Why suddenly Design Ideas and Tell Me feature on my powerpoint have disappeared?

Question

I have a "Microsoft 365 E5 Developer (without Windows and Audio Conferencing)" subscription. I used to have the Design Idea and Tell Me features on my PowerPoint for Mac. But suddenly it just disappeared. I tried to reinstall Office 365 on my Mac, but it hasn't come back.

Also, I can't find the Tell Me feature on Excel or Word for Mac either!

Please help me with directions to get them back.

Answer 1

Hi,

As you said the Design Ideas and Tell Me features are disappear for different Office products, I suggest you check this option:

Go to PowerPoint- Preferences- Privacy and be sure the box is checked to enable optional connected experiences.

This option may be unchecked after updating or re-install.

You can also refer to this similar thread and try the methods of Waqas Muhammad MSFT:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/the-design-ideas-function-has-disappeared-from/69182b7c-a5c9-4391-a17b-3ff95a832859

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