IDEAS uses a small program called a "plug-in" that works to transfer information from IDEAS to PowerPoint. You must install it on the Windows computer where you will download the images from IDEAS. Once you have downloaded the images, the resulting PowerPoint document should display fine on any computer (Windows or Macintosh) running PowerPoint, whether it has the plugin or not.

These are the system requirements for the PowerPoint plug-in 2008:

• Windows XP or Windows Vista, running Microsoft Windows .NET Framework Version 2.0 or later
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, 2003, or 2007
• To create and download images from CONTENTdm My Favorites:
  • Cookies must be enabled on your computer in order to create My Favorites
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Firefox 2.0 must be used to save My Favorites

Download the PowerPoint plug-in 2008

Instructions for using the PowerPoint plug-in 2008 (pdf)

Important note: When you use the plug-in, it will ask you for the URL of the site. Instead of using the ideasproject.org address, you will need to use the following URL where the images are actually stored:

http://cdm139501.cdmhost.com/