The Consistency Check feature scans PowerPoint presentations to automatically detect calculation errors, data contradictions, and inconsistencies across slides. This AI-powered tool helps you catch critical mistakes before they reach your clients, reducing manual review time and minimizing the risk of errors in your documents.
Please ensure you have a stable internet connection before starting a Consistency Check scan, as the feature requires an internet connection to process your presentation.
Use the Consistency Check
Run the Consistency Check
Run the Consistency Check to identify potential inconsistencies across your presentation. To do so, open the PowerPoint presentation you want to review and click AI Consistency Check in the UpSlide ribbon.
Choose the scope of the scan, then click Start Consistency Check. The estimated scan time appears next to each option. Scans can take several minutes for large presentations. You’ll receive a notification when it’s done.
Analyze the results
When the scan is complete, review inconsistencies by category by selecting All Slides, or review them slide by slide by selecting By slides. When viewing results by category, use the arrows on each comment to navigate between the slides related to that topic.
Each comment highlights a specific inconsistency or potential error. Review each comment to determine whether you need to make a correction. Not every flagged item requires a change. Use your professional judgment, as some items may result from rounding differences or intentional variations.
As you review the comments, select the checkbox in the top-right corner to mark each one as complete or corrected. If you close the presentation before completing the review, you can resume it in your next session by selecting the Consistency Check button again.
Select the scope of the scan and click Submit for Analysis. A progress window will appear showing the scan status. You can continue working in PowerPoint while the scan runs. For large presentations, the scan may take several minutes to complete. You’ll receive a notification when it’s done.
Seeing a different interface?
If the Consistency Check interface differs from the one shown in this article, the UpSlide web add-in is not installed on your laptop.
Installing the web add-in gives you access to the latest version of the Consistency Check and allows you to use it in PowerPoint Online. To install the web add-in, please ask your IT to refer to our documentation.
Click here to see the process of running a Consistency Check in the other interface.
Run the Consistency Check to identify potential inconsistencies across your presentation. To do so, open the PowerPoint presentation you want to review and click AI Consistency Check in the UpSlide ribbon.
When the scan completes, UpSlide adds comments to the presentation, highlighting any detected issues. Review each comment and address the flagged inconsistencies as needed.
What Consistency Check detects
Consistency Check analyzes the information that is visible on your slides, including text, tables, and charts. It can read this information regardless of how it is displayed, including PowerPoint native elements, Excel links, pictures, and screenshots. Text and numbers do not need to be selectable in PowerPoint.
Consistency Check does not take into account:
- Table of contents slides, sections and subsection dividers generated by UpSlide.
- The UpSlide glossary.
- Any element sitting outside the slide area.
- Presentation notes.
The feature automatically identifies several types of errors:
Calculation errors
- Mathematical errors or totals in tables.
- Percentage calculations that don’t match the underlying values.
- Questionable logic in how the data was calculated.
Single-slide inconsistencies
- Text descriptions that contradict the data in tables or charts.
- Narrative statements that don’t match the figures on the same slide.
Data contradictions across slides
- Figures that differ between the summary and the next detailed pages.
- Numbers that don’t align across multiple sections.
- Incorrect statements or conclusions based on data from other slides.
The Consistency Check focuses on content and data consistency. For formatting and style checks, use the existing Slide Check feature.
What Consistency Check does not detect
Consistency Check does not detect or validate the following:
- Spelling and grammar issues.
- Factual accuracy of the content, such as whether a company’s creation year is correct.
- Table of contents inconsistencies, such as outdated footers or incorrect page numbering.
- Formatting and style compliance issues, such as fonts or unexpected colors. Consistency Check does not assess the overall look and feel of the presentation.
- Subjective or business-level feedback, such as challenging assumptions or commenting on financial hypotheses, unless it clearly conflicts with existing elements in your presentation.
Reviewing detected issues
After the scan completes, UpSlide adds PowerPoint comments to your presentation. Each comment identifies a specific inconsistency or potential error, directly on the relevant slide. Review each comment to determine if it requires correction. You can resolve or delete comments as you address each issue.
Not all flagged items may require changes. Use your professional judgment to evaluate each comment, as some may relate to rounding differences or intentional variations.