What about PowerPoint 2007 / Office 2007?
VERY IMPORTANT: Apply the latest Microsoft service pack for Office 2007. Service packs fix several bugs in PowerPoint 2007 that can prevent it from working properly with add-ins.
The most current one is Service Pack 2 (SP2), available here.
You can also do this:
- Click the Office Button then click "PowerPoint Options" at the bottom of the resulting dialog box
- Click "Resources" on the left of the PowerPoint Options dialog box
- In the Resources pane that appears on the right side of the dialog box, click "Check for Updates"
- Apply recommended Office updates.
The compatibility information below assumes
- You have installed SP2.
- You have downloaded and installed the current version of your PPTools add-ins from our Downloads page, most of which include updates for PowerPoint 2007.
PowerPoint 2007 and PPTols - Compatibility
| Add-in | Compatible? | Notes |
| PPT2HTML | Yes | May have minor problems locating links on some slide masters |
| FixLinks | Yes | May have minor problems locating links on some slide masters |
| Merge | Yes | May have minor problems locating merge fields on some slide masters |
| StarterSet and StarterSet Plus | Yes | |
| ShapeStyles | Yes | ShapeStyles does not record any of the new styles and formatting features in PowerPoint 2007 but it records and applies any formatting features that are backward compatible with earlier Poweroint versions. |
| Optimizer | Yes | Doesn't optimize images on some slide masters |
| ImageExport | Yes | |
| Protect | Yes | |
| Prep4PDF | Yes | May have minor problems locating links on some slide masters |
| Palette | NO | Discontinued, will not be updated. Registered Palette users qualify for a free upgrade to ShapeStyles Visit the ShapeStyles site, try out the free demo, then use the Contact Us link to request your free upgrade. Please supply the name you registered Palette under. |
Do we recommend upgrading to Office 2007
- If you rely heavily on add-ins (ours or those from other companies), we suggest careful testing before upgrading. Try out Office 2007, but not on a computer you rely on for your everyday work. Set up a test computer, install Office 2007 and any "must-have" add-ins and test thoroughly. You can use the demo versions of our add-ins to test with at no cost.
- If you can't devote a computer to testing, install Virtual PC (free from MS) or VMWare and test in a "virtual machine". Using Virtual PC / VMWare virtual computers
- If you find problems with any of our PPTools add-ins, please let us know about them (use the Contact link at the left of every page on this site.)
- Check back here periodically; we'll post more information about PowerPoint 2007 and PPTools add-ins as we learn more and as Microsoft releases service packs and other updates.
Installing Office 2007
If you've decided to take the plunge, here's what we suggest:
- Uninstall your PPTools add-ins before installing Office 2007. Click Start, Control Panel and use Add/Remove Programs to remove All PPTools add-ins.
- Install Office 2007.
- Start PowerPoint 2007 and choose the following security settings:
- Click the Office Button then click PowerPoint options at the bottom of the pop-up menu
- In leftmost pane of the PowerPoint Options dialog box that appears, click "Trust Center"
- Click "Trust Center Settings"
- In the leftmost pane of the Trust Center dialog box that appears, click "Add-ins"
- Under "Add-ins" on the right, UNCHECK all three options.
- In the leftmost pane of the Trust Center dialog box, click "Macro Settings"
- Under "Macro Settings" on the right, click "Enable all macros". Be sure to change this back to a higher security setting (we recommend "Disable all macros with notification") after you finish installing PPTools.
- Click OK
- Quit PowerPoint 2007
- Download the latest versions of your PPTools add-ins here and run the installer(s).
- Start PowerPoint 2007 and reset the security settings to a comfortable zone for you.
If you've already updated ...
If you've updated before seeing this information and now you're seeing messages about how your PPTools add-in can't find its files when you start PowerPoint or you add-ins don't seem to be working, go to our downloads page and download the latest version of the installer for your add-in and run it.
If the addins don't work or appear to be disabled
- Click the Office Button then click PowerPoint options at the bottom of the pop-up menu
- In the leftmost pane of the PowerPoint Options dialog box that appears, click "Add-Ins"
- At the bottom of the Add-ins pane that appears on the right, next to "Manage:", choose "Disabled Items: then click "Go .."
- If any PPTools items appear on the Disabled Items menu, click them then click "Enable".
- Click Close to return to the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
- Click OK to close the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
- If the newly enabled add-in doesn't work immediately, re-start PowerPoint and try it again.
Toolbars, Menu items
PowerPoint 2007 no longer has toolbars or menus. Instead, when you install add-ins that create toolbars and/or menu items in earlier versions of PowerPoint, they now appear on an Add-Ins tab. For example, here's what the Add-Ins tab looks like after you've installed the PPTools Starter Set:
This makes add-ins less convenient than in previous versions of PowerPoint. You now must first click the Add-Ins tab in order to use them. But read on ...
Make your add-ins more accessible
Though you can't change toolbars and menus in PowerPoint 2007, you now have the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), which you can customize. To make your PPTools and other add-ins easy to get to, do this:
- At the right of the QAT, you'll see a small downward pointing arrowhead. Click it to open the "Customize Quick Access Toolbar" menu.
- On the Customize QAT menu, click "More Commands" to open the "Customize the Quick Access Toolbar" dialog box.
- Underneath "Choose commands from:" pick "Add-Ins Tab"
- On the list of commands that appears below, double-click "Custom Toolbars" and "Menu Commands". As you double-click each of these, it appears in the list on the right,
- Make certain that under "Customize Quick Access Toolbar" it says "For all documents (default)".
- Click OK
You now have two new buttons on the QAT. One exposes the toolbars and buttons your add-ins have installed, the other makes the add-ins' menu items available.
Uninstalling
To uninstall PPTools add-ins, use Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Software as you would for any other program.
Because of changes in PowerPoint 2007, the uninstaller may leave the PPTools menu item and toolbar buttons behind on the Add-Ins tab. To remove one of these "orphan" toolbars, right-click any button on the toolbar and choose "Delete Custom Toolbar" from the pop-up menu.
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