Getting Started with the Time Savers Add-in for PowerPoint

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

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DOWNLOADED THE ADD-IN FILE BEFORE AND LOADED IT IN POWERPOINT (WITH THE TRIAL VERSION OR THE LICENCE FOR A PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE ADD-IN) YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.

Downloading the Time Savers Add-in file

Make sure that you have downloaded the Time Savers Add-in. If you haven’t, go to the first page of the PDF you received in the zip file when you purchased a licence or downloaded the free trial of the Time Savers Add-in and click on the ‘DOWNLOAD NOW’ button.
Please make sure that you only have 1 COPY of the Time Savers Add-in file on your computer at any given time.
Make sure that the Time Savers Add-in file is located in a folder on your computer that you can easily find.

PC ONLY - Make the folder that the Time Savers Add-in file is in a Trusted Location to ensure that Microsoft won’t block the Add-in

Open PowerPoint and click on ‘Options’ under ‘File’.
Click on the ‘Trust Center’ option on the left of the window that appears.
Click on the ‘Trust Center Settings’ button.
Click on ‘Trusted Locations’ on the left of the new window that appears.
Click on the ‘Add New Location’ button and browse to the folder that contains the Time Savers Add-in file. Select the folder and click OK.
Add a description if you wish (not necessary) and click OK.
Click OK again to close the Trust Center window.

Load the Time Savers Add-in

If you are using a PC:
- Click on the ‘Add-ins’ option on the left of the PowerPoint options window (Go to PowerPoint – File – Options again if you closed the window.)
- At the bottom of the window there is a dropdown list to choose from. Select ‘PowerPoint Add-ins’ and click ‘Go’.
- Click on ‘Add New…’ and browse to the Time Savers Add-in. Select the add-in file and click ‘OK’.
If you are using a Mac:
- Click on ‘Tools’ and select ‘PowerPoint Add-ins’.
- Click the + button and browse to the Time Savers Add-in. Select the add-in file and click ‘Open’.
A window may pop up asking if you want to enable macros. You need to click ‘Enable Macros’ so that the add-in will work.
Make sure that the checkbox next to the ‘TimeSaversAddin’ in the Available Add-ins window is checked.
Close the window and you should see that there are 5 new tabs in the PowerPoint ribbon: TS Content, TS Shapes, TS Create, TS Publish and TS Marketplaces