Translate a slide deck for a new audience with Copilot

Step 1: Finalize the source deck firstPowerPoint

Translate the version you're actually going to use — translating a draft means redoing the work when the content changes.

Step 2: Run the translation featureCopilotPowerPoint

Use the built-in Translate option from the Copilot or Review tab and specify the exact target language variant (Brazilian vs. European Portuguese, for instance).

This keeps every text box, chart label, and speaker note in place on the slide, instead of copying text out to a separate tool and manually pasting translated strings back into each placeholder.

Step 3: Have a native speaker review tone and terminologyPowerPoint

Machine translation can be grammatically correct but miss industry terminology or come across as too formal or too casual for the audience — a native-speaker pass catches what the tool can't.

Step 4: Check that visuals and layout still work in the new languagePowerPoint

Longer or shorter translated text can break a slide's layout — scan every slide for overset or oddly-wrapped text before presenting.

Check the work

• A native speaker has reviewed tone and terminology, not just grammar.
• No slide has text overflowing its placeholder after translation.
• Any culturally-specific reference in the original deck was checked for relevance in the new audience.

Source: Microsoft Tech Community, "What's New in Microsoft Copilot — September 2026"