Files and export
Import a PowerPoint or PDF and keep editing
In short
Open the library, click Open PowerPoint, PDF or Word and choose a .pptx, .pdf or .docx file of up to 30 MB. Slaide rebuilds every page as editable elements instead of one picture. Your plan sets how many pages come in: 3 on Free, up to 12 on Plus and the whole file, up to 150 pages, on Pro and Max.
Where do I import a PowerPoint or PDF?
Step 1: Click Open PowerPoint, PDF or Word
Sign in to Slaide. The button sits at the top of the library and opens the import page.
Step 2: Choose your file
Drop the file on the page or click it to browse. Slaide accepts .pptx, .pdf and .docx files up to 30 MB.
Step 3: Click Import document
Slaide uploads your file and rebuilds it as a new document, because an import never works inside an existing one. When it is done, the document opens by itself. If your file is longer than your plan allows, the page stays open so you can read the note and the offer.
Which files can I import?
| File | What Slaide does |
|---|---|
| PowerPoint (.pptx) | Rebuilds each slide as editable text, shapes, pictures, tables and chart shapes. Reads the speaker notes and keeps the slide size. |
| PDF (.pdf) | Rebuilds pages that have a text layer from the PDF itself. Scans and image-only pages go through text recognition. |
| Word (.docx) | Turns the file into slides first: headings become slides, and long text continues on follow-up slides. |
What do I see while the import runs?
The import page shows a status line and a progress bar that fills from real page counts, so it never jumps back.
- Uploading original file ... Your file goes to Slaide.
- Turning the Word file into slides ... Word files only.
- Reading pages ..., then Rebuilding page 12 of 49 ...
- Converting PowerPoint ... The deck contains something Slaide cannot rebuild directly, so it converts through PDF. If that is not available, an error suggests importing a PDF.
- Saving document ..., then Saved page 12 of 49 ...
- Opening document ... The editor opens by itself.
How many pages does my plan import?
| Plan | Pages imported from one file |
|---|---|
| Free | The first 3 |
| Plus | Up to 12 |
| Pro and Max | The whole file, up to 150 pages |
Nothing is rejected for being too long. Slaide imports the first pages and tells you how many are left, for example “3 of 30 pages imported.” A button then offers the plan that would import all of them. See Plans and pricing.
What is kept, and what is rebuilt?
- Kept: the slide size and format, text with its fonts and positions, pictures, shapes, lines, gradients, tables and speaker notes.
- Rebuilt: every page becomes editable elements instead of one picture. Charts are redrawn from their data as shapes, so there is no chart data sheet afterwards.
- Fonts: fonts embedded in your file are used to draw the pages. A font missing from the file and from Slaide is replaced in the preview, and line breaks can differ.
- Not read: animations and transitions of the original deck.
- Stays an image: pages without a text layer that cannot be read reliably, and parts Slaide cannot place with confidence.
If at least one page stays an image, on a wide screen an amber note in the editor header shows how many pages are editable, for example “8/10 pages editable.”
Can I export the deck as PowerPoint again?
Yes. When the export carries no Slaide mark (paid plans, or a document bought individually), slides you did not change are normally taken unchanged from your original file, and Slaide draws only the slides you changed or added. If your original file is no longer attached or the transfer is not possible, Slaide draws every slide anew. Editing only the speaker notes of a slide does not count as a change.
On the free plan every slide is drawn anew with a small Slaide mark, and a deck imported from a PDF is always drawn anew. See What stays editable in the PowerPoint export.
What if the import fails or looks wrong?
| You see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Choose a PDF, PowerPoint or Word file (.docx). | The file type is not accepted. | Save old .ppt or .doc files as .pptx or .docx. Other formats cannot be imported. |
| This file is too large. Imports can be up to 30 MB. | The file is over the limit. | Reduce its size, for example by compressing pictures, or split the file. |
| PowerPoint conversion isn't available here right now. | The deck contains something Slaide cannot rebuild directly, and the PDF conversion is not available. | Export the deck as a PDF in PowerPoint and import the PDF instead. |
| There isn't enough document storage for this import. | Your storage is full. | Delete documents or uploads you no longer need, or import a smaller file. |
| This Word file cannot be read. | The .docx file is damaged or in an unusual format. | Save it again as .docx in Word and upload it once more. |
| The document couldn't be imported. | A temporary failure. Your draft was removed. | Try again. If it repeats, write to info@slaide.de with the file type and size. |
Scanned pages with unreadable text stay images, and text recognition has limits per import and per day. Ask the assistant to rebuild such a page.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import a PDF and edit the text?
Yes. Open PowerPoint, PDF or Word in the library and choose the PDF. Pages with a text layer are rebuilt from the PDF itself, scans go through text recognition, and what cannot be read reliably stays an image.
Does importing change my original file?
No. Slaide works on its own copy as a new document. The file on your computer stays exactly as it is.
Do the animations of my PowerPoint come along?
Not into Slaide: the import does not read animations or transitions. On paid plans, slides you do not change normally keep theirs in the exported file, because they are taken over from your original. Slides you change lose them.
Which fonts does an imported deck use?
Slaide uses fonts embedded in your file. If a font is neither embedded nor available in Slaide, the preview shows a replacement and line breaks can differ. The exported PowerPoint file names the font, so it looks right wherever it is installed. See Fonts in exports.