---
title: "Generating a PowerPoint document for testing"
slug: "generating-a-document-for-testing-in-powerpoint"
tags: ["enterprise addin", "partner", "task"]
updated: 2025-07-01T12:48:28Z
published: 2025-07-02T07:05:08Z
canonical: "help.dox42.com/generating-a-document-for-testing-in-powerpoint"
---

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# Generating a PowerPoint document for testing

When designing a PowerPoint template you can easily test the outcome directly from PowerPoint.

## Prerequisite

- You have [added a data map to the document template](/v1/docs/creating-a-standard-data-map).
- You have [added at least one data source to the document template’s data map](/v1/docs/adding-a-data-source-to-your-data-map).

## Steps

1. Open your PowerPoint template.
2. Go to the **dox42** ribbon and select **Generate.**

![Menu options for generating and managing data in the dox42 application interface.](https://cdn.document360.io/3acc69da-1de2-431d-95a6-08ae83717b4a/Images/Documentation/Bildschirmfoto 2025-05-20 um 09.32.36.png)

**dox42** ribbon in PowerPoint

Depending on your configuration, an [input parameter](/v1/docs/configuring-input-parameters-for-a-document-template) dialog might open.
3. Optional: Select or enter a value for the input parameter and select **Generate**.

## Result

You have generated a test document.

![Profile slide for Angela Angel, showcasing her musical sales contact information and achievement.](https://cdn.document360.io/3acc69da-1de2-431d-95a6-08ae83717b4a/Images/Documentation/Bildschirmfoto 2025-05-20 um 13.06.57.png)

Generated document in PowerPoint