Illustrator to PowerPoint vector pasting no longer working?

[carln90164570]

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

[jctremblay]

Nope! Same issues with 30.0.0.91

[Ninelie9s]

As the title says, I cannot paste the SVG code from copying elements in Illustrator to anywhere (I've tried pasting it as raw HTML code, exporting into Figma, etc. Nothing works, so it's an Illustrator-side issue).

I have the settings checked in my Preferences and yet it still doesn't work.

I am running the latest version on Windows 11. Would appreciate any kind of advice or support regarding this issue, thanks!

[CarlosCanto]

can you paste this code?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 29.6.0, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 9.03 Build 0)  -->
<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
	 viewBox="0 0 612 792" style="enable-background:new 0 0 612 792;" xml:space="preserve">
<g id="Wheelchair_Accessible">
	<g id="grupo">
		<rect x="228.175" y="256.821" style="fill:none;" width="124.65" height="124.641"/>
		<path d="M352.825,361.812c0,10.865-8.793,19.651-19.642,19.651h-85.349c-10.865,0-19.659-8.785-19.659-19.651v-85.349
			c0-10.832,8.794-19.642,19.659-19.642h85.349c10.849,0,19.642,8.81,19.642,19.642V361.812z"/>
		<g>
			<path style="fill:#FFFFFF;" d="M270.113,313.178c-9.282,4.473-15.052,13.401-15.052,24.401c0,15.271,12.398,27.677,27.694,27.677
				c12.971,0,23.887-8.937,26.886-21.023l4.144,9.703c-5.719,11.792-16.964,18.867-30.946,18.867
				c-19.516,0-35.325-15.81-35.325-35.275c0-15.001,9.333-27.787,22.531-32.925L270.113,313.178z"/>
			<path style="fill:#FFFFFF;" d="M282.848,327.935l-8.953-0.446v-41.921c5.433,4.068,9.366,2.257,9.366,2.257v17.023l22.253-0.042
				v8.886l-22.262,0.042l0.017,5.332l30.87,1.575l13.131,35.022l8.92-3.361l2.518,6.721l-17.225,6.486l-13.771-36.387
				L282.848,327.935z"/>
			<path style="fill:#FFFFFF;" d="M290.824,279.638c0,5.685-4.582,10.259-10.242,10.259c-5.66,0-10.251-4.574-10.251-10.259
				c0-5.643,4.59-10.225,10.251-10.225C286.242,269.413,290.824,273.995,290.824,279.638z"/>
		</g>
	</g>
</g>
</svg>

[Ninelie9s]

I think you misunderstood, I meant pasting a shape I created in Illustrator and having it come out as raw SVG code. 

[CarlosCanto]

oh ok, paste your Illustrator shape in VSCode, it'll paste as svg code

[Wabber_HM]

Element in Illustrator needs to be all #000000 as a temporary workaround.

[Alexandre2194356504lc]

This is something that really impacts my produtivity, and there's more, i can`t copy+past more than once inside Illustrator if my PPT is open... This is a huge problem for working in presentations. I have to export my ppt to pdf is i want both open, but if i`m workin on a PPT and use Illustrator, i have to export everything to import... i can't even express how bad this has been here... please! somebody help! Everything was working so good before and now i feel like in the 90`s

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for sharing your updates here. The issue has been addressed in the latest Illustrator release (PR 30.0.0.91). If you're still experiencing the problem after updating, please try signing out of the Creative Cloud desktop app, then sign back in and relaunch Illustrator to see if that resolves it.

Let me know how it goes after trying this.

Abhishek

[jctremblay]

I’m using Illustrator (PR 30.0.0.114) and it’s not working.

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @jctremblay,

Thanks so much for testing it and confirming your results. I'm checking this with the product team and will update the thread as soon as I hear back.

Appreciate your patience and help in validating this.

Abhishek

[Wabber_HM]

I didn't get to try the beta, but on a new install I had to set up, even after copying my preferences from another system, pasting seems to be working fine and I'm on version 29.8.2.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @Wabber_HM,

Thanks for confirming. Kindly allow us some time to check this with the team. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or require assistance. We'd be happy to help.
 
Anubhav

[carln90164570 · Accepted solution]

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

[jctremblay]

Not for everyone.... 
I’m using 29.8.2 on macOS 15.7 and the issues persist.

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hi jctremblay,

Sorry to hear you're still experiencing the issue. Would you mind trying it in the latest Illustrator release (PR 30.0.0.91) and share results?

We will be happy to assist you further.

Thanks,

Harshika

[jctremblay]

I already posted that this was not fixed in 30.0.0.91.
Just tried it again with PR 30.0.0.123, and I still have the same issue. 
A few peoples around me have asked why this was not working anymore.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @JEAN-Claude Tremblay,

Could you check if the option for Include SVG code on copy is enabled under Illustrator's Clipboard Handling preferences and let us know if it helps?


Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[jctremblay]

This is always enabled for me.
macOS 15.7 - French
Illustrator 29.8.2 or 30.1.0.x Beta - English
PowerPoint 16.102.1 - French