Importing adobe illustrator files into powerpoint. (Vector)

2021 update: You can save as .svg in Illustrator, place it into powerpoint and (if you're on pc) right click: choose Ungroup and it will prompt you to convert to a Microsoft Office Drawing object, click yes and you should be able to edit everything including text. Hopefully this will be available on mac too in the future. If you have powerpoint connected to your email you can do the pc only things on a different computer and continue editing on your mac. Hope this helps someone! 

This worked for me:

In Illustrator I had the graphic in only one layer. Select all. Copy.

Paste into powerpoint. ungroup. When asked to convert I clicked ok.

Now I can edit every section.

I did not try text.

If you want to keep text as text, which is usually highly desireable in powerpoint, use a different method:

open the .ai file in acrobat (make sure that you are using separate artboards - one for each slide). You need Acrobat XI (X does not seem have it)

in acrobat, export to powerpoint.

It works quite well.

You can also try a third party like this one: https://www.pdfconverter.com/resources/pdftips/howtoconvertpdftopowerpoint/

Dave

This is what I do when bringing graphics into Powerpoint or Google Slides.

First in Illustrator I choose SELECT ALL and then copy it.

I open up a new Photoshop document with a transparent background.  Depending on the size needed that may vary.

I then paste the graphic I copied from Illustrator to Photoshop, and choose to place it as a Smart Object.

I then save it as PNG.

Then in Powerpoint or Google Slides, I choose that PNG and bring it in.  Then I adjust the size to fill the frame of the slide however I like.

Granted these can not be changed directly in Powerpoint or Google Slides.  If I need to change something I just follow the same process.  But I try my best not to make mistakes and proof everything as I go through each stage.

I might be late but recently i had same issue as you and after hours of RnD, i found this; not easy and one step but still works.

Create a WMF and PDF of you illustrator vector file, now open PDF  in PDF acrobat Pro and Export to MS powerpoint. Here you'll get all text editable non-broken. Now drag WMF into ppt to get shapes and copy same text file to this. all things will be in place if you don't move.

I tried and it worked.

much easier and better solution, especially if you want editable image (not so great for complicated vectors that have gradients and such).

Re: Illustrator CS6 to Powerpoint 2011 (Mac)

I found a solution to this problem that I use regularly and it employs Open Office's presentation module as a go-between.

From Illustrator, export vector shapes as enhanced metafiles.

Open the presentation module of Open Office. Go to Insert>Picture>From File and import your shape.

Left click on the imported object(s), left click, and then choose "Break" from the pop-up menu.

Then go to File>Save as and save as a Powerpoint file. When you open the file in Powerpoint, When you open the file in Powerpoint, you will have fully editable vector files.

Two caveats: (1) Small shapes will sometimes get distorted in the conversion process. If you have a lot of small complex shapes, it might be necessary to choose parts of your drawing and enlarge them before you do the export and conversion process. (2) If a shape is exported as just outlines, the outlines might become filled shapes. You should fill all objects and not have them outlined before you export from Illustrator.

I was searching to see if an easier way had been developed since I first hit on this solution several years ago, but I guess not.

--Valerie (Illustrator and Powerpoint user since 1994)

I did not read every post in this thread, but PPT accepts PDF. Why not use it?