Claude for PowerPoint

Claude for PowerPoint is Anthropic's native Microsoft PowerPoint add-in, part of the Claude for Microsoft 365 suite (alongside Claude for Excel, Claude for Word, and Claude for Outlook in Beta). It accelerates slide development through template-aware AI assistance: it reads an existing deck including layouts, fonts, colors, and slide masters, and makes edits that respect brand formatting rather than producing generic slides that need manual reformatting. Capabilities: build new slides from a client or corporate template, iterate on a draft with pinpoint edits, generate a full deck structure from a natural language description, restructure storylines, convert bullets into diagrams, and add native PowerPoint charts. Open via the Claude sidebar in PowerPoint after installing the add-in from Microsoft AppSource. The March 2026 release unified Claude for PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook under the Claude for Microsoft 365 brand at claude.com/claude-for-microsoft-365. Shared cross-app context means a financial analyst can pull comps from Excel and have Claude drop the valuation summary into a pitch deck preserving the deck template without re-explaining the dataset or breaking formatting. Skills (saved one-click workflows) let teams capture standardized processes such as "convert this analysis to our investor template" as reusable actions deployable to all users. Named gaps: Claude for PowerPoint does not yet appear in Enterprise audit logs or Compliance API, a gap for regulated industries; VBA macros and some advanced animation or transition workflows are outside the current scope; and the add-in is bundled with Claude subscriptions rather than available as a standalone purchase. Pricing is bundled into Claude subscriptions with no separate Claude for PowerPoint fee, confirmed via the support help center as of May 2026. Available on Pro at $17 per month billed annually (or $20 monthly), Max 5x at $100 per month, Max 20x at $200 per month, Team, and Enterprise (custom). Enterprise deployment supports LLM gateway routing through Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, or Microsoft Foundry. Inputs and outputs are auto-deleted within 30 days. Security confirmed on trust.anthropic.com: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and HIPAA are all certified for Claude via Anthropic API and Claude Enterprise. Claude for PowerPoint is not the right fit for pure design-from-scratch use cases with no existing brand template: Gamma and Tome optimize for visual aesthetics and produce polished decks without a template input, whereas Claude for PowerPoint is strongest when a template already exists to maintain brand fidelity. Organizations standardizing on Microsoft 365 Copilot for a single integrated AI vendor should use Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint, which is embedded in M365 without requiring a separate Anthropic subscription. Teams requiring Compliance API audit logs should note that Claude for PowerPoint does not yet inherit custom data retention or appear in Enterprise audit logs. Current state Q2 2026: Anthropic consolidated all Microsoft Office add-ins under the Claude for Microsoft 365 brand, adding Claude for Outlook (Beta) as a fourth add-in. The individual product URL claude.com/claude-for-powerpoint redirects to the unified claude.com/claude-for-microsoft-365 page. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and HIPAA certifications are confirmed on trust.anthropic.com. Microsoft AppSource listing is verified.