Generate images with AI

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When you generate a new presentation, Plus automatically adds AI-generated images to your slides, where appropriate. (💡Pro-tip: You can add instructions like "include lots of images" to your prompt if you want a more image-heavy presentation.)

When editing an existing presentation, you can generate individual AI images for your slides for more control and variation.

Launch Edit with Plus AI

Google Slides

Launch Google Slides (Here is a shortcut: https://slides.new).

In Google Slides, go to Extensions > Plus AI for Google Slides > Edit with Plus AI.

In the Plus AI sidebar, click on Edit with AI and select Generate images.

Troubleshooting:

• If you don't see Plus AI in the Extensions menu, make sure you have it installed.

• If you don't see any options under Plus AI (except "Help"), reload the page in your browser and give it a minute to load.

• Check out our troubleshooting guide.

PowerPoint

In PowerPoint, go to the Home tab of the menu > Add-ins > Plus AI. (Search for Plus AI if it does not appear)

In the Plus AI sidebar, click on Edit with AI and select Generate images.

Generate images

In the Plus AI sidebar, click the Edit with AI dropdown and select Generate images.

Launching the Generate images feature

Add a prompt, select an image style if you'd like, and click Insert new image.

Inserting an AI generated image with Plus AI

Using a style preset

Use the provided style presets for the best results. You can toggle between Photography and Illustration in the Medium dropdown.

Choose between Photography and Illustration presets

Click on an image style thumbnail to select it. Click again to deselect it.

If your presentation was generated from a Plus AI template, the style preset that was used for your presentation will be automatically selected when you launch the Edit with Plus sidebar.

Examples of different AI photography style presets, using the same prompt

How to write a good image prompt

• Describe the contents of the image directly. Use specific, concrete descriptions.

• Omit words and phrases like "image of" or "illustration of."

• The sweet spot for an image description is 2-3 sentences. Too much detail can lead to confusing results.

Here's an example of a good image prompt:

an astronaut standing on a barren, moon-like surface. The astronaut is dressed in an orange spacesuit with a helmet and a large backpack, facing to the right.

Not all style presets will work equally well with all prompts, so experiment with a few different ones if you're not getting a good result.

When should I not use AI generated images?

As you can expect, there are scenarios where AI generated images don't work as well. Here are some examples where we recommend not using AI images:

• Photographs of real people (e.g., historical figures, celebrities)

• Maps, scientific diagrams, and other schematics where accuracy is important

• Charts and graphs

• Images that contain words (e.g., signs, names, phrases)

For these types of assets, we recommend using internet images instead.

Conveniently, since Plus AI works directly inside of Google Slides and PowerPoint, it's easy to replace images manually — just treat the slide like any other file in Google Slide or PowerPoint.