How to export and install a .UpSlide file

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Written by Hadrien | Updated

Each UpSlide customization update is delivered in a .UpSlide file. As an administrator you use them either to export changes you made to your team OR you may be installing an update delivered by your UpSlide Consultant to test before sharing with your team.

IT team setting up UpSlide for the first time?
First read the overview page which explains the various paths required.

Export a .UpSlide customization file and share it with your team

  • Open Settings -> Templates & Styles, and check the Use team settings box to retrieve your Shared folder.
  • Click on Publish and name your export.
  • The UpSlide add-in will start uploading the content and display a success popup when it has successfully uploaded to the folder.
  • Users will now be able to see this content displayed in Available Content.
  • The UpSlide add-in will download and install it automatically when users restart all their Office applications.
  • If it doesn't, please check our troubleshooting article.

In the example below only PowerPoint Templates have been edited. If other aspects of UpSlide had been edited these would appear too.

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Tip
If you have Use team settings ticked under Published content location and see No changes dectected this means you have the same set of templates the wider team are already using.

Manually install a .UpSlide file on your computer

  • Make sure you close all PPT, Excel and Word applications.
  • Place the .UpSlide file in a folder of your choice.
  • Open one PowerPoint presentation, open Settings and go to the Templates & Styles tab.
  • Uncheck Use team settings under Published content location and set the path you placed the .UpSlide file in the text box.
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  • Wait until the .UpSlide file is shown in the History area, select it and click on Install.
  • Wait for UpSlide add-in to install the content. A notification will ask you to restart the application.
  • Close all Microsoft Office applications. After closing all PowerPoint, Excel and Word windows re-open only PowerPoint.
  • You should receive an Installtion pending popup (as you are an Administrator) explaining that accepting this update will remove any local changes you have made.
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  • Click Ok and wait for it to install. If a popup does not appear, try restarting it again only open PowerPoint.
  • To check the .UpSlide customization file has been installed, go back to Settings -> Customization.
  • The History Status column should now display Last installed.
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If the Settings window in this article doesn't match yours, you might be using an older version of UpSlide. Click here to see how to export your .UpSlide using an older version.