Popular Macros
Full XLEV8 PowerPoint macro listing (as of 6/25/2022)
Copy and Paste
Copy Special Picker – Uses picker prompt to provide special copy options for user to select from (unformatted text, formats, size/position, etc.).
Copy Formats – Copies the formats of the seleted shape so that the formats can be pasted with the Paste Formats macro or via Paste Special Picker (formats option).
Copy Size Position – Copies the size and position of the selected shape so that the size (width/length) and/or position (top/left) can be applied to other shapes.
Copy Active Presentation To Clipboard – Copies the SAVED active presentation to the clipboard so it can be pasted to an email or a folder.
Paste Special Picker – Uses picker prompt to help expedite paste special tasks (text, formats, pictures, links, etc.).
Paste Formats – Pastes formats copied using the Copy Formats macro.
Paste Size Position – Pastes the size (width/length) and/or position (top/left) to the selected shape based on the size/position copied using the Copy Size Position macro.
Data and Content
Find Replace Picker – Uses picker prompt to run a find/replace process using saved custom find/replace parameters.
Insert Picker – Uses picker prompt to provide options for quickly inserting common items.
Slide Action Picker – Uses picker prompt to expedite performing a slide action (insert, delete, copy, move, hide/unhide, etc.), including some custom macro slide actions.
Comment Picker – Uses picker prompt to expedite applying a review comment action to the slide/shape (add comment, delete comment, copy comment contents, paste clipboard contents to comment, etc.).
Formatting
Set Size Position – Uses picker prompt to quickly set the size and/or position of the selected shape(s), including 5 custom values that can be quickly applied.
Format Picker – Uses picker prompt to apply formatting types or call other formatting pickers (alignment, font, borders, highlight/fill color, etc.).
Print Picker – Uses picker prompt to apply common print settings or perform common printing tasks (print current slide/range of slides or set the print type, etc.).
Toggle Number Format – Loops through common number formats (default is General->Accounting no decimals->Currency no decimals->Percentage one decimal->Short date->Text) for the selected data, based on the number format of the first character in the range. Up to five number formats can be customized using the Assign PowerPoint Macro Defaults macro or the Number Format Picker macro.
Toggle Fill Color – Loops through common fill/highlight colors (default is no fill->yellow->orange->red->purple->green) for the selected shape/table cells, based on the fill color of the selected shape or first selected table cell. Up to five colors can be customized using the Assign PowerPoint Macro Defaults macro or the Fill Color Picker macro.
Toggle Font Color – Loops through common font colors (default is no color->yellow->orange->red->purple->green) for all selected data, based on the font color of the first character. Up to five colors can be customized using the Assign PowerPoint Macro Defaults macro or the Font Color Picker macro.
Crop Picture Picker – Uses picker prompt to quickly and precisely crop the selected picture(s).
Slides and Files
Slide Action Picker – Uses picker prompt to expedite performing a slide action (insert, delete, copy, move, hide/unhide, etc.), including some custom macro slide actions.
Table Of Contents – Creates a table of contents slide at the beginning of the presentation with a list and links to each section in the presentation (if one or more sections exist).
Bulk Slide Update – Uses the XLEV8 Excel add-in to efficiently re-order, rename, or delete slides for the entire presentation.
Bulk Shape Update – Uses the XLEV8 Excel add-in to efficiently update shape names, sizes (width/length), or positions (top/left), or delete unneeded shapes.
Save Slides To PDF – Uses the XLEV8 Excel add-in to efficiently save one or more slides to one or more PDF files at the specified path/file names.
Productivity
Open File Folder – Opens a file explorer window to the folder that the active presentation is saved in.
Email File Link – Creates link to active presentation to copy to an email or clipboard. If email is selected, creates an email containing the link, and also prompts user whether or not to attach the file.
Search Macros – Shows a form where user can search for a macro by name (within the add-in) to run. Also shows the description, category/group, subgroup/menu, and any keyboard shortcut assigned to the macro.
Search Commands – Shows a form where user can search for a specific PowerPoint command by name to run. Also shows the Command Picker shortcut, which can be set in the form.
Misc Picker – Uses picker prompt to quickly perform miscellaneous actions (toggle clipboard pane, open a new window, toggle gridlines, toggle guides, toggle notes, and toggle the page view).
Custom Macros
You can add up to 20 of your own custom macros to the PowerPoint add-in! If you already have a few macros you use in your personal macro file, you can put them in a custom add-in file and use them within the PowerPoint add-in. This is helpful for a few reasons:
- Reference your own macros in the XLEV8 ribbon tab, with keyboard shortcuts, or from the Search Macros box
- Set keyboard shortcuts easily in bulk (requires a separate add-in for full keyboard functionality)
- Share your custom add-in file with co-workers so they can leverage your work