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Quick access toolbar turns completely white in Word and PowerPoint in full screen, no issues in dark mode. (macOS Tahoe 26.1)

Here's the first image in windowed mode, all buttons are clearly visible. In the 2nd image, powerpoint is in fullscreen and the 'qat' turns completely white. It's still functional and the buttons are visible if you hover your mouse over them. This issue…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-11-05T06:03:27.07+00:00
Sharad Powar 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-18T03:59:26.19+00:00
Evie G 0 Reputation points
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Mystery circle image in new powerpoint slide

I inserted a BLANK (not part of template options) new slide into a PPT presentation I had created from a Microsoft template. The new, blank slide, appeared with a dark circle inside a ring on lower right corner. I am unable to "select" the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2025-10-31T17:01:42.7666667+00:00
xandrar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-04T16:03:29.9333333+00:00
John Korchok 236K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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how to create new folder in power point on apple mac

I teach 5 different real estate courses. I use power point to design each unit for each class. I have all of the power point presentations on one large folder. I want to make separate folders for each real estate class power point. It's time consuming to…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-31T23:09:27.8833333+00:00
Greg Schiavone 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-01T02:13:14.5766667+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
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my powerpoint is locked into my Royal British Legion account and will not let me change my powerpoint. its read only wont let me change to my personal address

my powerpoint is read only as its my Royal British Legion account will not let me change to my personal account

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-10T17:17:40.2366667+00:00
carole williams 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-18T23:58:08.5+00:00
Norah-L 10,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Problems with Windows Account on MacBook Air

I have logged into my account a new Mac Air... but when I launch Powerpoint, it won't allow me to Edit I appear to be logged in... but the Mc device is not showing in My Account

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-16T13:11:16.6466667+00:00
G Macbeth 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-17T15:49:51.5+00:00
Lucus-V 13,115 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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run-time error '53'

Shows up when i try to open a blank Word or Power Point document. It states "File not found: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/MACPDFM/MacPDFM.framework/Versions/A/MacPDFM

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-13T22:21:06.9433333+00:00
JB 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-14T01:52:25.2433333+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
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How can I export PowerPoint 3D vector artwork as a true SVG without rasterization?

Hello, I create medical illustrations in Microsoft PowerPoint using only vector shapes and custom freeform geometry. Some of these shapes use 3-D Format and 3-D Rotation to create the dimensional appearance. I need to export these illustrations as true…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-12T08:14:42.6233333+00:00
Ramachandran K 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-12T09:05:09.05+00:00
DaveM121 931.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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how to auto transition powerpoint slides that have individually instered voiceovers of varying lengths

I powerpoint on apple devices. I have crated 20 powerpoint slide decks each with roughly 6 - 20 slides. I separately recorded voiceover narration for each slide and used the insert audio from file option to add the voiceovers 1 by 1. I unchecked …

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-08-09T21:54:50+00:00
Smurfy595 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-12T07:41:10.05+00:00
Kai-H 26,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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PowerPoint does not recognize a newly installed font on Mac

Hi, I’m having an issue with a font I recently installed on my Mac. The font appears correctly in Font Book and works in some other applications, but it either does not appear in PowerPoint or PowerPoint falls back to another font when I open the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-29T20:07:08.12+00:00
Serra Baran 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-04T01:33:50.0433333+00:00
Xavier-D 12,855 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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save large powerpoint files after editing

I cannot save large powerpoint files after editing them

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-22T20:50:18.0833333+00:00
Alissa Arp 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-22T21:26:35.1+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 87,535 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Copilot in Powerpoint Macbook Can't Generate Image after upgrade copilot premium both on Desktop App and Website

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asked 2026-07-18T08:30:06.0966667+00:00
Chattarin Boocha 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-19T17:10:38.64+00:00
Lucus-V 13,115 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to switch profiles in powerpoint and sign-in under my 365 subscription

I am unable to use Powerpoint as part of my 365 subscription today. It is signed in to a defunct email address - not sure why or how this happened since it was working on Saturday. But now I can only view files - and when I click box to switch accounts a…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-14T20:37:59.22+00:00
Cyndy Salzmann 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-15T18:57:30.6433333+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,770 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Couldn't save my PowerPoint file

I created a Powerpoint from a free template however I couldn't save it (both Save or Save As). I can only save as PDF.

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-15T16:55:21.3033333+00:00
Haide Ingking 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-15T17:33:39.29+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 87,535 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

FRUSTRATING Error Message: Unable to activate MS 365. Try later.

Not sure why I keep getting this error message on my subscription for PowerPoint ONLY. I have a MacBook Air and WORD and EXCEL are both activated but PowerPoint keeps giving me an error message. My subscription does not expire until October - and I have…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-14T21:13:42.77+00:00
Cyndy Salzmann 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-15T12:42:40.3366667+00:00
EmilyS726 267.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Powerpoint glitching back to edit mode from Presenter mode

When presenting my PP glitches back and forth. It's only when I'm presenting live on Teams etc, never when I'm just practising. It only started last week. Does anyone have a fix please? I am on Mac sequoia 15.7.4. Grateful thanks!

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-07-05T21:27:41.8566667+00:00
B. H 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-05T22:15:27.45+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
2 answers

My powerpoint is not showing pictures correctly on my macOS devices

My powerpoint is not showing pictures correctly on my macOS devices (iMac and MacBook Pro) I'm using powerpoint 365 version 16.110.1 (26062112) and the latest macOS.

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-30T09:24:33.2133333+00:00
Sven Rau 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-01T14:41:03.4166667+00:00
Matthias Gerber 10 Reputation points
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Saved templates do not show up when choosing "New from Template" to create a new one.

I've saved power point templates inside this folder ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates but when i try to make New from template, none of my templates show up. There is no "Show more" button in this version…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-23T03:06:11.59+00:00
Brian Heinz 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-23T14:27:20.67+00:00
Brian Heinz 20 Reputation points
3 answers

How do I re-install PowerPoint?

I tried opening PowerPoint but I got the message the application was corrupted. So, I deleted the app. How do I re-install a fresh PowerPoint?

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-16T03:23:17.4666667+00:00
Jan Tent 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-16T16:03:11.6633333+00:00
John Korchok 236K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

I Can't open power point or excel on my iMac

I purchased home 2024 for my iMac. I can open word but power point and excel will not open. When I try to log in the log in screen just resets to login.

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-11T15:53:18.0066667+00:00
Bernard Holland 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T16:31:51.82+00:00
SD - IA 179.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to save an added audio from PowerPoint after downloading.

I have added audio from my computer downloads to my PowerPoint slides. I have tried many ways to download this file, and it either does not have the audio at all or only plays the audio on the first slide, so once I press the next PowerPoint slide, it…

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS
asked 2026-06-08T23:49:37.4866667+00:00
Warren, Megan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-09T03:17:48.7133333+00:00
John Korchok 236K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator