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Your usual PowerPoint,with shapes that line up.

AiiB Align is a free add-in that tidies shapes from a PowerPoint task pane. It works on its own, without the AiiB app, and never sends the content of your slides anywhere.

FreePrice
0Accounts or uploads
3Windows, Mac, web
5Languages

What it does

Tidy selected shapes with one click

  • Align

    Left, center, right, top, middle, bottom. With two or more shapes selected, they align to each other.

  • Distribute

    Across or down. Evens out the spacing of three or more shapes.

  • Size

    Same width, same height, or same size, matching the top-left shape.

  • Swap positions

    Swaps the positions of two shapes.

  • Five languages

    Follows PowerPoint’s display language: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, or German.

Availability

Availability

Web add-in (AiiB Align)
We are preparing the Microsoft AppSource submission. Until it is listed, use the “Try it now” steps below.
.ppam (bundled with the Windows app)
Delivered inside the Microsoft Store edition of AiiB (in preparation).
Word and Excel add-ins
Under review. For desktop Word and Excel on Windows, working with AiiB on the same PC. Excel turns the selected range into an AiiB chart or table on the sheet; Word inserts an AiiB document with headings and tables as real Word formatting.
Google Slides add-on
Under review (awaiting Google). Align, distribute and match shapes in Google Slides in the browser. Works on its own without the AiiB app.
Supported PowerPoint
PowerPoint in Microsoft 365 (Windows, Mac, and web) with the shape API (PowerPointApi 1.5).

Install

Try it now (until it is on AppSource)

Load the manifest (the add-in’s definition file) using Microsoft’s add-in sideloading steps. The manifest URL is:

Manifest
https://atobhundred.com/aib/addin/manifest.xml
  1. 1
    PowerPoint on the web (easiest)

    Save the manifest from the URL above. Open a presentation, go to Home › Add-ins › More Add-ins › My Add-ins, choose Upload My Add-in, and select the saved file.

  2. 2
    PowerPoint for Mac

    Put the manifest in the folder below (create wef if it does not exist). Restart PowerPoint and choose AiiB Align from Home › Add-ins.

    ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Powerpoint/Data/Documents/wef/
  3. 3
    PowerPoint for Windows

    Put the manifest in a shared folder. In File › Options › Trust Center › Trust Center Settings › Trusted Add-in Catalogs, add the folder’s network path and tick Show in Menu. Restart PowerPoint and choose it under Home › Add-ins › More Add-ins › Shared Folder.

  4. 4
    After the AppSource listing

    Just search for “AiiB Align” under Home › Add-ins and add it.

Use

How to use it

  1. 1
    Open the task pane

    Click AiiB Align on the Home tab. The task pane opens on the right.

  2. 2
    Select shapes

    Two or more for align and size, three or more for distribute, exactly two for swap.

  3. 3
    Click a button

    Shapes line up immediately. If the selection is not enough, the pane tells you what to select.

Windows app

How it differs from the .ppam in the Windows app

What the web add-in and the .ppam can do
Web add-in (AiiB Align).ppam (Windows app)
Price●Free▲Included with AiiB for Windows
PowerPoint for Windows●●
PowerPoint for Mac and web●—
Align, distribute, size●●
Insert AiiB decks, send slides to AiiB—▲Keep AiiB open on the same PC
AiiB app—Not needed●Required
●Yes▲With conditions—No

Permissions

Permissions and data

  • Nothing sent out

    Position and size calculations all happen on your device. The content of your slides is not sent to the Provider or anyone else.

  • Document read/write only

    The only permission requested is ReadWriteDocument, used to change the position and size of the shapes you select.

  • What it loads

    The add-in itself loads from atobhundred.com, and the Office.js framework from Microsoft.

  • No account or tracking

    No sign-in, no usage analytics, no cookies.

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