Powerpoint problem super puzzling

[Torrance Pollard]

Objective:
Powerpoint slide that automatically updates its information from a website
each time the slide comes up in rotation. After the slide is updated I need
it to save the file as an image. The reason I need it as an image is because
I need it to upload to another computer which displays on the production
floor. The computer i'm uploading to doesn't have internet access, therefore
it has to be saved as an image and not just a link to a website.
If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated. I have studied on
ways to do this for a couple of months. thanks

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Objective:
Powerpoint slide that automatically updates its information from a website
each time the slide comes up in rotation.

If you need to display a web page and update that, then see http://skp.mvps.org
and look for Shyam's Live Web addin.

Otherwise, please explain in more detail exactly what you need to update and in
what form it's available on the web site.

After the slide is updated I need
it to save the file as an image.

That part's simple enough to do manually or via VBA (the Save As dialog box
will let you choose PNG, JPG, etc in the Save As dropdown and will then let you
save the current slide or all slides in the presentation as images).


The reason I need it as an image is because

 

[Torrance Pollard]

Thanks for the response. This is more info on what I am trying to do.
I am currently using the Live Web program on my office pc. The way our
system is setup is that I can create powerpoint presentations on my computer
then I can upload them to the harddrive of the computer on the production
floor. The computer on the floor uses powerpoint to run the file I uploaded
on a big screen t.v..

The problem is that the computer on the floor has no access to the internet.
So let's say powerpoint on my computer has a slide in it that is linked to
CNN's homepage. I'm trying to figure out how to save that page as an image
then I want to upload th image to the harddrive of the computer on the
production floor where it can be displayed on that monitor. Hope this helps
because I need help.

Please tell me more about this "That part's simple enough to do manually or
via VBA (the Save As dialog box

will let you choose PNG, JPG, etc in the Save As dropdown and will then let you
save the current slide or all slides in the presentation as images)."

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Please tell me more about this

"That part's simple enough to do manually or

via VBA (the Save As dialog box

Try doing just what I described: File, Save As, choose eg PNG in the Save As
Type dropdown, give the file a name and click Save. PowerPoint will ask
whether you want to export just the current slide or the entire presentation.
Choose whichever one suits your purposes and let it roll.

This doesn't give you a lot of control over image resolution and may produce
images that are lower rez than you need. If so, have a look here for several
workarounds:

Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm