Getting Vectors From Illustrator into PowerPoint as Shapes

[@dezine2000]

Awe! you smart people on the internet - this is a gem! Thanks for sharing, I really needed this tip. PS: your video's audio quality is fantastic. I thought you were in the office with me.

[@Civilianart]

Partial Solution for Mac Users: Feb 2023...using an Open Office Presentation file. 1) Export illustrator to emf file; 2) New prez file in Open Office; 3) insert picture; 4) Select picture. Use pop up menu to select "Break"; 5) Save as .odp file; 6) Open in Powerpoint. You now have separate graphics/shapes. Downside: "Break" will separate words into single letters when open in PPT. I re-did my type in Powerpoint.

[@beltoncreative6092]

Sounds great and this may have worked in 2017 on a PC but on a Mac in December 2021. I had to post this as I've spent the last 2 hours trying to work it out on a work project - this is what you do:

[@MiloMi]

Save illustrator file as SVG file. Import/place svg to Power Point --> Convert to shape.

[@lucianahuicochea7120]

@@MiloMi You are a life saver!!! thanks so much!!! It worked

[@nolangarrido6311]

@@MiloMi you are a life saver!

[@johnnyg632]

Mac PowerPoint 2016 only lists "Unformatted Text" and "PDF" in the Paste Special dialog.

[@katerinaikalina]

Did you get a solution? i have the same problem!

[@johnnyg632]

@@katerinaikalina I found out it's an Office for Mac thing. It works going from Illustrator to PowerPoint in Windows, but not in the Mac version. All I was needed for that project was some infographic icons in vector so I found some packs of vector icons already in PowerPoint to purchase and went that route. If I have to create a custom Illustrator vector for PowerPoint in the future I'll probably create it and sent the file to a friend using a Windows PC, have them place it in a PowerPoint doc and send it back to me.

[@katerinaikalina]

@@johnnyg632 Wow this is so complicated! But thanks so much for the advice :)

[@MiloMi]

I have solution. Save file Illustrator as SVG. Place file.svg to Power Point Slide ----> Convert to Shape

[@kendylmounce]

@@MiloMi THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@AMonnRoses]

Very useful, thank you for posting

[@wassimtarmoul445]

Thanks, i really needed to do it you saved my day

[@סטודיותקשורת]

Thanx!! just what i was looking for

[@Whatiswhere]

Thanks you save my project..... Love you..

[@DesignWithFarah]

Woops, though no list for me to chose from except ".PDF" :o must be because I have the 2015 one...

[@soniavivosarria8385]

Hey! I am on a Mac with the most updated version of Powerpoint, and I was having the same issue as @Joy Dee. Solution: Export your image/shape from Illustrator to 'Enhanced metafile' instead of copying and pasting it on Powerpoint. From that, you import this image into Powerpoint and done :)!

[@mojganahmadi7337]

very useful thanks alotttt

[@DesignWithFarah]

Thanks a lot!!

[@esrefkayin]

Thanks man

[@akullit]

Bless you

[@zinabalmansory7158]

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