did you ask the Copilot to create the slide?

When you ask Copilot to add a specific slide, you can specify the layout you want to use. For example, you can say "Please use Layout X to add agenda slides".

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