What is up with copilot for powerpoint

Feedback on Copilot for PowerPoint

I’m genuinely confused by Copilot’s behavior when the task is straightforward content population.

I provided very explicit instructions:

Use an existing PowerPoint template (DOTX)

Populate exactly six slides

Use only two slide types (title and standard)

Insert existing, finalized copy verbatim

Do not rewrite, reinterpret, or embellish the content

This content was written by a professional team and approved. The request was simple: place clearly labeled sections (titles, descriptions, imagine statements, benefits, closing statements) into the corresponding fields in the provided deck.

Despite this, Copilot spent 30–40 minutes “generating” without producing a single slide. During that time, it appeared to be attempting to rewrite content I explicitly instructed it not to modify. Even more puzzling, the interaction is limited to ~2,000 characters, yet Copilot advertises the ability to generate up to 40 slides—suggesting volume is prioritized over precision.

What’s missing here is a critical option: “Use my copy exactly as written.”

I don’t need AI-generated imagery. I don’t need interpretation. I don’t need content expansion.

I need Copilot to reduce workload, not create more of it. In this case, manual copy-paste would have been faster and more reliable.

Copilot would be significantly more useful if it respected strict instructions, supported deterministic tasks (like template population), and allowed users to explicitly lock content from rewriting. Please don’t solve problems users don’t have—especially when they’re asking for something intentionally simple.

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