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# Install & Open

## Install

1. Open PowerPoint and go to **Home → Add-ins** (in some PowerPoint versions: **Insert → Get Add-ins**).
2. Search for **GPT for PowerPoint**.
3. Select **Add** and accept the license terms.

The Twistly button appears on the **Home** ribbon. Installation adds nothing to your computer beyond the add-in itself — it runs inside PowerPoint.

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**GPT for PowerPoint** is Twistly's name on the Microsoft AppSource marketplace — it's the same add-in.
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### Install in one click

Skip the store search with these direct links:

* [**Quick install**](https://pages.store.office.com/addinsinstallpage.aspx?assetid=WA200005566) — opens the AppSource install page; select **Get it now** and follow the prompts.
* [**PowerPoint on the web**](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2261820\&templateid=WA200005566\&templatetitle=GPT%20for%20PowerPoint) — opens a new presentation in PowerPoint for the web with the add-in already loaded. Nothing to install; works on any computer.
* [**Quick launch (desktop)**](ms-powerpoint:https://api.addins.store.office.com/addinstemplate/en-US/93b57bf5-a992-54b8-8b63-543c6c8601e6/WA200005566/none/GPT-for-PowerPoint.pptx?omexsrctype=1) — opens desktop PowerPoint with the add-in preloaded. Requires PowerPoint installed on this device.

## Open

Click the **Twistly** button on the Home ribbon. The add-in opens as a panel on the right side of your presentation. You can start creating immediately — signing in is optional at first (see [Sign In & Your Account](/getting-started/sign-in-and-account.md)).

## The add-in doesn't appear?

* **Restart PowerPoint** after installing — the ribbon button sometimes appears only after a restart.
* **Update Office.** Very old PowerPoint versions may not show the Add-ins store. Use **File → Account → Update Options → Update Now**.
* **Work or school account:** your Microsoft 365 administrator may have restricted add-in installation. If the store shows the add-in but **Add** is unavailable, ask your admin to approve Twistly (they can deploy it from the Microsoft 365 admin center). While you wait, you can use the web version at [app.twistly.ai](https://app.twistly.ai/) — no installation needed.
* **Multiple accounts:** make sure PowerPoint is signed in with the account you installed the add-in under.

If none of this helps, see [Troubleshooting](/help/troubleshooting.md) or [contact us](/help/contact-us.md).