Manage library content

Choose which slide, image, and icon sources appear in the think-cell Library. You can add slide and image assets from local or shared storage, slide templates that come with think-cell, online stock image and icon providers, and digital asset management providers.

By default, the library displays the sources that are free to use with your think-cell license. For a list of all library sources, see Library sources. If some of these sources are unavailable, your organization may have its own library settings.

Add, remove, and reorder library sources

To add, remove, and reorder library sources, follow these steps:

1. Open the library: on the PowerPoint ribbon, go to the Insert tab. In the Slides group, select Library .
2. In think-cell Library, in the library sources pane, select Configure Library .
3. To add a source, select the plus sign (🞡) beside its label. To remove a source, select the X mark (✕) beside its label. To reorder sources, drag their labels.
4. To save your changes, select Save Configuration . To exit configuration mode without saving your changes, select Cancel Configuration .

Add your slide and image assets to the library

You can add folders that contain slides and images to the think-cell Library. The folders can be on your local computer, network drives, SharePoint, or OneDrive. It's easier and faster to find your assets in the library than in your file manager.

This section contains the following topics:

• Add assets to the library
• Add assets from SharePoint to the library
• Add assets to the library on Mac
• How think-cell protects your data
• Supported file formats

Add assets to the library

You can add an asset folder from your local computer, a network drive, or OneDrive.

To add a folder from SharePoint, first add a shortcut to the folder in OneDrive (see Add assets from SharePoint to the library).

To add a folder on Mac, see Add assets to the library on Mac.

To add your slide and image assets to the library, follow these steps:

1. Open the library: on the PowerPoint ribbon, go to the Insert tab. In the Slides group, select Library .
2. In think-cell Library, in the library sources pane, select Configure Library .
3. Select New folder. The Select a folder dialog (Windows) or Open dialog (Mac) will open.
4. Select a folder that contains PowerPoint files, images, or both. To select a folder, do one of the following:
   • On Windows, in the Select a folder dialog, select the folder that you want to add, then select Select Folder. If you don't see Select a folder, in the think-cell Library dialog, select Browse .
   • On Mac, in the Open dialog, select the folder that you want to add, then select Open. If you don't see the Open dialog, in the think-cell Library dialog, select Browse .
   • In the think-cell Library dialog, in Folder Path, enter the path of the folder. Then select Enter.
5. In Label, the folder label automatically matches the source's name on your computer. If you want to, you can enter a new folder label.
6. When you're finished, select Save Configuration .

If you don't see your assets in the library, press F5 to refresh the search results. If you're adding a large number of assets at once, you might need to wait several minutes before all the assets appear in the library. The library will continue to add the assets in the background if you close PowerPoint.

Any subfolders within the folder that you add also appear in the library sources. To expand and collapse the folders, select the arrowheads ( and ).

If you add, edit, or delete assets in a folder, these changes automatically appear in the library. If you don't see your changes, press F5 to refresh the search results.

For a list of supported slide and image formats, see Supported file formats.

Add assets from SharePoint to the library

To add a folder from SharePoint to the library, follow these steps:

1. In SharePoint, go to the folder that you want to add and select Add shortcut to OneDrive (see View SharePoint files in File Explorer).
2. After adding the shortcut, you can see the SharePoint folder in File Explorer. You can now add the folder's contents to the think-cell Library (see Add assets to the library).

Add assets to the library on Mac

If you want the library to update whenever you edit the asset folder, see Add folders to the library on Mac via a network drive.

If you don't plan to update the assets in the folder, see Add folders to the library on Mac via local storage.

Add folders to the library on Mac via a network drive

If you want the library on Mac to update whenever you edit an asset folder, add the folder to the library via a network drive.

1. Add the folder to a network drive, with the following criteria:
   • The network drive is shared across Windows and Mac (see Connect your Mac to shared computers and servers).
   • The folder is shared with a Windows computer where someone regularly uses think-cell.
2. On Windows, add the asset folder to the library (see Add assets to the library).
3. On Mac, add the asset folder to the library.

Add folders to the library on Mac via local storage

If you don't plan to update the assets in a folder, or if you don't need the library on Mac to update whenever you edit this folder, add the folder to the library via local storage.

1. On Windows, make sure that the asset folder isn't synced to a cloud storage provider such as OneDrive, otherwise the index files may not appear in the folder.
2. Add the folder to the library (see Add assets to the library).
3. Copy the asset folder with the index files to local storage on Mac.
4. On Mac, add the asset folder to the library.

How think-cell protects your data

When you add assets to the think-cell Library, your data stays where it is: think-cell neither uploads your files to a cloud service nor copies them to another location. If the files are stored locally on your computer, you can access them in the library even when you're offline.

The library also preserves user permissions for files. Users who can't access a file in your company network can't see that file in the library either. Additionally, the index folder (.tcidx) and index files (.tcidxdb) that think-cell generates when you add assets to the library have the same user permissions as the files that they index.

Supported file formats

You can add PowerPoint files and images with the following formats to the library.

Add slide templates to the library

By default, Slide Templates is available in the think-cell Library. Slide Templates contains over 250 professionally designed slide templates that come with your think-cell installation, including geographical maps, box plots, and decision trees.

To add your own slide templates to the library, see Add your slide and image assets to the library.

To remove Slide Templates from the library sources, see Add, remove, and reorder library sources.

Add image and icon providers to the library

You can use Pexels, Unsplash, and Freepik in the library without an additional subscription. If you have a subscription to Brandfolder, Canto, or Getty Images, you can add these sources to the library as well.

Add Pexels, Unsplash, and Freepik

By default, stock image providers Pexels and Unsplash and icon provider Freepik are available in the library. You don't need an account with these providers to use them in the library.

To remove these providers from the library sources, see Add, remove, and reorder library sources.

Add Brandfolder

Add a Brandfolder account to the library.

Add Canto

To add a Canto account to the library, follow these steps. The Canto account URL must end in canto.com.

1. In the think-cell Library, select Configure Library , then add Canto.
2. In the browser window that opens, select Grant access and provide your account details.
3. In the think-cell Library, select Save Configuration .

To switch Canto accounts, in the think-cell Library, select Canto > Change User.

Add Getty Images

To add a Getty Images Premium Access account to the library, follow these steps:

1. In the think-cell Library, select Configure Library , then add Getty Images.
2. In the browser window that opens, select Grant access and provide your account details.
3. In the think-cell Library, select Save Configuration .

To switch Getty Images accounts, in the think-cell Library, select Getty Images > Change User.