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Embed Word content directly into your PowerPoint presentation. You can import a Word document as an object, which inserts a static snapshot of the document. This is useful when the Word document is a single page and has pictures. Another option is to use a Word outline as the foundation for a presentation.

In this article:

  • Export a Word document to PowerPoint

  • Insert a Word document as an object

  • Use a Word document as an outline to build your presentation

Export a Word document to PowerPoint

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  1. Open the document you want to transform into a presentation in Word for the web. Make sure that it contains only text. The headings in the document will become the slide headings in the presentation.

  2. Go to File > Export > Export to PowerPoint presentation.

    Export to presentation

  3. In the Export to presentation window, choose a design theme for your presentation, and then select Export.

    Design themes for the presentation

  4. Word exports and transforms the document, applying the design theme you chose.

    Converting document to presentation

  5. After the transformation is complete, select Open presentation to review the results in PowerPoint for the web. 

    Conversion complete

    Word for the web saves the transformed presentation to the root folder of your OneDrive.

This feature is only available for Word for the web. For more information, see Export Word documents to PowerPoint presentations.

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Insert a Word document as an object

The easiest way to insert a Word document is to first create your document in Word, then add it to your presentation.

  1. Select the slide in which you want to place the Word document.

  2. Click Insert > Object.

    The Object option is on the Insert tab.

  3. If the Word document already exists, in the Insert Object dialog box, select Create from file.

    The Insert Object dialog box with the "Create from file" option selected

  4. Click Browse to locate the Word document you want to insert. Select your Word document, and click OK.

  5. Make sure the Link and Display as icon check boxes are clear. Click OK to insert the contents of your Word document as an object.

    Note: If you prefer to have your Word document open in Word instead of in PowerPoint, select the Display as icon check box to insert an icon into the presentation. Clicking the icon will open the document in Word.

    The Insert Object dialog box with the check box for "Display as icon" selected

    Tip: You can also insert a linked object. Select the Link check box to make your object a shortcut to the Word document you imported.

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Use a Word document as an outline to build your presentation

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  1. In your Word document, click Home.

  2. Use Styles to format the content in your Word document.

    • Highlight the content you want to use as a slide title, and select Heading 1 in Styles.

    • Highlight the content you want to use as the slide text, and select Heading 2 in Styles.

  3. In the Word document, click File > Save, and then click File > Close.

    Note: Your Word document must be closed to insert it into a PowerPoint presentation.

  4. Open PowerPoint, and click Home > New Slide.

    The New Slide option is on the Home tab.

  5. Select Slides from Outline.

    From the New Slide drop-down menu, click Slides from Outline.

  6. Find and select the Word document in the Insert Outline dialog box, and click Insert. A new slide will be created for each Heading 1 in you document.

    Note: If your Word document contains no Heading 1 or Heading 2 styles, PowerPoint will create a slide for each paragraph in your content.

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See also

Understand the differences between linked objects and embedded objects

Change linked or embedded objects

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Do you want to edit that PDF in Word? You can open the PDF using Word’s built-in settings or, If you have a Microsoft account and a smartphone, you can also use the free Microsoft Lens app to scan your document and save it as a Word file in your OneDrive cloud storage. This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a scanned document into an editable Word document on your Windows PC, Mac, or smartphone.

Things You Should Know

  • If you have a PDF on your computer, you can open it within Word by going to «File > Open > OK.»
  • Use the Microsoft Lens app from your Android, iPhone, or iPad to scan documents and open them in Word.
  • If the doc you scanned is not PDF format, convert it first to be able to open it in Word.
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    Open Word. You can only do this in newer versions of Word (including anything newer than Word 2010). If you have Word 2010 or older, those are no longer supported versions, and importing a PDF into Word isn’t possible.

    • Make sure the document you have is in PDF format.
    • Opening a PDF in Word works best if the PDF is mostly text.
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    Click File and Open. The File tab is either at the top of your screen (Macs) or right above your document space (Windows).

    • Doing this will open your file manager.

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    Double-click your PDF. Double-clicking the file once you find it will open it.

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    Click OK. Word will begin converting the scanned PDF into a Word document.

    • This process can take several minutes if your PDF has lots of text or images.[1]
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    Clean up your document. Converting scanned files into Word documents isn’t an exact science; you may have to add missing words, remove excess spaces, and fix typos before your Word document is ready to go.

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    Save the document. Once you’re ready to save the converted document as its own Word file, do the following:

    • Windows — Press Ctrl+S, then enter a file name, select a save location, and click Save.
    • Mac — Press Command+S, then enter a file name, select a save location from the «Where» drop-down box, and click Save.
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    Open Microsoft Lens. Tap the Microsoft Lens app icon, which resembles a red and white app with a camera iris and the letter «L» in the center of the icon.

    • Microsoft Lens is a free smartphone app that allows you to take pictures of documents and turn them into PDFs. This will be super useful if you have a piece of paper that you want to edit in Word. In that case, you can take a picture of the paper, turn it into a PDF, and open it in Word.
    • If you don’t have Microsoft Lens installed, you can download it from the Google Play Store for Android or from the App Store on iPhone.
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    Allow Microsoft Lens access to your phone. If this is your first time opening Microsoft Lens, tap Allow or OK when prompted to allow Microsoft Lens to access your phone’s files.

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    Tap DOCUMENT. It’s a tab at the bottom of the screen.

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    Point your phone’s camera at a document. Position the document that you want to scan inside the camera’s view.

    • Make sure your document is well-lit and positioned on a dark background so the camera can pick up as much detail as possible.
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    Tap the «Capture» button. It’s a red circle at the bottom of the screen. This will take a photo of the document’s page.

    • Tap Confirm if the capture is ok. Tap Retake if the document wasn’t captured correctly.
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    Tap Done. It’s in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

    • You can scan more pages by tapping the camera with the plus icon in the bottom left corner of your screen.
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    Tap Word. You’ll find this option in the «SAVE TO» section.

    • On Android, tap the box next to Word and then tap SAVE at the bottom of the screen[2]
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    Sign into your Microsoft account. If you haven’t already, enter your Microsoft account email address and password. Once signed in, your Word document will be uploaded to your OneDrive account.

    • This must be the account that you use to log into Microsoft Word as well.
    • You’re done using your phone.
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    Open Word on your computer. It’s the blue app with a white document and the letter «W» in the icon.

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    Click Open. It’s on the left side of the window below the «New» section.

    • On Mac, simply click the folder icon that says Open on the left-hand side of the window.
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    Click OneDrive — Personal. It’s in the menu on the left side of the window and will prompt your OneDrive to open on the right side of the window.

    • If you don’t see the OneDrive option, click + Add a Place, then click OneDrive and sign in with your Microsoft account.
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    Go to the Microsoft Lens folder. Click on the «Documents» folder, then click the «Microsoft/Office Lens» folder. This is on the right pane of the window.

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    Double-click your Word document. This opens the document you scanned using Microsoft Lens on your phone or tablet in Microsoft Word.

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