Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This tutorial shows how to convert a Microsoft Word outline into PowerPoint Slides on a Mac.

Before making the conversion, we first have to save the Word document as a Rich Text Format file and then format the levels in the outline.

These steps apply to Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024 for Mac, PowerPoint 2024 for Mac, Word 2021 for Mac, PowerPoint 2021 for Mac, Word 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, Word 2016 for Mac, and PowerPoint 2016 for Mac.

💻 If you're on a PC, please see "How to Convert a Microsoft Word Outline into PowerPoint Slides" youtu.be/ggNX0fOSrWM.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 How to Format the Outline Levels for Conversion to Slides on Mac
02:20 How to Convert a Word Outline into PowerPoint Slides on Mac

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Convert a Microsoft Word Outline into PowerPoint Slides on Mac
erinwrightwriting.com/microsoft-word-outline-into-powerpoint-slides-on-mac

💻 Related Resources
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How to Use Outline View in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)
youtu.be/0vTfKJVqt3s

How to Use the Ruler in Word for Mac
youtu.be/lV5dL9tey8U

How to Use Word for Mac Playlist
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTcwfTvXiBsiERbFGLG604i1h490xRBdJ

💻 Please visit my website at erinwrightwriting.com for more writing-related software tutorials.

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