How to use Dynamic Actions

Dynamic Actions let you swap an element on a slide for an approved alternative from your company library, so you tailor existing material instead of rebuilding it. You select an element e.g. shape or icons and you get new actions for the element e.g., swap shapes and replace icons.

Watch this short video on how to use dynamic actions

How to open a new library template from an empty presentation using the dynamic actions

1. First open your PowerPoint and choose an empty template. A button will appear to “Start new presentation”. Click the button to insert your company’s default template.

2. Alternatively, click on the dropdown arrow and select a different template from your company library.

3. Now you have a template that is on-brand to get you started.

How to swap 2 slide elements using dynamic actions

1. First start by selecting 2 elements of the same nature on the slide (It can be illustrations, images, icons, shapes, text boxes, charts).
2. A dynamic button will appear on the task pane to “Swap 2 selected shapes”. Click it to swap the position of the 2 elements.

3. The 2 selected elements have been swapped, keeping the original exact position.

How to replace an image or icon using dynamic actions

1. Start by selecting the icon or image that you want to replace with another from your company library of approved icons and images
2. Click on the “Replace 1 selected icon” to search in your company library

3. The add-in window will open, and you can see that you are in “replace icon mode”
4. Choose the approved icon from your company library that you wish to use to replace the current icon on the slide and press “Replace”

5. Your previously selected icon will have been replaced with the new one you have chosen.

That’s it! You’re all up-to-date on SlideHub’s dynamic action buttons.

Updated on: 09/14/2026