Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot PowerPoint slides

Find the right check for missing slides, unavailable insertion or a slide that fails to insert.

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  1. The Slides tab is missing
  2. You see Download instead of Insert
  3. Insert fails or the result looks wrong
  4. Content administrators: prepare or rebuild slides

The Slides tab is missing

Open the original .pptx from your library in the PowerPoint add-in. Download-link previews do not show Slides. A slide saved as a separate file uses Insert slide; it does not need a presentation’s Slides tab.

For a presentation, the tab needs generated slides and slide previews enabled. Ask a content administrator to check the presentation’s slide settings.

You see Download instead of Insert

Use Pickit inside a supported PowerPoint app to insert slides. Another app or a browser view can offer Download instead. If Pickit itself is missing or will not load, follow the Office add-in guide.

If a license warning blocks use of the file, ask a content administrator to review its rights.

Insert fails or the result looks wrong

For an appearance problem, check the formatting choice. For a failed insertion, try another prepared slide to establish whether one file or all slide insertions are affected.

Send support the file’s name and Pickit library or folder location, slide number or title, error text, Office version and which other slides worked. An administrator can check the original and generated slide files.

Content administrators: prepare or rebuild slides

Ask a content administrator to check the uploaded .pptx. Generating the slides and making them available to users are separate tasks.

Administrators can follow the preparation guide to generate or enable slides, or rebuild existing slides when needed. Rebuilding requires an accessible uploaded original.

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