Side Pane

Available from Version: -

Operating System: Windows

empower® Add-in: Brand Control

The side pane is available in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

It is located on the right-hand side of your Office application window and provides quicker access to the empower® Library content.

To open the side pane, click on the button Help and Settings and then choose the option User Settings.

The side pane opens its respective section.

Note

The side pane can be displayed permanently. If it is displayed permanently, you can collapse and expand it any time.

For further information regarding this setting, see empower® Help.

Available Elements

In all Office applications, you can access the section User Settings.

Further sections to be displayed depend on the Office application.

Note

The icons in the sidebar are indicators for the element types.

In addition, you can hover over the icons to view a tooltip. The tooltip explains which element type you can access via the icon.

Available Elements in PowerPoint

In PowerPoint, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar (Figure 169, “Sidebar in PowerPoint”):

  • Master Templates

  • Favorites

  • Presentations

  • Slides

  • Text Elements

  • Charts

  • Tables

  • Icons

  • Pictures

  • Videos

  • SmartArts

In addition to those sections, you can also access the Layout Tools, the Corporate Design Check, the File Size Inspector and the Consistency Check.

Figure 169. Sidebar in PowerPoint

Sidebar in PowerPoint

Important

Depending on the setup of your empower® Environment, not all sections mentioned above will be visible.

Note

For further information regarding the Layout Tools, see Use Layout Tools.

For further information regarding the Corporate Design Check, see empower® Corporate Design Check.

For further information regarding the File Size Inspector, see Compress Pictures with the File Size Inspector.

For further information regarding the Consistency Check, see empower® Consistency Check.

Available Elements in Word

In Word, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar:

  • Content blocks

  • Pictures

In addition, you can access the Document Check.

Note

Document Templates do not have their own icon in the side pane but they can be accessed via the library sections.

Note

For further information regarding the Document Check, see empower® Document Check.

Template Assistant

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If you are a Customizing Admin, the Template Assistant will also be visible in the side pane (Figure 170, “Template Assistant Icon in Sidebar”).

Figure 170. Template Assistant Icon in Sidebar

Template Assistant Icon in Sidebar

Note

For further information regarding the Template Assistant, see Template Assistant.

Available Elements in Excel

In Excel, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar:

  • Cell Style Sets

  • Table Style Sets

  • Table Sizes

  • Chart Styles

  • References

Note

Workbook Templates do not have their own icon in the sidebar but they can be accessed via the library sections.

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