Import from Photos library to Powerpoint

Try using the Insert ➙ Picture ➙ From File menu option in Word and Powerpoint instead of the Media browser pane.

APPLE and MICROSOFT GENIUSES, ARE YOUREADING ALL OF THIS)

No. They're not here, all you are talking to is other users.

And the media browser works.

It doesn't matter which way I try to insert photo I'm no longer able to insert from my iphoto like I use to be able to do.

Does the Media Browser work in other apps - Pages, iMovie, Mail?

I have this same problem. Can no longer insert a photo from my photo library. It only gives me the option of photos from the PhotoBooth application. I see as of today--more than two months following your post--there is still no reply from the Apple Geniuses. So frustrating when the upgraded apps and OS upgrades result in things no longer working effectively.

The problem seems to be with the Powerpoint application, and hopefully they will eventually provide a software fix for this. The import feature works just fine in Keynote, by the way, so another option is to use Keynote instead and then export to Powerpoint. Not ideal, and not much different from the other suggestion to export to desktop and copy into Powerpoint.

The obvious inference from what you report is that you need an updated version of Powerpoint.

I am having the same issue with "PHOTOS" being greyed out. What the heck is photos anyway? Do I need to move my photos into separate files to be able to select them?

Tired of having to work around everything....

It looks like you're clicking on the Pictures icon in that window and not the Media/Photos icon. Click on the Photos icon under Media:

Ahh, interesting. I think we're getting somewhere... I see what you are talking about.

The screenshot above: Only has Photo Booth as an option (this is what I see from PowerPoint)

The screenshot below: Has BOTH Photo Booth and Photos as an option (this is what I see when I attach in this forum)

Even though my problem isn't completely solved - as least I am learning...

Ok, painful as this is to solve, I have a work around.

I'm new to Mac's too and although I love my machine this technical willy-waving that goes on between MS and Apple only means that users like us get caught in the middle with a lack of usable functionality. Very painful.

To get around the issue, click and drag that picture you want to your desktop (when you do this the original stays in iPhoto so don't worry; you're just creating a copy). The go into PPT and browse to the file on your desktop instead of iPhoto and you'll find you can immediately insert it into your slide deck.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Eamus

Word, pages, email I can't insert photo.

The Photos forum is here

Photos for Mac

I have exactly the same problem. Maddening.

Thanks......I had the same problem. It's actually very easy as you have pointed out but for some reason, confuses people - including me.

The Media folder is in a bit of an unusual space....I would kind of expect it higher up the list.

Anyway, that is easy to fix.

Cheers

This just solved the issue for me. I feel like an idiot that I wasn't able to figure that out on my own. 😊 I just upgraded to El Capitan and all my pictures moved into Photos from the old iPhoto. Like others, when I would try to insert or upload a photo my library was grayed out. For me I was unable to upload images onto my Etsy page or my website. Well, duh. I wasn't able to see the "Media" because of the view I was using in the file browser. I could choose my hard drive, default, etc. but they all led me to the same "Pictures" that would then have the grayed out Photos icon. But there is a button on the left of the file browser window that either shows or hides the "Sidebar". Clicked that, "Media" is at the bottom of the list. From there I can access everything the way I did before the upgrade. No more dragging photos to the desktop! Thank you!