InsertPicture for PowerPointTM
2011
By Jim Gordon
InsertPicture
lets
you
import
and scale a folder's pictures into your
presentation.
InsertPicture
add-in
for
PowerPoint
2011
has
the
following
features:
- Insert, scale, and add an
entry
animation to a
picture.
- Insert and scale an entire
folder's pictures, one per slide, or pile the folder's
pictures onto a
single slide.
- Shortcut to the Visual Basic
Editor.
- Shortcut to the Action
Settings
dialog. Select an object, then click this to display the
Action
Settings dialog.
- Shortcuts all together in
one
place for these views: Normal, Slide Sorter, Notes Page, Slide
Master,
Handout
Master, Notes Master.
- Change the current slide
layout
to Blank layout.
- Shortcut to display the
AutoShapes toolbar, which has submenus that you can "tear
off." Saves
screen space compared to the Toolbox.
- Pickup style and apply style
buttons. You don't have to remember if you double-clicked or
single
clicked the Format Painter any more.
- Shortcuts to playing your
SlideShow, including playing your SlideShow in a Window, which
you use
for Broadcasting a slide show or recording a slide show with a
screen
capture program.
Here's a screen shot of the
add-in:

System
Requirements:
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2011
All
editions
of
PowerPoint
2011
are
supported
by
this
add-in,
including
Home
and
Student
edition.
NOTE: Apple introduced a bug in Mac OS X 10.8.2 that causes the
add-in to not work with certain file names. The bug has been
reported to apple. Please do not install the 10.8.2 update from
Apple if you want to use the add-in. (Note added 2/24/2013).
New
Importing
Behavior:
- Use a slider to adjust
scaling to any percentage from 100% (the default) down to 10%.
- When importing one picture
at a
time, you can add an entry animation. Choose from over 150
animations.
Animations compatible with '97 through 2004 versions of
PowerPoint (for
Mac and PC) are denoted by blue highlight.
How to
Install
InsertPicture for PowerPoint 2011 add-in:
How to use
InsertPicture for PowerPoint 2011 add-in:
To order:
The add-in price is $20 (US) for a
single user. A three-pak is $30 (US).
Price and tax is automatically adjusted for your locailty and
country
when you order at the Kagi store.
Jim's
MVP home web page.