My questions are similar to Simon's.
You can do this easily by setting up the document for PPT to receive.
In Word, use styles.
Heading 1 = slide title
Heading 2 = 1st level bullet
Heading 3 = 2nd level bullet
etc.
So, if you need a title then 3 first-level bulleted text lines, then a new
slide, you'd do this:
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 2
Heading 2
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 2
Heading 2
and so on.
Every time PPT sees Heading 1, it will create a new slide and put that text
in the title placeholder.
You can format the slide master in PowerPoint so the text and titles look
like you want. Go to View | Master | Slide Master, select the placeholders
and apply the type of formatting (font size, color, etc.) you want.
In Notepad, you'd use tabs.
No tab = slide title
1 tab = 1st level bullet
2 tabs = 2nd level bullet
etc.
Once you've set up your document, use File | Open, change the dropdown to
"all files" or "all outlines" and open your document.
Oh, duh. Here's a couple of quick tutorials that explain it all much better.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00246.htm and
http://www.templook.com/wordoutlines.html