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

Mahin Ahmed 0 Reputation points
2023-07-18T22:32:48.7833333+00:00

I have a Microsoft 365 E5 Developer (without Windows and Audio Conferencing) subscription, version 16.75 (latest). I used to have the Design Ideas and Tell Me features available on PowerPoint for Mac. Suddenly, it disappeared. I tried many solutions, but they were of no use. I tried reinstalling Office 365 as well. but again, no use. I can't even find the option to automatically show me design ideas.

In addition, I lost the Tell Me feature from Excel and Word too!

Please suggest what to do.

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  1. AllenXu-MSFT 23,741 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-07-19T06:19:51.5666667+00:00

    Hi @Mahin Ahmed,

    Did you activate your Office? If not, please sign in your Microsoft 365 account to activate Office products. Then, see if the Designer appears.

    I find the requirement for Designer feature in this article.

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    From your description, apparently yours fits it. So, if the issue persists after signing in the Office products, I suggest you contact Microsoft support to reach out to Microsoft support team for further assistance. Experts there will help you check from the backend.


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