How to Present a PDF as a Slideshow or Turn It into PowerPoint

September 26, 2026

Someone sent you a presentation as a PDF, and you need to present it in a meeting, add some slides of your own, or change the order. There are two ways to do it, depending on how much you need to change.

Option 1: present the PDF as it is

If you only need to present, you don't have to convert anything. Almost every PDF viewer can show a file full screen:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader: View, Full Screen Mode (Ctrl+L).
• Browser: open the PDF in Chrome or Edge and use presentation view from the viewer menu, or simply go full screen (F11) with fit to page.
• Mac: in Preview, View, Slideshow.

Move between slides with the arrow keys or a clicker. It works well, as long as you don't need to change anything.

Option 2: convert to PowerPoint

When you need to add, delete or reorder slides, add speaker notes, or combine it with another deck, convert to PowerPoint:

1. Open PDF to PowerPoint.
2. Upload the PDF and choose the quality. Standard is enough for a projector or screen share.
3. Download the PPTX and open it in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote.

Worth knowing: the slides are images

Each page of the PDF is placed on a slide as an image. The upside: everything looks exactly like the original, including fonts, charts and Hebrew text. The limitation: you can't edit the text inside those slides.

What you can do:

• Add new slides of your own, with editable text, between the original ones.
• Put a text box, arrow or highlight on top of a slide.
• Delete and reorder slides.
• Add speaker notes to each slide.
• Add transitions between slides.

Need to change the wording on a slide?

There are two options. The quick one: cover the line with a white-background text box and write the new wording on top. The thorough one: convert the PDF with PDF to Word, copy the text, and rebuild the slide.

Sharing after editing

Done? If you're sending the deck to participants, turn it back into a PDF so it looks the same for everyone. The guide to sending a presentation as a PDF explains what survives and what gets lost.