An inside look into how we made Slidewise’s “Replace Colors” feature
Working on the Replace Colors feature was an interesting and challenging journey. It took a lot of work to get it done, but it was fun, and we're really happy with how it turned out. I’d like to walk you through a few highlights from the journey from the initial idea to the feature you see now.
What’s new in Slidewise 3?
Our first big update of 2025 is live and packed with new stuff! You've been asking for the Replace Colors feature and it's finally here! Read on to find out what else is new.
What’s new in Slidewise 2.6
We have a great little update to Slidewise for you today. New features and some existing features working a much better. Read on to find out what's new in version 2.6.
What’s new in Slidewise 2?
We’re really excited to announce the arrival of Slidewise 2. This major upgrade includes new features to manage the colors in your presentations, find cropped images and reassign slide layouts more easily. We have also dramatically improved reliability and reduced UI friction, making Slidewise feel more effortless to use.
How to find and replace colors in PowerPoint
The Replace Colors feature in Slidewise will change how you work with color in your presentations. It can find all colors that aren't theme colors, and replace them with theme colors or other colors in bulk. This allows you to recolor your entire presentation quickly and easily.
What’s new in Slidewise 1.8
What a lot has changed in just one month! We have added not one but two headline features this month – Transitions and Consolidate Slide Masters. See what’s new in 1.8.
What’s new in Slidewise 1.7
We’ve taken another little step on our journey to cutting the time people spend checking, updating and fixing their PowerPoint presentations. Here’s a quick look at what’s new in Slidewise 1.7:
Why does adding SVG images to PowerPoint sometimes make the file so large?
When most people think of SVGs they imagine very small, scaleable graphics. So it can come as a surprise when after adding one or more of these images to a PowerPoint presentation, the file size of the deck suddenly inflates massively. Find out why, and also what you can do about it.
Introducing Slidewise 1.5
Thanks for bearing with us while we have chipped away at this latest release. It has been almost 4 months since we last updated Slidewise! A long time without a release, but once you try the new version I hope you’ll agree it was worth the wait 😊
How to extract images from PowerPoint
If you need to extract one or more images from a PowerPoint presentation to use in another project, we will show you three different ways to do it.
What is a WDP file in PowerPoint?
A short post exploring what WDP files are, and how they are used in PowerPoint presentations for images that have artistic effects applied.
Remove unused slide masters in PowerPoint
Find and remove unused slide masters and layouts fast. Combine presentations and reassign slides between layouts more easily in PowerPoint.
Slidewise update October 21
We’re back working on Slidewise after a break to work on essential NXPowerLite updates. In case you haven’t encountered it before, Slidewise is our PowerPoint add-in that makes checking, cleaning and editing presentations much easier. Read what’s new in our October update.
Why are fonts not displaying properly in your PowerPoint presentation?
If you’ve ever had a conversation with someone about why your presentation looks different on their computer than it does on yours, then you’ve probably encountered this strange quirk of PowerPoint. Font substitution will happen when a presentation contains fonts that are not installed on the computer.
Replace fonts in PowerPoint not working? Use Slidewise.
If you need to replace fonts in PowerPoint but the Replace Fonts feature is not working, then find out how the Slidewise add-in can help you to replace difficult-to-remove fonts.
How to find embedded objects and charts in PowerPoint with Slidewise
Using the Slidewise Add-In for PowerPoint, you can instantly see if there are any embedded objects or chart data in your presentation and jump straight to them.