
Click the View tab in the Ribbon and select Slide Master.To paste items from the Clipboard task pane to masters or layouts in Slide Master view: Click the item in the Clipboard task pane and it will be pasted into the slide.With the Clipboard task pane displayed, display the slide on which you wish to paste an object.To paste items from the Clipboard task pane to slides in Normal view: Pasting items from the Clipboard task pane You can also cut items and add them to the Spike by pressing Control + F3 if the task pane is not displayed. The Clipboard below is storing a chart and SmartArt as well as images and shapes: If the Clipboard task pane is displayed, when you cut or copy a text placeholder or box, shape, image or other object, it will be added to the Clipboard task pane automatically. The Clipboard task pane appears.īelow is the Clipboard task pane in PowerPoint (it can hold up to 24 items): In the Clipboard group, click the dialog box launcher (the button on the bottom right of the Clipboard group).To display the Clipboard task pane or the Spike in PowerPoint:

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The trick is to display the Clipboard task pane while you’re cutting or copying in PowerPoint. With this tool, you can collect multiple objects as you cut or copy them and then paste them on various slides. The Spike is different from the standard Clipboard which holds only one cut or copied item at a time. The technical name for this tool is the Spike and it is available in various Microsoft Office programs. There’s a hidden tool in PowerPoint that is extremely useful for copying (or cutting) and storing images, shapes or other objects much like a temporary library. Use PowerPoint’s Enhanced Clipboard to Cut, Copy, Store and Paste Objectsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 12, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)
