PPPTools — Overview

Created: 2026-05-24 10:00 · Updated: 2026-05-26 10:00

PPPTools is a PowerPoint add-in (VSTO) for professional presentation work. It extends PowerPoint with five functional areas, accessible directly from the Ribbon and the Task Pane.

Functional Areas

Tools — Arrange Objects Precisely

Reference First Align Left Distribute Stretch Rotate Order

All align, resize, and distribute operations work relative to a freely selectable reference object — the first/last selected shape, the slide edge, the defined workarea, or a pinned shape.

Function	Description
Reference Objects	Define the reference point for all tools
Align	Flush, to each other, to master, 9-point positioning
Resize	Resize, stretch, fill gap
Distribute	Distribute evenly, within workarea/slide, size distribution
Make Same	Equalize corner radius, arrow properties, process shapes
Rotate & Flip	90° steps, reset, flip horizontal/vertical
Order	Z-order, swap shapes, sort by size

Utilities — Label, Mark, Annotate, Translate

Numbering Watermark PostIt ToDo

Function	Description
Numbering	Automatic numbering in 4 formats, 6 shapes, 6 colors
Watermarks	6 classification levels, single slide or all slides
PostIts	ToDo and classic sticky notes at the click of a button
Translate Slides	Translate slides DE↔EN via DeepL, insert language flags

Venn Diagrams — Create and Save in PowerPoint

Venn Diagram

Create, format, and save Venn diagrams with 2 to 7 sets directly in the PPPTools Task Pane, and store them as templates in the presentation. It is all on one page: Creating a Venn diagram.

Section	Description
Structure	Sets, arrangement, orientation, complete Venn versus ring
Texts	Label every area and the title
Format	Color, transparency, border per area, colour scheme
Templates	Save in the presentation and reuse

Shapes & Content — Insert Ready-Made Shapes

Persona Gear Wheel Traffic Light PostIt

Ready-made shapes can be inserted directly onto the slide from the PPPTools Task Pane:

Function	Description
Personas	26+ person icons in various color variants
Gear Wheels	Mechanical gear shapes (8 and 12 teeth)
Traffic Lights	Status traffic lights in 5 states
PostIt Shapes	Sticky notes with configurable color

Slide Icon

The Content Manager in the PPPTools Task Pane is the central library for reusable PowerPoint content — private or shared via a common public library.

Function	Description
Content Manager Overview	Snippets, Slides, Storylines — Gallery and Manage
Quick Start	Save your first piece of content in 3 steps
Edit Slide	Open and update a saved slide in PowerPoint
Publish Flow	Share content with other users
Backup & Restore	Back up and restore your library
Rebuild Library Index	Rebuild the library index from disk

Master Settings — Configure Workarea and Behavior

Function	Description
Workarea	Define the content area of the slide (excluding header/footer)
Stretch & Fill Gap	Configure spacing for stretch and fill gap operations

Where to Find What

Area	Access
Tools	PowerPoint Ribbon → PPPTools
Utilities	PowerPoint Ribbon → PPPTools
Venn Diagrams	Ribbon → PPPTools Task Pane → Venn Diagram
Shapes & Content	Ribbon → PPPTools Task Pane → Shapes & Content
Content Manager	Ribbon → PPPTools Task Pane → Content Manager
Master Settings	Ribbon → PPPTools Task Pane → Master Settings
Settings	Ribbon → PPPTools → Settings