Getting PPT pages to the web

[Guest]

I need a technique to get a ppt page to a web page to be viewed via a
thumbnail. I've tried to save the ppt page as either a jpg or gif, import it
into the web design tool (I happen to use FP 2003), then create a thumbnail
to it. When the web is published the thumbnail returns an image that is not
very well resolved (like poor font substitution would look like.)

I can get things a little bit better if I take a screen image of the ppt
slide in slide shot mode, manipulate it via an image editor (I use
Irfanview), import the resultant image into the web, create the thumbnail,
and publish, but that's a long way to get where I want.

Is there a technique I can use to get a one page ppt slide to a web page,
link to it via a thumbnail, and get a high quality image returned?

Thanks

Tom

 

[Guest]

Can I assume you have tried File|Save as a Web Page?

We have found some distortion in doing it this way; but, it works well
enough in most cases.

P.

 

[Guest]

I feel pretty stupid for missing the obvious. That works great.

I can create the thumbnail then by simply resizing the .jpg or .gif and then
hyperlink to the page.

Appreciate it.

Tom

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I need a technique to get a ppt page to a web page to be viewed via a
thumbnail. I've tried to save the ppt page as either a jpg or gif, import it
into the web design tool (I happen to use FP 2003), then create a thumbnail
to it. When the web is published the thumbnail returns an image that is not
very well resolved (like poor font substitution would look like.)

If the image looks good until it's published, have you looked to see if FP is
meddling with the image (ie, optimizing it in some way)? If so, tell it "Hands
off"

 

[Guest]

I may have spoken too soon. I got the web page in and created a link (simply
changed the hyperlink on the existing thumbnail), but when trying to view it
in my browser (before publishing), I get an indication that my browser is
blocking the content. Since I don't want that to happen to visitors, do you
know why the browser would block a link like this?

Tom

 

[Guest]

More follow-on

The blocking I'm getting from IE is regarding active content. Why would a
link to a ppt page (no active content I can see) saved as a web page and
imported give this kind of error.

I'm running IE 6.0 SP2

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

More follow-on

The blocking I'm getting from IE is regarding active content. Why would a
link to a ppt page (no active content I can see) saved as a web page and
imported give this kind of error.

Have a look at what's in the web page PPT saves; there's javascript and possibly some
active-x controls as well.

 

[Guest]

I'm not an html expert, however, what I see in the head section are 17 or so
functions. Based on the names (loadsld, makesldvis, etc.) I assume they are
associated with the PPT function somehow. Can these functions be the ones
causing the browser to detect active content or should I be looking for
something else?

(It's also interesting to see a link to a css file.)

When you save as a web page in PP it creates an MHTML file. There is also
the option in save as to force an HTML (.htm) format, but, when imported to
FP the link fails.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'm not an html expert, however, what I see in the head section are 17 or so
functions. Based on the names (loadsld, makesldvis, etc.) I assume they are
associated with the PPT function somehow. Can these functions be the ones
causing the browser to detect active content or should I be looking for
something else?

I really don't know. Honestly, I find all the MSIE browser settings a bit opaque; if I
need to sort something like this, I'll generally try turning them on/off one at a time
until the Aha happens.

(It's also interesting to see a link to a css file.)

Makes sense to me.

When you save as a web page in PP it creates an MHTML file. There is also
the option in save as to force an HTML (.htm) format, but, when imported to
FP the link fails.

I'm not an FP user, so I can't offer much help there; maybe try one of the FP groups?
But really, why would you want FP to muck with the HTML?
Isn't there a way you can add files to the web w/o it trying to play games with them ...
just upload them when needed and otherwise hands off?