# Powerpoint copy and paste test as text, NOT image

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**Created:** [October 5, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003 "2020-10-05T01:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylerlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tylerlue](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/tylerlue)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/1 "2020-10-05T01:12:41Z")

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Hi,

When I try to copy the text in my Microsoft PowerPoint slide into an Anki deck it pastes the text as an image as if I just screenshotted the text. I am not sure what the problem is.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/f/fcca137a5141f4af4bf768e91795442018a0e366.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/2 "2020-10-05T06:45:19Z")

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This happens because PowerPoint is adding the text as an image to the clipboard. Anki sees an image in the clipboard, and prioritizes that over text. Perhaps one way you could work around it is to use LibreOffice Impress?

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**Author:** ![tylerlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tylerlue](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/tylerlue)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/3 "2020-10-09T02:01:06Z")

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Yeah, the way I am currently working around it is pasting the text into Microsoft Word and then pasting it into Anki, but it’s just a bit more tedious so wondering if there is any setting/Add-on on Anki to avoid this problem. Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/4 "2020-10-09T10:10:03Z")

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I’m afraid it’s not currently possible to customize what happens when an image is in the clipboard. You may want to give Impress a go as mentioned above, as it may work around the issue.

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**Author:** ![rr72bb83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@rr72bb83](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/rr72bb83)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/5 "2021-11-29T21:10:35Z")

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Did you ever figure this out? I just switched from PC to mac and am having this same issue for the first time…

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/powerpoint-copy-and-paste-test-as-text-not-image/4003/6 "2023-05-01T04:41:48Z")

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