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Hello, I just bought the permanent license for Microsoft 365 home (classic for 1 device) in a official store. I managed to install it using the activation code, but in PowerPoint I don’t see the option of “Designer” to get design ideas. How can I enable this? Is this not available in the permanent license? PowerPoint is updated to the latest version and so is the pc
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A permanent license is not Microsoft 365. You will have purchased Office 2021 or 2024, which does not include the Designer feature.
Thanks for the reply. Indeed, I have checked and I was sold the 2021 version
Hi, Ana Lovera
Welcome to the Microsoft community.
Understand that you are experiencing problems with not seeing the Designer Option in PowerPoint.
Referred to in Microsoft Designer | Microsoft 365：
If you have purchased a Home Edition subscription, you should be able to use the PowerPoint Designer feature, for more information, you can refer to: Create professional slide layouts with Designer - Microsoft Support
Designer is only available to subscribers ofMicrosoft 365. If you don't see the Designer button, or you don't see certain features described on this page, seeRequirementsfor more details.
This feature is only available if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription. If you are a Microsoft 365 subscriber, make sure you have the latest version of Office.
But note that you mention that you have updated to the latest version. Still don't see the Designer button, then here are some things to review.
Design ideas are only available to Microsoft 365 subscribers
On desktop versions of PowerPoint, only subscribers get design ideas. To try or buy Microsoft 365 subscription, see Microsoft 365.
On PowerPoint for the web, design ideas are available to everyone.
One Microsoft 365 subscription package doesn't include design ideas: Office 365 Germany.
Turn on Office connected experiences
To use Designer, make sure that Office "connected experiences" are turned on. In the ribbon, go to File > Account, and under Account Privacy select Manage Settings. Then go to Turn on optional connected experiences and check the box to turn on. For more information, see Enabling and disabling intelligent services.
Administrator might have turned off Designer
Designer is a feature for Microsoft 365 subscribers, but some organizations turn off the feature. If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription but don't see the Designer button, ask your IT department.
Reinstall Office to get subscriber features
If you've upgraded from Microsoft 365 to a Microsoft 365 subscription, you need to uninstall Microsoft 365 and then reinstall to get the subscriber features. See the instructions in these articles:
Restart the app to get Designer
Sometimes users find that the first time they start PowerPoint after installing Microsoft 365, the Designer button isn't available. Restarting the app fixes this problem.
Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.
Thank you for your understanding and patience and we are looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely，
Cherry.Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist