SWITCH FROM POWERPOINT
PowerPoint to Calisto Slides
Slides makes presentations in the browser and presents them from a phone, in the business’s own theme, with every person in the deck at once and the deck sent on to a deal, a proposal or a client.
Feature by feature
Calisto Slides beside Microsoft PowerPoint
- 6 In both
- 2 Only in Microsoft PowerPoint
| 8 features | Calisto Slides | Microsoft PowerPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Start | ||
| A Deck From a DescriptionCalisto: Build It for Me drafts an outline from a description, the person edits, reorders and trims it, and Generate Presentation builds exactly that outline in the business’s theme.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | ||
| Your Brand’s Colors and TypefacesCalisto: a new deck takes the business’s theme, its colors, typefaces and their weights, and its own uploaded typeface; Brand Check reads the deck against its brand guidelines.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Together | ||
| Co-Editing at OnceCalisto: several people edit one deck at once in the browser; two people moving two shapes both keep their change, and everyone in the deck shows on Share.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Comments With MentionsCalisto: comments on a slide or a point on it, with replies, mentions and a person the thread is assigned to.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Present | ||
| Presenter View With NotesCalisto: Presenter View in the browser and on the phone shows the speaker notes, the next slide and a timer.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Record a PresentationCalisto: a talk is not recorded in Slides; a deck is presented live, on the published page or in a Live meeting.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Phone | ||
| On a PhoneCalisto: a phone finds, reads, presents with notes and a timer, comments on, sends and saves a deck; laying out slides is done on a computer.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Share | ||
| Export as VideoCalisto: a deck exports as PDF, PPTX, PNG, JPEG or SVG, not as a video.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Microsoft PowerPoint
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Microsoft PowerPoint and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Microsoft PowerPoint can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
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