Side Pane

Available from Version: -

Operating System: Windows

empower^® Add-in: Template Management

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.

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.

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.

In PowerPoint, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar (Figure 1, “Sidebar in PowerPoint”):
Master Templates Favorites Presentations Slides Text Elements Charts Tables Icons Pictures Videos SmartArts	Figure 1. Sidebar in PowerPoint

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

In Word, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar:
Content blocks Pictures
In addition, you can access the Document Check.

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


If you are a Customizing Admin, the Template Assistant will also be visible in the side pane (Figure 2, “Template Assistant Icon in Sidebar”).	*Figure 2. Template Assistant* Icon in Sidebar**

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

In Excel, you can access the following additional sections via the sidebar:
Cell Style Sets Table Style Sets Table Sizes Chart Styles References

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