# PlexiiSlides overview

> PlexiiSlides is the presentation editor in Office. Build a deck from layouts and starter slides, add text, pictures, charts and tables, then present it.

Source: https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-overview
Section: Office > PlexiiSlides
Plans: All plans
Updated: 2026-10-15

PlexiiSlides is the presentation editor in PlexiiOffice. A deck is a set of 16:9 slides. You lay each slide out with text boxes, shapes, lines, pictures, tables and charts, give the deck a theme, write speaker notes, and present it from the app. You can also bring a PowerPoint file in, send the deck out as .pptx or PDF, and have AI draft or redesign slides.

Every deck is kept in Office. You can also put a deck on a desk with the Slides widget, which shows the same deck with the same editor. See [Slides widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-slides).

## Before you start

- PlexiiSlides is on every plan.
- The AI features need AI to be set up: PlexiDesk credits while you are signed in, or your own Anthropic key. See [AI credits and where your AI runs](https://plexiidesk.com/help/ai-credits).

## Start a deck

1. Click the **Apps** heading in the side menu. Office Home opens.
2. Click the **PlexiSlides** tile. A new deck called "Untitled deck" opens.

A new deck starts with one slide, a title slide in the **Plexii** theme. Click the deck's name at the top of the editor to rename it.

You can also start from **Blank presentation** under **Start with a template** on Office Home, or, inside a deck, choose **File** > **New presentation**. To open a deck you already have, click it under **Recent** on Office Home. See [Create a document, sheet, deck, diagram, design or artwork](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-create-files) and [The Office Home page](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-home).

## What you see

The editor fills the space beside the side menu. From top to bottom and left to right:

- **The header**: the arrow back to Office, the deck's name, **Share**, and whether your changes are saved. See [The editor header, saving and the File menu](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-editor-basics).
- **The menu bar**: **File**, **Edit**, **View**, **Insert**, **Slide**, **Format** and **Help**.
- **The toolbar**: Undo and Redo, **Text**, **Image** and **Shape**, then **Templates** and **Layout**. On the right are the folder button for importing and exporting, **AI** and **Present**.
- **The slide rail** on the left: a numbered thumbnail of every slide, with **+** at the bottom to add one.
- **The slide** you are working on, in the middle, with a **Speaker notes** box under it.
- **The inspector**: settings for the element you have selected. With nothing selected, it shows the slide's **Slide transition** and **Background** and the deck's **Theme**.
- **The side panel** on the right: **Ask your workspace**, the **AI Assistant**, and the **Slide** and **Layout** tabs.

## Build your slides

This is a short tour. Each part links to the full guide.

### Add and arrange slides

Click a thumbnail in the rail to work on that slide. Add a slide with **+** at the bottom of the rail or **Templates** in the toolbar, which offer starter slides such as **Cover**, **Agenda**, **Big number** and **Quote**, drawn in your theme. **Slide** > **New slide** adds a blank slide after the one you are on. Rest the pointer on a thumbnail to move it up or down or delete it.

See [Add, reorder and lay out slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-add-and-arrange-slides).

### Layouts and themes

**Layout** in the toolbar sets the current slide out as **Title**, **Title + content**, **Two content**, **Section**, **Image + caption** or **Blank**. A theme sets the background, fonts and colours of the whole deck: **Plexii**, **Midnight**, **Editorial**, **Bold** or **Mono**.

See [Themes and backgrounds](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-themes-and-backgrounds).

### Text, shapes, pictures, tables and charts

Use **Text**, **Image** and **Shape** in the toolbar, or the **Insert** menu, which also has **Line**, **Chart**, **Table** and **Widget from a desk**. Double-click a text box to type in it.

See [Text, shapes, images and tables on slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-insert-elements) and [Charts linked to a spreadsheet](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-charts-from-sheets).

### Format and arrange

Click an element to select it. The inspector sets its position and size, rotation and opacity, colours and text style, and more. Select several elements to line them up, space them evenly or group them.

