Google adds encrypted PowerPoint imports to Slides beta
By Automate Basics, written with AI from Google's original
Google has added PowerPoint imports to its client-side encrypted Slides beta. Eligible Google Workspace organizations can convert presentations into encrypted Slides that users can access and edit.
What changed
Google says eligible organizations can now import PowerPoint files and convert them into client-side encrypted Google Slides. The PowerPoint content is encrypted on the user's device before it is imported into Workspace. After conversion, users can access and edit the encrypted presentation in Slides.
The addition is part of Google's client-side encryption Office Interop beta, which covers working with Microsoft Office files in Workspace. For a team that receives presentations from Office users, the change offers a way to bring those files into an encrypted Slides workflow rather than leaving them as PowerPoint files. Google describes the conversion as high fidelity, but its announcement does not detail which presentation elements may need attention after import.
Who can use encrypted PowerPoint imports?
Google says the beta is available to organizations with Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus, Frontline Plus, Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus. Eligible Workspace administrators can apply for the client-side encryption Office Interop beta. Google says it will provide getting-started information to applicants who are accepted.
Organizations already accepted into the beta have the import feature available across their domains. For their users, Google says the feature is on. Newly applying organizations get access upon acceptance, rather than simply by holding an eligible license. Google does not state a separate price for the beta or say whether every applicant will be accepted. The announcement also does not extend availability to Workspace editions outside those it lists.
How do I try it at work?
An eligible team's administrator can apply for the beta if the organization has not already joined. Google says accepted applicants will receive instructions, but the announcement does not give users a sequence of import steps. Teams already in the beta can look for a suitable PowerPoint presentation to bring into their encrypted Slides workflow.
A useful first check is a presentation the team needs to edit in Slides while collaborating with people who send Office files. After conversion, compare the encrypted Slides with the original PowerPoint: check the placement of images, the order of slides and whether the material needed for the next edit is present. Google calls the conversion high fidelity, but checking the result matters before relying on a presentation for work.
Frequently asked questions
Are PowerPoint files encrypted before Google Workspace imports them?
Yes. Google says the PowerPoint content is encrypted on the user's device before it is imported into Workspace. The file is then converted into a client-side encrypted Google Slides presentation that users can access and edit.
Does an eligible Workspace license give my team immediate access?
Not by itself. Google says an eligible administrator must apply to the client-side encryption Office Interop beta. Organizations already accepted have the feature available across their domains; new applicants receive access if accepted.
Does Google list a separate price for encrypted PowerPoint imports?
No separate price appears in Google's announcement. It lists the eligible Workspace editions and says access is through the Office Interop beta. An administrator would need to confirm the organization's license and beta acceptance before planning to use it.
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Written with AI from Google's original and published after automatic checks: every figure here appears in the original, and no sentence is copied from it. The picture is AI-generated. The original is the authority.
Source: Now in beta: Import and convert your PowerPoint files to client-side encrypted Slides, Google, 24 Sept 2026.