Why turn slides into flashcards
PowerPoint slides are built for projection and verbal commentary, not for solo study. When you get the prof's slides after class, you're left with bullet points stripped of context that need reconstruction.
Flashcards solve this by turning each main idea on a slide into a focused question. No more rereading 50 slides to find a definition: you have the question and answer, ready to review.
What Diane handles
AI processes every slide element: title, bullet points, speaker notes (if included in PPTX), images and diagrams. For diagrams, Diane uses visual analysis to extract content and generate cards based on the visuals.
Slides rich in formulas or equations are also supported. Diane preserves technical notation and proposes cards suited to math and science.
Three modes for your course
One card per slide
Fast mode. One question per slide, focused on the main idea. Good for courses already condensed into synthetic slides.
Several cards per dense slide
If your slides are packed (typical for university courses), AI extracts 3 to 5 cards per slide to lose nothing. You get a larger but complete deck.
Reversed cards
For vocabulary or term/definition pairs. Diane generates two cards per concept: term → definition, and definition → term. Useful for languages, medicine, law.
Speaker notes included
If the PPTX includes speaker notes (the text shown below in PowerPoint), Diane uses them to enrich flashcards. Notes often contain detailed explanations the teacher intended to say aloud. They add valuable context.
Keynote and Google Slides compatibility
Export your Keynote or Google Slides file to PPTX (native export option in both), then load that file into Diane. The result is identical to a native PPTX.
Use cases
Students: convert lecture slides into a deck right after class, create a deck from your own presentation slides for practice. Pros: turn a training deck into onboarding flashcards. Teachers: generate a study deck to share with students as bonus material.