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power point remove background not working - add on could not be started

When attempting to remove the background to images in power point I receive , "Add on could not be started. Restart all office applications and start again." I have completed this numerous times with no luck.

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asked 2026-05-05T03:54:38.9833333+00:00
Mel Jones 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T06:00:36.8866667+00:00
Vivian-HT 15,530 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Hyperlinking issue in MS PowerPoint

We are having the same issue as this person (See link below) Hyperlinked .ppt and .pptx files are all of a sudden opening in edit mode rather than show mode. Please fix this quickly. The workaround suggested below is not helpful for us as we have…

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asked 2026-05-04T00:12:31.92+00:00
Pete Rhodes-Robinson 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-05T18:10:40.8366667+00:00
JIm Lewis 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Ways to fix the hyperlinking issue in MS Powerpoint

Good day! I am having an issue with my PowerPoint. It is updated to the latest version on M365. I am making a PowerPoint presentation for our Sunday Bible service (Roman Catholic), and all songs and responses are hyperlinked. However, when I click one…

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asked 2026-04-30T07:26:21.7766667+00:00
REY JARD TIOAQUEN 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-05T18:03:18.3533333+00:00
JIm Lewis 0 Reputation points
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Can't open some specific powerpoint file (only reading mode) nor download them

I have been having a mind blowing issue with some PP presentations during last days. I can open the above mentioned files only in the browser and only in reading mode, but I must work on them. Nor can I download them since the download won't start. It…

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asked 2026-05-05T15:43:20.9066667+00:00
VALENTINA ALEMANNO (EXTERNAL) 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-05T17:45:06.21+00:00
Chris Duong 8,655 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PPT Question re: Name Slides and Excel

I am trying to figure out if I can create a 7680x1080 PPT with an 8k graphic as the background (which I have) and have 6 evenly spaced text fields for names across the center of it. The names will pull from an excel document, but I need to specify which…

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asked 2026-05-01T18:59:10.83+00:00
Tom Best 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-04T17:00:10.9933333+00:00
Tom Best 40 Reputation points
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Powerpoint Hyperlinks opening in Show mode

Hi, I have an issue that happens with some computers and not others and can't find any setting that would suggest on how to change to our prefered method. Basicaly, we are using Powerpoint and in that powerpoint we have Hyperlinked certain words to…

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asked 2025-12-03T02:42:25.02+00:00
GCCEC 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-04T09:17:24.8433333+00:00
Willard Lautner 0 Reputation points
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How to embed video content from LinkedIn Learning into PPT.

I'm trying to embed a LinkedIn Learning video from my 20 monthly embeds into a PPT slide. I've used both the Embed Code and the direct URL with no success can you please help?

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asked 2026-04-29T19:04:27.95+00:00
Washington, William 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-29T19:49:47.73+00:00
Hendrix-C 15,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Graph API Powerpoint Viewer - Slides Keyboard Navigation Broken

Issue Our users (Teachers) are unable to navigate through slides on the platform using their keyboard, even after clicking on the slides once. Steps to Replicate Click on Lesson Slides Click on the slides once Use the right and left arrow keys on…

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asked 2026-04-23T16:49:18.3966667+00:00
Daniel Paez (Globant) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T22:56:50.4666667+00:00
Chris Duong 8,655 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Activating Designer Tab in MS Power Point

Hii I have a paid subscription MS-Office, but still not getting designer tab of MS-Powerpoint please help

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asked 2026-04-20T18:06:05.7+00:00
Ankur Bhadury 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T22:25:47.92+00:00
Hendrix-C 15,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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ACCESSING PRIOR POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

I NEED TO SPEAK TO A PERSON. PLEASE CALL ME *** I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS MY PREVIOUS POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS---I NEED THENM FOR CLIENT REVIEWS PLEASE CALL--NEED TO SEAK TO HUMAN

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asked 2026-04-24T11:05:07.73+00:00
Robert Ricci 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-24T12:48:57.24+00:00
Killian N 400 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PowerPoint slides repeating

I have created a presentation, runs okay. I connect to a projector or online via teams, and random slides repeat, sometimes twice. What's causing this behavior and how do I prevent it happening?

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asked 2026-04-21T18:47:31.1133333+00:00
Tom Gardner 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T22:49:14.3566667+00:00
Hendrix-C 15,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why Waterfall chart is not shown as expected in PPT?

I have created a waterfall chart with this data. This is the output of the waterfall chart, if we see the second last bar Shifting is starting from 0 and not from the 16M of the Change. Can someone help me what could be the issue here?

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asked 2026-04-21T06:34:20.0166667+00:00
Varad Sadre 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-21T08:25:49.0266667+00:00
Varad Sadre 40 Reputation points
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Bring Back Ctrl+Shift+V (PowerPoint)

Can somebody at Microsoft PLEASE bring back Ctrl+Shift+V as the keyboard shortcut to paste plain text in PowerPoint? It used to work back when I actually used Office. Now I come back and have to deal with the same change for change's sake behaviors…

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asked 2026-04-13T12:20:48.1833333+00:00
Slate, Richard 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-15T17:06:04.91+00:00
Stefan Blom 339.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Powerpoint not syncing despite efforts to fix

For the past week or so, my PowerPoint has not been showing me where others are in the slideshows I am working on. I can see that they are in the deck, but not what slide/item they are working on. This is also the case for Excel/Word. They also cannot…

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asked 2026-04-02T19:07:50.8133333+00:00
Patrick 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-14T22:27:47.5233333+00:00
Hendrix-C 15,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Strange PowerPoint

I’m seeing PowerPoint crash with error code 0xc0000005 when opening a presentation file. The app either freezes or closes right away. I have an urgent present for next week with my business team. Please investigate this and solve ASAP.

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asked 2026-04-09T05:23:50.99+00:00
Vries Lars de 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-10T05:27:18.7+00:00
Kai-Ex 1,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Adding cells in ppt that has the link to add a picture

If possible, I want a table in ppt (or set of boxes) set up that has the link to add a picture. So colleagues can just click on it to insert a picture. I know the layouts has one but I need multiples on one slide.

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asked 2026-04-08T16:19:21.1466667+00:00
Cindy Decarlo 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-08T19:33:00.12+00:00
Cindy Decarlo 20 Reputation points
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Mail Merge with Powerpoint

What add in should I use to mail merge with Powerpoint?

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asked 2026-04-07T16:12:06.5+00:00
Rod Hames 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-07T16:43:21.61+00:00
John Korchok 231.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PowerPoint shows SharePoint permission error when opening PPTX from Windows file share and Word TEMP environment variable error

Hello,I am facing a rather unusual issue with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word would like to ask for your guidance.- When users try to open a PowerPoint file located on a network drive, they receive the following error message: “Access denied – You do not…

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asked 2026-04-07T09:52:11.5733333+00:00
Leon 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-07T13:15:42.1733333+00:00
Jess-Q 10,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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PPT to a Google Slide Presentation

Is there a way to insert a ppt with animation slide to a google slide presentation?

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asked 2026-04-02T20:01:19.4266667+00:00
Vermillion, Julie 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-02T20:09:23.73+00:00
Marcin Policht 88,075 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

Power Point Saving Issue

I have an issue with saving a PowerPoint file. When saving under my Documents or OneDrive, the texts and pictures got misplaced. However, saving under Downloads folder had no issues. What causes the issues?

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asked 2026-03-25T19:48:42.78+00:00
Long Nguyen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-01T23:07:36.13+00:00
Hendrix-C 15,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator