How to Use the "Export Shapes" Group of the Time Savers Add-in for PowerPoint

PLEASE NOTE: THIS FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK ON MAC

Please note: Some changes may have been made to the Time Savers Add-in for PowerPoint since the making of this video.

The “Export Slides” group is part of the “TS Publish” tab (previously called “Time Savers 3”) of the Time Savers Add-in for PowerPoint.

The tools in this part of the Time Savers Add-in make it possible for you to:

Quickly and easily export a large number of shapes as separate images at the same time.

Image file type options:

Choose between PNG and JPG.

Name:

You will be asked to fill in the name you wish to give to the selected shapes.
If you have selected more than one shape, all selected shapes will be given the same name.

Export:

Select the shapes you wish to export as images and click the ‘Export’ button.
All selected shapes will be exported as images.
If shapes are grouped, the group will be treated as a single shape. Shapes within the group will not be exported separately.
A message will appear asking you to fill in the ‘resolution’ at which you wish to export the shapes.
- Please note: When exporting shapes from PowerPoint in this manner, the resolution is always 96 dpi. However, by filling in a ‘resolution’ you will change the SIZE of the image – making it the same number of pixels (and hence the same quality) as if it were the resolution you filled in.
A second message will appear letting you know that a new folder will be created and asking you to fill in the name you wish to give this new folder.
- The new folder will be created inside the folder containing the file you are working on.
  - It is advisable to save your presentation before your exporting slides as images, so that you know where the new folder will be created.
  - If you have not already saved your presentation, the new folder may be created in your C Drive, or whichever drive in which you primarily work – you may need to search for it.
If you have named the shapes you are exporting, the image files will be given your chosen names.
If any of the shapes have been given the same name, they will be numbered in order to avoid the files overwriting one another.
If you have not named the shapes, they will be given generic names.