> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.make-pretty.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Build your first slide
> Five minutes from an open deck to a finished, native PowerPoint slide.
This walkthrough assumes the add-in is [installed](/get-started/install) and you are signed in.
## Open the deck you want to work in
Pretty builds into the presentation you already have open, and inherits its master. Start from
your firm's template rather than a blank deck, so the output comes out on brand.
No template handy? Open any recent deck of yours. Pretty will match its colours and fonts.
## Ask for a slide
Click **pretty** on the **Home** ribbon, then type into the composer at the bottom of the
**Chat** tab. The placeholder reads *"Ask about your presentation..."*.
Be concrete about the content and let Pretty decide the layout:
```text theme={null}
Build a slide comparing our three pricing tiers: Starter, Team, Enterprise.
Columns for each tier, with the monthly price, the seat limit, and three
bullet features. Put a one-line takeaway at the top.
```
Press Enter. You will see the assistant work through a series of steps in the pane.
## Watch what it is doing
Each step shows up as a row with a plain-language label. Expand a row to see the detail behind it.
Two rows to know on day one:
| Row | What it is |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **PowerPoint** | Pretty writing to your deck. This is where shapes appear on the slide. If it fails, the change is rolled back rather than left half-applied. |
| **Snapshot** | Pretty rendering the slide and looking at its own work, so it catches overflowing text or a misaligned column before handing back to you. |
The full list is in the [tool reference](/help/tools).
## Refine it
The slide is now normal PowerPoint. You can edit it by hand, or keep going in chat:
```text theme={null}
Make the Enterprise column the emphasis. Fill it with the accent colour
and give the other two a light grey outline.
```
To point at something specific, select the shapes on the slide first. The composer shows a
badge for the selection, and the agent works on exactly those shapes. See
[Referencing your work](/chat/references).
## Add an asset
Switch to the **Assets** tab at the bottom of the pane to search icons, company logos, editable
maps and photography. Every result can go straight onto the slide, or into the chat so the
agent places it for you. Pretty recolours all of it to your master.
## Save it as a component
To reuse a block later, select those shapes, open the **Components** tab, and
click **Add component**. Pretty captures a preview and drafts a name and description for you.
Keep it private, or share it with your organization.
## What to try next
Give Pretty a brief and let it plan and build every slide.
Paste a screenshot or a photo of a sketch and get native shapes.
Attach reports and transcripts so every claim comes from your material.
Upload a deck as a slide pool and pull layouts from it.