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If you want to link to the picture, check our Insert and/or Link Pictures in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac tutorial. See Also: Insert Picture in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows Insert Picture in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows Insert Picture in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac Insert Picture in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows Insert a Picture in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003. Collaborate for free with an online version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Save presentations in OneDrive. Share them with others and work together at the same time. Jan 25, 2019 Since PowerPoint can sync your presentations to OneDrive, you can start a presentation on your Mac, then edit and present using PowerPoint mobile. With presentation view on any device present your point clearly and with confidence, all without firing up your laptop. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist. If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. Start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If you cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location.
Symptoms
When you start Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac, or when you try to open a new presentation, you experience one of the following conditions:
- The program closes unexpectedly.
- Error message:
Resolution
To resolve this problem, follow these steps.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 or later
Step 1: Remove Powerpoint Preferences
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library.NoteThe Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
- Open Preferences.
- Drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 7.
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the Trash.
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library.NoteThe Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
- Open Preferences.
- Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 13.
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the Trash.
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library.NoteThe Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key whil you click the Go menu.
- Open Preferences.
- Open Microsoft, and then Office 2008 (or Office 2011).
- Drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.'
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.' If the problem is resolved, drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the Trash.
Step 2: Try Powerpoint in Safe Mode Boot
Restart your computer in the Safe Mode. For more information about how to restart your computer in the Safe Mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
2398596 How to use a 'clean startup' to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac
Once in safe mode, test Powerpoint. If the issue continues to occur, proceed to next step.
Discord for mac 10.7.5. Step 3: Remove and then reinstall Office
Powerpoint For Mac Torrent
For information how to remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:
If the issue continues to occur in Safe mode, proceed to Step 3.
Step 4: Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option
You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:
- On the Go menu, click Utilities.
- Start the Disk Utility program.
- Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Repair Disk Permissions.
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Note
Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Applications folder. However, this utility does not repair software that is in your home folder.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2004
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library, and then open Preferences.
- Drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 6.
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the Trash.
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library, and then open Preferences.
- Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 11.
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the Trash.
- Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
- On the Go menu, click Home.
- Open Library, and then open Preferences.
- Open Microsoft, and then drag PowerPoint Toolbars (11) to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. The problem is not related to the preference files.
- Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and then restore the file to its original location. The problem is not related to the preference files. If the problem is resolved, drag PowerPoint Toolbars (11) to the Trash.
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Version (as of 12/16/2015) | 2016 |
Platform | |
License | Commercial |
Category | Productivity |
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Software Overview
Main Features Risk for mac.
- Industry-standard, widely used presentation tool
- PowerPoint Online enables presentation editing and sharing
- Pre-installed themes and custom template support
- Built-in image manipulation and custom shape drawing tools
- Support for dynamic animations and other media files
- Built-in shapes and flowchart diagrams
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac is a program used to create presentations and slide shows. It is one of several standard applications, along with Word for Mac and Excel for Mac, included with Microsoft Office for Mac.
PowerPoint for Mac is commonly used in business and educational environments to present information to an audience. The software allows you to create slides that support many different kinds of content, including text, drawings, images, audio, and video. The program provides a variety of effects that can be applied to the objects within a slide, such as image fading, scrolling text, and bullet sound effects. You can also apply transitions, such as ripple, rotate, and wipe, between slides.
The program enables you to directly edit images in your presentation, you can adjust the color and saturation of, apply filters to, and remove the background in your images. The program also allows you to quickly reorder objects to cut down on constant clicking and dragging. When you are finished, you can view your presentation with Presenter View. This function allows you to take notes, rehearse, check timing, and integrate recorded narration. PowerPoint for Mac saves presentations in the Office Open XML (OOXML) .PPTX format, while still supporting the older .PPT format.
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac is an industry-standard application used by business professionals, teachers, and home users. It give you the tools to create and display business figures, lessons, photo slideshows, and more. For Mac users that don't want to use or learn Apple's rival presentation software, Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac is a quality substitution.
Supported File Types
Primary file extension
.PPTX – PowerPoint Open XML Presentation
Other file extensions used by Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2016
Supported File Types | |
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.BMP | Bitmap Image File |
.CRTX | Office 2007 Chart Template File |
.EFTX | Office 2007 Theme Effect File |
.GIF | Graphical Interchange Format File |
.JPG | JPEG Image |
Portable Document Format File | |
.PNG | Portable Network Graphic |
.POT | PowerPoint Template |
.POTM | PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template |
.POTX | PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template |
.PPA | PowerPoint Add-in |
.PPAM | PowerPoint 2007 Add-In |
.PPS | PowerPoint Slide Show |
.PPSM | PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Slide Show |
.PPSX | PowerPoint Open XML Slide Show |
.PPT | PowerPoint Presentation |
.PPTHTML | PowerPoint HTML Presentation |
.PPTM | PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation |
.PPTMHTML | Microsoft PowerPoint MIME HTML Presentation |
.THMX | Office 2007 Theme File |
.TIF | Tagged Image File |
.XPS | XML Paper Specification File |
Additional Related File Formats | |
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.AIF | Audio Interchange File Format |
.AIFF | Audio Interchange File Format |
.ASF | Advanced Systems Format File |
.AU | Audio File |
.AVI | Audio Video Interleave File |
.GRA | Microsoft Graph File |
.HTM | Hypertext Markup Language File |
.HTML | Hypertext Markup Language File |
.JPEG | JPEG Image |
.MHT | MHTML Web Archive |
.MHTML | MIME HTML File |
.MID | MIDI File |
.MIDI | MIDI File |
.MP3 | MP3 Audio File |
.MPEG | MPEG Movie |
.MPG | MPEG Video File |
.OLB | OLE Object Library |
.PRE | Lotus Freelance Graphics File |
.RELS | Open Office XML Relationships File |
.RRT | Rhapzode Resource Template |
.RTF | Rich Text Format File |
.TIFF | Tagged Image File Format |
.VML | Vector Markup Language File |
.VSS | Visio Stencil File |
.WAV | WAVE Audio File |
Powerpoint For Mac 2011
Updated: December 16, 2015