FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

I use Mac and my PowerPoint freezes every time I try to edit a template

How do I change the color of a shape?

How do I change the color on the sides of my shape?

How do I edit or customize a shape or parts of a shape?

How do I copy an element into another presentation without changing the colors of the shape?

How do I paste excel graphs into my presentation?

How do I buy a product and when do I get it?

Why doesn't my shape look the same when I make it bigger/smaller?

Which versions of PowerPoint are your products compatible with?

Can't find answers to your question? Email us at support@slideshop.com - we will respond within 24 hours.

How many licenses do I have to buy?
1 user = 1 license
A user is a person who USE our PowerPoint designs in their presentations.

Example: If you want to make our designs available for 10 employees, you need to buy 10 licenses.

Will the products be available immediately after purchase?
Yes, all products will be available for download immediately after the purchase under "my downloads" in your account

How can I move only parts of a slide i.e. one element?
They all move together because they are grouped. If you wan to edit/move one of the elements just right click and choose “ungroup”. Repeat this until you have separated the element you want to edit/move (see screenshot below).

I use Mac and my PowerPoint freezes every time I try to edit a template.
It's a bug in the old version of Powerpoint 2008 for Mac. You need to download and install these updates, so you version of PowerPoint is 12.2.3 or above:
http://is.gd/6fUWQ (at the bottom of the page install service pack 2 + 12.2.3 or the newest update.

How do I change the color of a shape?
Select the shape you want to change the color on, in the top bar choose “Shape Fill”, then choose the color you like. You can change the “outlines” of the shape in the same menu just select “Shape Outline” (see screenshot below).

How do I change the color on the sides of my shape?
Some of our shapes are made a special 3D effect. If you want to change the colors on the sides of the shape just change the Outline color: Choose “Shape Outline” in the top bar and then choose the color you like (see screenshot below).

How do I edit or customize a shape or parts of a shape?
You can edit all the shapes like you do with standard PowerPoint shapes just make sure you ungroup (by right-clicking) until you can select the shape you want to edit. More details on how to ungroup

How do I copy an element into another presentation without changing the colors of the shape?
When you copy a shape from PowerPoint into another presentation using ctrl c+v, a little scrapbook icon will appear in lower right corner. Click that one and select "Keep Source Formatting" (see screenshot below).

How do I paste excel graphs into my presentation?
If you copy and paste (ctrl c + v) your excel graphs into a presentation it will by default do it as a "Microsoft drawing object" and therefore adopt the theme colors. Instead, go to "edit", choose "paste special", click "Microsoft Excel Chart Object" and press "ok". Now the excel chart should look exactly as in your excel sheet. Alternatively, you can paste it as a picture (see screenshot below).

How do I buy a product and when do I get it?
When you have found the products you like, select the license on the product page (1 user = 1 license), and click “add to cart”. All you need now is to fill in your details and provide your credit card details in our secured payment system. After that your products will be available for immediate download under “My downloads” in the left-menu.

Why doesn’t my shape look the same when I make it bigger/smaller?
You need to make sure that all elements are resized by the same ratio: Right-click > select “Size and Position” > then tick the checkbox “Lock aspect ratio”.

Which versions of PowerPoint are your products compatible with?
All our products work in PowerPoint 2003 and 2007, but you might loose some customizability when working in 2003. Many effects such as 3D effects, mirror reflections, and shadows are not very well supported in PowerPoint 2003, so you in some cases will not be able to change the angle of a shape or add a reflection for example. If you questions to specific products send an email to support@slideshop.com