This article provides additional information on how the image insertion into PowerPoint placeholders behave based on the application that is used.
Inserting image on an empty slide
| Placeholder type | Office for Windows (Library VSTO Add-in) |
Office for Mac (Library Web Add-in) |
Office Online (Library Web Add-in) |
Office for Windows (Library Web Add-in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty slide | In center of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide |
Inserting image when nothing is selected
The slide contains one or more placeholders, but the none of the placeholders are selected. The image is inserted as follows:
| Placeholder type | Office for Windows (Library VSTO Add-in) |
Office for Mac (Library Web Add-in) |
Office Online (Library Web Add-in) |
Office for Windows (Library Web Add-in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | In center of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Table | In center of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| SmartArt | In center of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Media | In center of the slide | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Online image | In center of the slide | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two online images | In center of the slide | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder |
| Content | In center of the slide | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two content | In center of the slide | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder |
| Picture | In center of the slide | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two pictures | In center of the slide | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder | Into the first available placeholder |
| Text and content | In center of the slide | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder |
Inserting image when first placeholder is selected
The slide contains one or more placeholders, and the first placeholder is selected. The image is inserted as follows:
| Placeholder type | Office for Windows (Library VSTO Add-in) |
Office for Mac (Library Web Add-in) |
Office Online (Library Web Add-in) |
Office for Windows (Library Web Add-in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Into the placeholder | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Table | Into the placeholder | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| SmartArt | Into the placeholder | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Media | Into the placeholder | Top left of the slide | Top left of the slide | In center of the slide |
| Online image | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two online images | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder |
| Content | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two content | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder |
| Picture | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder | Into the placeholder |
| Two pictures | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the first placeholder |
| Text and content | Into the first placeholder | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder |
Inserting image when second placeholder is selected
The slide contains one or more placeholders, and the second placeholder is selected. The image is inserted as follows:
| Placeholder type | Office for Windows (Library VSTO Add-in) |
Office for Mac (Library Web Add-in) |
Office Online (Library Web Add-in) |
Office for Windows (Library Web Add-in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two online images | Into the second placeholder | Into the second placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the second placeholder |
| Two content | Into the second placeholder | Into the second placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the second placeholder |
| Two pictures | Into the second placeholder | Into the second placeholder | Into the first placeholder | Into the second placeholder |
| Text and content | Into the second placeholder | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder | Into the content placeholder |
ImportantImages will only be inserted in crop mode in Office for Windows using the VSTO Add-in. |
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