How to convert PDF to PowerPoint
- 1 Drop your PDF on the box, or click browse to choose it.
- 2 Choose the slide image quality.
- 3 Keep Put each page's text in the speaker notes on if you want the text for reference.
- 4 Press Convert to PowerPoint and open the .pptx file.
Presenting a PDF
Pick only the pages you need first with Extract PDF Pages, then convert. To share the final deck as a PDF again, use PowerPoint to PDF.
- Use high quality for projectors.
- Add your own title slide in PowerPoint.
- Read the speaker notes in presenter view.
Features
Exact look
Every slide looks just like the PDF page.
Speaker notes
Page text added to the notes for reference.
Matching slide size
Slides use the page shape, so nothing is stretched.
When to use it
Presenting a PDF
Show a report, brochure or lecture handout in a meeting with PowerPoint's presenter view. To combine several PDFs first, use Merge PDF.
Adding your own slides
Insert the converted pages into an existing presentation and add new slides around them.
Teaching
Turn worksheets or textbook pages into slides for class. To pick only some pages, use Extract PDF Pages first.
Annotating in meetings
Draw on slides with PowerPoint's pen tools while presenting.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I edit the text on the slides?
No. Each slide is a picture of the page, which keeps it looking exactly right. Add new text boxes on top, or copy text from the speaker notes. Fully editable conversion needs server software that rebuilds the layout from uploaded files.
Why are the slides not 16:9?
Slides match the PDF page shape, such as A4 portrait, so pages are not stretched. Change the slide size in PowerPoint if you need 16:9, choosing to fit the content.
Does it work with Google Slides and Keynote?
Yes. Upload the .pptx file to Google Drive and open it with Google Slides, or open it in Keynote or LibreOffice Impress.
What are speaker notes used for?
Notes appear below each slide in editing view and in presenter view, but not on the screen the audience sees. They hold the page text so you can copy or read from it.
Which quality should I choose?
High looks sharp on large screens and projectors. Standard makes a smaller file that is easier to email.
Can I convert a scanned PDF?
Yes. Scanned pages convert to slides like any other page, although there will be no text for the notes.
How big will the file be?
Roughly two hundred to five hundred kilobytes per slide at high quality, depending on the page.
Is there a page limit?
No fixed limit, but very long documents take longer and make larger files.
Can I add animations to the converted slides?
Yes. In PowerPoint, select a slide picture or any text box you add and apply animations and transitions as usual.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The slides are made in your browser, so your document stays on your device.
How this tool works. These PDF tools run entirely in your browser using two widely used open-source libraries: PDF.js, the PDF engine built into Firefox, to read and render pages, and pdf-lib to create and edit files. Each tool is tested with typed documents, phone scans and photo-heavy files before it goes live, and nothing you open is sent to a server.
Built and reviewed by Hamza Farooq, founder and lead developer
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