Install Bulk Creator

Bulk Creator is a .ppam PowerPoint add-in. Windows needs PowerPoint 2010 or newer; Mac needs PowerPoint 2016 or newer. Follow the steps for your platform below.

Download the file

Download the latest BulkCreator.ppam from your TPT download folder, or from the Bulk Creator download page.

Install

Windows

1. Move BulkCreator.ppam into your Documents folder (or a folder inside Documents).
2. Right-click the file and choose Properties. If a security section appears, tick Unblock, then click OK. If there’s no security section, skip this step.
3. Open PowerPoint.
4. Go to File → Options → Add-ins.
5. At the bottom, set Manage to PowerPoint Add-ins, then click Go….
6. Click Add New.
7. Navigate to your Documents folder (or wherever you saved the file) and choose BulkCreator.ppam.
8. If a warning appears, choose Enable Macros and turn off macro protection.

You should now see an Add-ins tab with a Bulk Create ribbon group containing Add Data Table, Insert Placeholders, Generate, and Preferences buttons.

Mac

1. Move BulkCreator.ppam into your Documents folder (or a folder inside Documents).
2. Open PowerPoint.
3. Go to Tools → PowerPoint Add-ins….
4. Click the + button.
5. Navigate to your Documents folder (or wherever you moved the file) and choose BulkCreator.ppam.
6. If a warning appears, choose Enable Macros and turn off macro protection.

You should now see an Add-ins tab with a Bulk Create ribbon group containing Add Data Table, Insert Placeholders, Generate, and Preferences buttons.

Register your license

1. Go to the Add-ins tab → Bulk Creator → Preferences.
2. Enter your name and your license number. Find it in the “View Content” / download content section of your purchase email, or, for Teachers Pay Teachers purchases, in the license.txt file inside your TPT download. See Find your license key if you can’t locate it.
3. Click OK to activate.

Caution

If PowerPoint says Bulk Creator’s certificate is expired or blocks the add-in, don’t lower your macro security settings to work around it. Download the latest signed version from the download page and Unblock it instead.

Updating Bulk Creator

Updating replaces the .ppam file with a fresh one. Your license and settings carry over. See Updating an add-in for the full update process. In short: download the new BulkCreator.ppam, close PowerPoint, replace the old file in your Documents folder, and on Windows, Unblock the new file via Properties before reopening PowerPoint.

After updating, check the version shown in Preferences matches the latest download. A stale prior copy can otherwise remain installed silently.