AI Director
not just text
AI Director is your slide-by-slide editor. It can rewrite content, change layout, resize elements, and reorganize structure, without you rebuilding slides from scratch.
What AI Director can do
Think of AI Director as a controlled “slide refactor”. It works on the current slide only, so your deck stays stable. You ask for a change. It updates the slide. You decide if it stays.
Rewrite, shorten, expand, simplify, change tone, fix formatting, improve clarity.
Switch to two columns, re-balance whitespace, move blocks, emphasize the key point.
Add or remove items, create a summary line, convert paragraphs into bullets, tighten sections.
The best results happen when you describe the outcome you want and what must not change.
1. Open AI Director
Select a slide, then click AI Director (the floating button). The panel opens for the current slide. You can type a request or click a suggested action.
2. A prompting pattern that works
Most “bad AI edits” happen because the instruction is vague. Use this simple structure:
Prompt format
- Goal: what should the slide communicate after the edit
- Change: what to rewrite or restructure (layout, size, emphasis)
- Constraints: what must stay (numbers, names, meaning, tone)
3. Text edits (fast wins)
Text edits are the highest ROI use of AI Director. You can do them as micro-iterations until the slide reads clean.
“Cut this slide by 30%. Keep the numbers. Keep the meaning.”
“Rewrite in plain language. No buzzwords. One sentence per idea.”
“Make it confident and direct. Remove hedging words.”
“Turn the paragraph into 4 bullets. Each bullet max 10 words.”
4. Layout edits (the real superpower)
AI Director is not limited to copy. You can ask it to change how the slide is structured. This is how you go from “content exists” to “slide reads well”.
Common layout commands
- “Switch this slide to a two-column layout: left = key message, right = bullets.”
- “Make the title bigger and reduce body text size slightly.”
- “Turn this into a metric slide: big number + short explanation.”
- “Increase whitespace. Reduce lines. Make it feel less cramped.”
“Make the logo bigger.” “Make the chart 20% taller.” “Make the subtitle smaller.”
“Switch to two columns.” “Move the list to the right.” “Put the image on top.”
“Highlight the key number.” “Make the takeaway a bold line at the bottom.”
5. Add or remove elements
You can ask AI Director to add structure or remove clutter. If your slide has a list container, you can also use the Add Item / Remove Item controls, then ask AI Director to polish what you added.
“Add a short ‘Key takeaway’ line at the bottom. One sentence.”
“Remove anything redundant. Keep only what supports the title.”
“Turn these bullets into a 2x2 grid of short cards.”
“Rewrite so a person can scan it in 5 seconds.”
6. The polish loop (how to use it efficiently)
The fastest workflow is a loop. Do not try to perfect a slide in one prompt. Make a structural change first, then do copy polish, then do a final tightening pass.
1) Layout request → 2) Shorten request → 3) Sharpen title request.
Undo and safety
AI Director keeps an undo history for AI edits. If the result is not what you want, hit Undo AI. If you want predictable edits, give constraints: “keep the numbers”, “do not change names”, “do not add new claims”.
Troubleshooting
- It changed meaning: add “keep the meaning” and “do not invent new facts” to your prompt.
- Layout did not change enough: specify the target structure (“two columns, left = headline, right = bullets”).
- Slide got longer: add a limit (“max 6 bullets”, “max 10 words per bullet”).
FAQ
what is ai director?
A slide-by-slide assistant that can edit both copy and structure. You can rewrite, re-layout, resize, and reorganize a slide with one instruction.
what kinds of changes can it make?
Rewrite text, change tone, convert paragraphs to bullets, switch to two columns, make the logo bigger, emphasize a metric, and remove clutter.
does it edit the whole deck?
No. It edits the current slide. That is intentional so you stay in control.
can i undo changes?
Yes. Use Undo AI to revert the latest AI Director changes for the slide.
what should i include in prompts?
Goal + change + constraints. The more you specify what must not change, the safer the edit.
Want the most controlled generation flow? Use Outline Mode. Want to start from a document? Use PDF to PPT.