Illustrator to PowerPoint vector pasting no longer working?

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September 10, 2025
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Just updated to 29.8.1 and I can no longer copy and paste a vector direct from Illustrator into PowerPoint. I can normally just grab an illustration from Illustrator and copy/paste into PPT, but since the update it's pasting nothing. I'm on Windows 11 and have tried copying from different Illustrator files and also tried restarting computer but still the same. Perhaps someone could have a go and see if this is working for them or not. Thanks

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Correct answer carln90164570

With the public release of 29.8.2, this issue now appears to be fixed. Thanks @Anubhav M @Abhishek Rao. 🙂👍

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Brad @ Roaring Mouse

Community Expert

Check your Preferences > Clipboard Handling. It could be the settings you have in 29.8.1 are different than what you had before.

Regardless, It's always better to use a workflow that involves placing/importing files rather than copying/pasting. Export your Illustrator (e.g. SVG) and import that instead, as it's a vector format that PowerPoint understands

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carln90164570Author

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Thanks, have checked those settings but hasn't sorted the issue. Copy/paste is far quicker and in my experience works exactly the same as the svgs do - just avoids the faffing about with loads of individual files. 👍

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @carln90164570,

Thanks for reporting this. I tested the same workflow on my end using Illustrator 29.8.1 on Windows and was able to paste vectors into PowerPoint without issue. To help isolate what might be causing the problem, could you please try the steps in Safe Mode and see if the paste works there: https://adobe.ly/3JX3gfq. This will help rule out any third-party apps interfering with Illustrator or the clipboard.

If the issue persists, it would be really helpful if you could share a short screen recording showing your complete workflow from Illustrator to PowerPoint, so we can check further.

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

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carln90164570Author

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Thanks for checking. Will give that a try 👍

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