How to make all 250 pictures in photo album fill the rectangle?

[Guest]

OK, I'm dumb. Don't laugh too hard. I have 250 pictures in a powerpoint
2003 photo album. They have a border around with some template in the
background. I just want to batch command all 250 pics fill the rectangle
(what is it actually called?). How to? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hi - not dumb at all!

Do you mean you want the pics to fill the slide?

Actually the easiest way would be to start again! You probably didnt want to
hear that but if you start a new presentation > insert > picture> new photo
album and choose the default option of "Fit to slide" then you'll get what
you want.

If you need to batch change the existing photo album then assuming it was
made with the above commands this vba will sort it.

Sub resizealbum()
Dim osld As Slide
Dim oshp As Shape
For Each osld In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each oshp In osld.Shapes
If oshp.Fill.Type = msoFillPicture Then
With oshp
..LockAspectRatio = msoFalse
..Height = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight
..Width = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth
..Top = 0
..Left = 0
..Line.Visible = msoFalse
End With
End If
Next oshp
Next osld
End Sub

DONT KNOW HOW TO USE vba see here:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00033.htm
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[Glen Millar]

Hi,

I think you can also go Format| Photo album and select a different Picture
Layout (like fit to sldie).

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant

 

[Guest]

Youre right Glenn - thats two things Ive learned today!
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_____________________________
John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html

 

[Glen Millar]

John,

I learnt two as well. That makes us even!

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant

 

[Guest]

Thank you John Wilson,
It had actually occured to me to start over and create a new photo album
because in the last few days I have created many and noticed that the
pictures all "fit to slide." The problem here is that the original source of
JPEGS is no longer available for this presentation which was created last
year and is being updated for this year. Since I have numerous out of date
presentations to update, it would be nice if I could transfer the pictures
out of the presentations into a folder as individual JPEGS so that I can work
on them in other applications and then create a new photo album with "fit to
slide." Unfortunately I cannot discover how to do this either. I am not
ignoring your suggestion but I think vba is beyond my abilities, my available
time. I have tried Glen Milar's suggestion. When I select Format I do not
see Photo Album in the list of subselections. I do see a Layout selection
but none of them seem to result in "fit to slide." My apologies to Mr.
Milar. I'm sure he is right but I cannot seem to follow his directions. Mea
culpa.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Glen Milar,
I am using PowerPoint 2003 (11.8024.8028) SP2: 7391-640-3356846-57467; I'm
on a fairly new Gateway networked workstation. The os is Windows 2000
Professional. I selected all the pictures in the presentation and selected
FORMAT in the main tool bar. PHOTO ALBUM is not offered as a subselection.
SLIDE LAYOUT is offered but in none of the layout choices did I find an
opportunity to select "fit to slide." I applied all the layouts and none
resulted in "fit to slide." I apologize but I cannot seen to follow you
instructions. Mea culpa. I am unfamiliar with vba and short of time but I
will learn to use it if able. I am also trying to use John Wilson's first
suggestion but do not have the original JPEGS and connot figure out how to
extract the pictures from the presentation in the form of individual JPEGS.

 

[Chirag]

You will get "Photo Album..." in "Format" menu if you had created a photo
album by using "Insert" | "Picture" | "New Photo Album..." menu item.

If you don't have the original images, you can save the presentation as HTML
by using "File" | "Save As..." menu item, select "Web Page (*.htm)" in the
"type" box, click "Save" button. This will get you the slides in HTML format
and the pictures on your slides as image files separate from your slides.

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

Thank you Glen Milar,
I am using PowerPoint 2003 (11.8024.8028) SP2: 7391-640-3356846-57467;
I'm
on a fairly new Gateway networked workstation. The os is Windows 2000
Professional. I selected all the pictures in the presentation and
selected
FORMAT in the main tool bar. PHOTO ALBUM is not offered as a
subselection.
SLIDE LAYOUT is offered but in none of the layout choices did I find an
opportunity to select "fit to slide." I applied all the layouts and none
resulted in "fit to slide." I apologize but I cannot seen to follow you
instructions. Mea culpa. I am unfamiliar with vba and short of time but
I
will learn to use it if able. I am also trying to use John Wilson's first
suggestion but do not have the original JPEGS and connot figure out how to
extract the pictures from the presentation in the form of individual
JPEGS.