To give quick access to frequently used content, UpSlide provides a fully customized Library for your company. The Library allows you to locate and insert up-to-date content (such as corporate slides, logos, team bios as well as graphical elements like layouts, tables or icons) directly from within PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
How to use the Library
- Go to UpSlide tab and click on Library (the button is at the top-left corner in PowerPoint and Word and at the top-right corner in Excel). The Library pane will open on the right. It might load for a short moment if this is the first time you open it.
- The contents of the Library are organized in folders. Use the pane to navigate the folders and find the item you want to insert. To learn more about the structure of the Library and the searching tools, see our dedicated article.
- Double click the thumbnail of an item to insert it in your document.
When inserting shapes and photos in a presentation, you also have the option to Insert and resize or Insert / remove from master.
- Use Insert and resize, to set an image as the background of a placeholder. To do so, select an object in your slide, right-click on the thumbnail of a shape in the Library to select the option. It will create a guide to help you insert the image in the background of the placeholder without stretching it.
- Use Insert / remove from master when right-clicking on an image's thumbnail to insert a shape in all the slides of your presentation.
Suggest Library content changes
Do you have feedback on the content in the UpSlide Library? Or have you noticed some outdated or inaccurate slides that need updating? You can let the admin know directly from PowerPoint in UpSlide if you want to suggest changes in the Library.
- You need to start with an existing Library slide. Insert the slide(s) and make your edits
- With your slide selected in PowerPoint, right-click on the Library pane and click on Suggest a change
- Briefly explain why we should publish your new version to the Library and press Send
Admins will review your feedback and will perform changes that are relevant to all users. You’ll receive a notification if admins accept and publish your suggestion.
The contents of the Library
The Library is available in PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Depending on the application you are using, the contents inside may vary.
The PowerPoint Library
The PowerPoint Library can contain:
- Shapes and text boxes (e.g. logos, icons, team bios, ...). They are frequently used in the three applications.
- Slides.
- Decks of slides.
Double clicking on a slide or deck of slides inserts it directly in your presentation.
The Excel Library
The Excel Library can contain:
- Shapes and text boxes (e.g. logos, icons, team bios, ...). They are common to the three applications.
- Worksheets.
- Workbooks.
Double clicking on a worksheet inserts it directly to your Excel file while double clicking on a workbook opens up a new file.
The Word Library
The Word Library can contain:
- Shapes and text boxes (e.g. logos, icons, team bios, ...). They are common to the three applications.
- Texts.
- Word documents.
Double clicking on a text inserts it directly in your file while double clicking on a Word document opens up a new file.
Tombstones, Case Studies, CVs and Bios
Depending on your features available you may have these held in your library as shapes. If you have an additional tab in your library you have a Dynamic Library which gives you filterable options to build and arrange content on your slide automatically. This is the Dynamic Library which has a dedicated page here. Screenshot of an additional library tab: