I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into 80
pages in PowerPoint.
I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
difficult to edit.
I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
"karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
> that
> it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
> which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into
> 80
> pages in PowerPoint.
>
> I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
> format
> - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
> difficult to edit.
>
> I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
> the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
> material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
>
> Thanks,
> Karen (using Office 2003)
Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus a
little clip art.
The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.
The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.
Thanks,
Karen
"JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are you
> going to do with the finished file?
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
> ~~~~~
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
> > that
> > it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
> > which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into
> > 80
> > pages in PowerPoint.
> >
> > I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
> > format
> > - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
> > difficult to edit.
> >
> > I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
> > the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
> > material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Karen (using Office 2003)
>
In article <00666D85-A311-48F4-BF43-8E770AC0B033@microsoft.com>, Karen110 wrote:
> Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus a
> little clip art.
>
> The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
> agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint file
> to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
> choose.
>
> The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
> does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
> printable document.
>
> Thanks,
> Karen
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
> > No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are you
> > going to do with the finished file?
> >
> > --
> >
> > JoAnn Paules
> > MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >
> > ~~~~~
> > How to ask a question
> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >
> >
> > "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
> > > that
> > > it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
> > > which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into
> > > 80
> > > pages in PowerPoint.
> > >
> > > I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
> > > format
> > > - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
> > > difficult to edit.
> > >
> > > I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
> > > the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
> > > material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Karen (using Office 2003)
> >
>
"karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00666D85-A311-48F4-BF43-8E770AC0B033@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
> a
> little clip art.
>
> The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
> agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
> file
> to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
> choose.
>
> The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
> does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
> printable document.
>
> Thanks,
> Karen
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
>> you
>> going to do with the finished file?
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>> ~~~~~
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>>
>> "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
>> > that
>> > it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
>> > manual
>> > which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
>> > into
>> > 80
>> > pages in PowerPoint.
>> >
>> > I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
>> > format
>> > - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
>> > looks
>> > difficult to edit.
>> >
>> > I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
>> > import
>> > the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind
>> > of
>> > material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Karen (using Office 2003)
>>
Thanks, Steve and JoAnn for the excellent suggestions!
Best,
Karen
"JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> Use Word. If it was graphics heavy I'd recommend Publisher but it sounds
> like Word will be the best program.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
> ~~~~~
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:00666D85-A311-48F4-BF43-8E770AC0B033@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
> > a
> > little clip art.
> >
> > The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
> > agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
> > file
> > to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
> > choose.
> >
> > The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
> > does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
> > printable document.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Karen
> >
> > "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
> >
> >> No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
> >> you
> >> going to do with the finished file?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> JoAnn Paules
> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >>
> >> ~~~~~
> >> How to ask a question
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >>
> >>
> >> "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
> >> > that
> >> > it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
> >> > manual
> >> > which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
> >> > into
> >> > 80
> >> > pages in PowerPoint.
> >> >
> >> > I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
> >> > format
> >> > - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
> >> > looks
> >> > difficult to edit.
> >> >
> >> > I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
> >> > import
> >> > the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind
> >> > of
> >> > material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Karen (using Office 2003)
> >>
>
We do that at work. It predates my employment there and it's done through
the company. Some of the projects would be best done in Word, some in
Publisher. I would use Publisher for my documentation but I don't have it at
work. That just about kills me. ;-)
"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:VA.00003b14.53b31540@localhost.com...
> Using PowerPoint for a print document is a bit bizarre, but then your
> instincts
> already told you that. ;-)
>
> Try this to convert the text in your PPT to a file you can open in Word or
> copy
> paste into pretty much any application:
>
> Export Text to a text file, extract text from PowerPoint (Mac or PC)
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00274.htm
>
> To get your images back out of PPT, you can try the methods outlined here:
>
> Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778.htm
>
> Extract images from PowerPoint
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00344.htm
>
>
> In article <00666D85-A311-48F4-BF43-8E770AC0B033@microsoft.com>, Karen110
> wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
>> a
>> little clip art.
>>
>> The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of
>> the
>> agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
>> file
>> to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
>> choose.
>>
>> The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation
>> just
>> does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
>> printable document.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Karen
>>
>> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>>
>> > No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
>> > you
>> > going to do with the finished file?
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > JoAnn Paules
>> > MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> >
>> > ~~~~~
>> > How to ask a question
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>> >
>> >
>> > "karen110" <karen110@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:5F79BA11-AA2C-4BFD-B1AF-08DAE01BD882@microsoft.com...
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and
>> > > realize
>> > > that
>> > > it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
>> > > manual
>> > > which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
>> > > into
>> > > 80
>> > > pages in PowerPoint.
>> > >
>> > > I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
>> > > format
>> > > - exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
>> > > looks
>> > > difficult to edit.
>> > >
>> > > I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
>> > > import
>> > > the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this
>> > > kind of
>> > > material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Karen (using Office 2003)
>> >
>>
>
> --
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
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