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Is Copilot Integration with PowerPoint really this Limited --- Extremely Disappointed

Michael Gustavson 20 Reputation points
2025-08-07T10:14:28.3933333+00:00

I signed up for the Microsoft Copilot subscription only an hour ago, and I'm about to cancel already. 2 Dealbreakers for me -

  1. The 2000 character limit for powerpoint generation is a joke. Great for creating fun slides for friends. AWFUL for creating anything useful. Anything business related needs serious context building in prompts, and the 2000 character limit makes this impossible. I spent so much time shortening my prompt just to get it passed the copilot field validation, and it stripped my idea bare in the end.
  2. I thought a good work around to the point above could be to iteratively provide smaller prompts to enhance it from by stripped baseline (i.e. giving miniature build-up prompts limited to the 2000 characters like a developer would do in agile), until I got to my original end state prompt vision, but sadly was mistaken when I learned I cannot use copilot to change ANY existing content.

This tool doesn't help me at all.

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  1. Clary-N 565 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-08-08T04:27:05.6433333+00:00

    Hi Michael Gustavson,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A and thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts about Copilot in PowerPoint. I completely understand how disappointing it can be when a tool you were excited to try ends up feeling more limiting than helpful, especially when you're trying to create something meaningful and professional.

    You have raised two really important points:

    • The 2000-character prompt limit, which makes it tough to include the kind of rich context business presentations often need.
    • The lack of iterative editing, which prevents you from refining or building on existing slides the way you’d expect in a collaborative workflow.

    These are valid concerns, and I’ve seen other users run into similar frustrations. While Copilot is still evolving, I wanted to share a few workarounds that might help in the meantime:

    1.Use Word Copilot first:

    You can write your full, context-rich prompt in Word (which supports longer input and iterative refinement), then use the Export to PowerPoint feature. This often results in better slide generation.

    2.Break down your vision into structured outlines:

    Instead of one long prompt, try creating a bullet-point outline in Word or OneNote. Then use Copilot to generate slides from each section individually.

    3.Use Designer + Copilot together:

    After generating a basic deck, PowerPoint Designer can help visually enhance it, even if Copilot can’t modify the content directly.

    In case you’d like to share your experience directly with the product team, here is the way to do that:

    • Microsoft Feedback Portal:

    Visit feedbackportal.microsoft.com, sign in, and submit your thoughts under Microsoft 365 > PowerPoint. You can also browse and upvote similar feedback from other users.

    Thanks again for being so open and detailed in your feedback and please feel free to reach out if you need further assistance, I'm here to help.

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".  

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    Warm regards,

    Clary | Microsoft Q&A Support Specialist

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