See [Format elements with the inspector](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-format-elements) and [Align, distribute and group](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-arrange-elements).

### Transitions and animations

Give a slide a transition, such as **Fade** or **Zoom**, and give elements an entrance animation, such as **Fade in** or **Slide up**. They play when you present.

See [Animations and transitions](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-animations-and-transitions).

## Present

Click **Present** in the toolbar, or choose **View** > **Present**. The deck fills the PlexiDesk window from the slide you are on, with a presenter panel showing a timer, the next slide and your notes. Press the right arrow or `Space` to go forward and `Esc` to stop.

See [Speaker notes and presenting](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-speaker-notes-and-present).

## AI in PlexiiSlides

- **AI** in the toolbar opens the **AI slides** panel, which builds a new deck from a description, adds slides to the end of this one, or redesigns the slide you are on. You see a preview before anything changes.
- The **AI Assistant** in the side panel improves, rewrites or shortens the slide's text, suggests a theme, and drafts speaker notes.

See [AI in PlexiiSlides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-ai).

## Import and export

- **File** > **Import (.pptx)** replaces this deck's slides with the slides from a PowerPoint file.
- **File** > **Download** saves the deck as **PowerPoint (.pptx)** or **PDF document (.pdf)**.

The folder button in the toolbar has the same choices. See [Import and export PowerPoint and PDF](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-powerpoint-import-export).

## Check a deck before you share it

**View** > **Check accessibility** looks for pictures without alt text and slides with no text. It lists anything it finds, or says **No accessibility issues found.** See [Check a file for accessibility](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-accessibility-check).

## Keyboard shortcuts

These work while you are not typing in a box.

| Action | Mac | Windows |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Undo | `⌘` `Z` | `Ctrl` `Z` |
| Redo | `⇧` `⌘` `Z` | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Z` |
| Duplicate the selection | `⌘` `D` | `Ctrl` `D` |
| Group the selection | `⌘` `G` | `Ctrl` `G` |
| Ungroup | `⇧` `⌘` `G` | `Ctrl` `Shift` `G` |
| Move the selection a little | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
| Move the selection further | `Shift` and an arrow key | `Shift` and an arrow key |
| Delete the selection | `Delete` or `Backspace` | `Delete` or `Backspace` |
| Clear the selection | `Esc` | `Esc` |

With a deck open, the command palette (`⌘` `K` on a Mac, `Ctrl` `K` on Windows) also lists the deck's commands, such as **Insert chart** and **Present deck**. See [Keyboard shortcuts in Office](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-keyboard-shortcuts).

## The file itself

**File** also has **Make a copy**, **Rename**, **Version history** and **Move to trash**. See [Version history](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-version-history) and [Delete and restore Office files](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-trash-and-restore).

**Insert** > **Meeting** starts a meeting about the deck. See [Start a meeting from a desk or document](https://plexiidesk.com/help/meet-from-desk-or-document).

## Common questions

**Where are my decks?** In Office. Look under **Recent** on Office Home, or see [Find, star and pin your Office files](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-find-and-star-files).

**Can I put a deck on a desk?** Yes, with the Slides widget. It shows the same deck, so changes in either place are saved to the one deck. See [Slides widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-slides).

**What size are the slides?** Every slide is 16:9 widescreen.

**I made a change I did not want.** Click Undo in the toolbar, or press `⌘` `Z` on a Mac or `Ctrl` `Z` on Windows.

## Related tasks

- [Add, reorder and lay out slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-add-and-arrange-slides)
- [Text, shapes, images and tables on slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-insert-elements)
- [Speaker notes and presenting](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-speaker-notes-and-present)
- [AI in PlexiiSlides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-ai)
- [Import and export PowerPoint and PDF](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-powerpoint-import-export)
- [Slides widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-slides)
- [PlexiiOffice: your office suite](https://plexiidesk.com/help/office-overview)