How to Embed a PowerPoint Slide Deck into a SharePoint Page

It is surprisingly easy to embed a PowerPoint slide deck into a SharePoint Online page. It’s a great way to bring SharePoint sites to life with additional content, diagrams, and so forth. Here is how to do it:

  • 1.

    Upload the deck to a SharePoint site document library

  • 2.

    Click on the file to open it in the browser

  • 3.

    Here’s the good bit! In the top right, click on the ellipsis and choose “Embed”

Embedding PowerPoint in a SharePoint page

  • 4.

    You’ll now get a choice of sizes:

Embedding PowerPoint in a SharePoint page

  • 5.

    Choose the size you want and copy the Embed Code. Note that the URL includes the dimensions, should you wish to specify your own.

  • 6.

    Go to your SharePoint site, edit the page, and insert a content editor web part:

Embedding PowerPoint in a SharePoint page

  • 7.

    From the top right dropdown of the web part, choose “Edit Web Part”

Embedding PowerPoint in a SharePoint page

  • 8.

    Click in the web part then choose “Edit Source” in the ribbon:

Embedding PowerPoint in a SharePoint page

  • 9.

    Paste in the Embed Code you copied earlier, then click “Ok”

  • 10.

    In the content editor panel on the right, set the title and chrome type you desire for the web part, then click “Ok”, then save the page. All done!

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