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You can use your mobile device to add pictures to your PowerPoint presentation, Word document, or Excel workbook.

Prepare to use the Continuity Camera with Office for Mac

This procedure requires iOS 12 on your mobile device and macOS Mojave on your Mac.

  1. Sign in to the same Apple ID on both your Mac and iOS device.

  2. Ensure that Wi-Fi is enabled on both devices.

  3. Ensure that Bluetooth is also enabled on both devices.

Take a photo and then add it

You can perform these steps in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac or PowerPoint 2019 for Mac version 16.19 or newer. You can also perform these steps in Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac or Word 2019 for Mac version 16.21 or newer. Find your Office version

  1. Open an editable document on your Mac in PowerPoint or Word.

  2. Select where you want to insert the photo by right-clicking or control-clicking in the document.

  3. Under the name of the iOS device you'll use to take the photo, select Take Photo.

  4. On your iOS device, the camera app opens. Take a photo with it.

  5. If you're satisfied with the captured image, tap Use Photo. (Or, if you want to try again, tap Retake.)

    After a moment, the photo is inserted in the document on your Mac. You may now style, move, or resize it in any way you like.

For related guidance, see Use Continuity Camera on your Mac.

See Also

Make your Word documents accessible

Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities

Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible

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