The app opens a side panel where you can search for images.

Here are a few key features and considerations when using Pickit: I’m using PowerPoint 2013 so I’m not sure if the app works different for newer versions. How to Use Pickit for Free Clip Art & Stock Images Here’s a video that shows how to install Pickit in PowerPoint. Select the Pickit app and click on Insert.Go to Insert>My Apps and click on the See All link.Make sure you’re signed into your Office account because the app is part of your account.Here’s how to install the Pickit app if you have the same issue as I do. However, I don’t see the Pickit app in the list. First off, my version of PowerPoint 2013 doesn’t have an Insert>My Add-ins option. You can use the My Add-ins for Office and SharePoint page to retrieve it. If the add-in still doesn’t show up in the add-ins for Office list, it might have been hidden.If you don’t see it, verify that you’re signed into Office.If you’re using Word, Excel or PowerPoint, press Insert > My Add-ins. In the Add-ins for Office box, find your add-in.Make sure you’re signed in to Office. Open any Office application and, in the top right corner, click Sign in. Type the email address and password you use with Office.Here are the instructions that Microsoft provides: However, this is where I found the instructions to be a bit confusing. You’ll need to download the Pickit add-in from the Office store.This part was a little tricky because the instructions aren’t quite that clear. The good news is Microsoft has formed a partnership with Pickit which offers a pretty big library of images. However, while Pickit offers some free images that you can access via PowerPoint, it doesn’t really work the same way it used to with the old clip art gallery.īelow, I’ll show how to install it and then a few tips on using it for your courses. To get started, I recommend creating an account with Pickit. Because of this many of you have been using the free stock images sites, the free images in the community, and downloading the free vector images which you can edit in PowerPoint. This works fine, but it sure is handy having quicker access to the right images while you’re building the slide.

So last week’s news that Microsoft is bringing back free clip art was a breath of fresh, kind of.Ībout two years ago, Microsoft got rid of clip art. Having free clip art is a big deal for those of us on fixed budgets and with limited access to stock images and clip art to use in our elearning courses, presentations, and training programs.

Clip art for word 2013