With all of the ideas you have, you want to turn those ideas into polished presentations, creative reports, or insightful spreadsheets. Intelligent services in Microsoft 365 help you do just that. With PowerPoint Design Ideas or Ideas and Data Types in Excel, your work will be transformed and taken to the next level.

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  1. In PowerPoint, insert one or more pictures, a list of items, or a list of dates.

  2. Select the design you want. Or select a picture, and then select Design > Design Ideas.

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Get Ideas in Excel

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  1. Select a cell in a data range.

  2. Select Home > Ideas.

  3. Select one of the visuals Excel creates.

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Ideas in Excel

Excel data types

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  1. Type some text in cells, like a ticker symbol, company name, city or country.

  2. Select the cells and select Insert > Table.

  3. With the cells still selected, select Data > Stocks or Geography.

  4. Select one or more cells with the data type and then select the Insert Data button. Then choose a field name to add information.

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Excel data types: Stocks and geography

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