InsertPicture Add-In For PowerPoint 2008

By Jim Gordon
Microsoft Macintosh MVP

The InsertPicture add-in is not available for PowerPoint 2008

Why Not?

Visual Basic For Applications (VBA) was removed from Office 2008

VBA and Applescript are the two programming languages used by the add-in. Without VBA, add-ins can not be created or run in Office 2008.
Microsoft has publicly announced that VBA will be restored in the next major release of Mac Office, but it will not be restored to Office 2008.
If Microsoft restores all the missing features, the current add-in will work in the next version.

Other features removed from Office 2008 that are used by the add-in:

               TWAIN  Support - The ability to use a scanner directly into PowerPoint

               Slide Preview

Microsoft has not indicated whether it will restore these features. If both features are not restored, then a new version of the add-in will be required.

If you use these features, please click here to send a message to Microsoft requesting that these features be restored.


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