When you start a blank presentation and enter words on the slide, Designer recommends high-quality photos that reflect the slide text, plus a design scheme with colors that complement the photograph you choose. What Designer gives you: A title-slide photo and a design scheme 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. If you select one of the ideas, your slide is changed accordingly. Scroll through the suggestions in the Designer pane on the right side of the window.Ĭlick to select the design you want, or else close the window. Over time PowerPoint learns from your experience using design ideas and shows you design ideas at the appropriate time. Once you've turned on 'connected experiences,' PowerPoint automatically shows you design ideas when you're creating your slides. To learn more, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement. If you want to use Designer, select Turn on.

The first time you try out Designer, it may ask your permission to get design ideas for you. Ask for design ideas any time by choosing Design > Designer on the ribbon.