Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for the web

Note: For Copilot users, Designer is now referred to as Design Suggestions and can be found on the Home tab with a new icon. The Design Suggestions button

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  1. If the Designer button is missing, make sure you have a Microsoft 365 subscription.

  2. If the Designer button is grayed out, make sure you've selected a single slide, and check your internet connection.

  3. If no ideas are showing in the Designer pane:

    • Use a PowerPoint-provided theme rather than a custom theme.

    • Make sure you have either Title or Title and content slide layout applied.

    • Check your internet connection.

    • PowerPoint can't show you ideas in all circumstances. See Troubleshoot Designer for more information.

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