inserting images into ppt -- problem!!`

[Guest]

i've made several images - jpg's, png's & gif's in powerpoint -- the image
size is well inside the 7.5 x 10.5" size of an powerpoint slide .. but when
they're inserted, they're monstrous!!

what gives and how can I correct this !?

 

[Sonia]

Size them in pixels, not inches. Depending on the DPI, 10 X 7.5could be quite
huge in pixels. All you need is 1024 X 768.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Guest]

Thanks -- but seems only have the answer (or 1/3?!)

* make my images in Photoshop Elements - the original is saved as a .psd
file and then I make Gif &/or PNg copies.

you make no reference to pixels per inch! Photoshop generally use 72 as a
default - this works well on a monitor/projector but sometimes gives you less
that a satisfactory result when printing the slides. so changing the pixels
per inch then creates a totally different size image.

moslty the 1024x 768 images are two large and have to be resized just a bit

when saving psd as either a gif or png the resulting images Totally change
sizes!!

despite making some progress, I'm totally confused re pixel setting and
resulting image size .....

any help / comments would be appreciated

I'm posting some messages on the photoshop elements newsgroup as well

thanks again

 

[Sonia]

See the following for helpful information:

What's all this about DPI and INCHES and RESOLUTION?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00075.htm
What's the best resolution for images in PowerPoint screen shows?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00415.htm

Scanning - Bitmap Resolution - DPI
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00074.htm

 

[Michael Koerner]

To keep the math simple (I need it) I set my resolution to 100 pixels per inch.
This way a 1000x750 pixel image will fit like a glove in the 10"x7.5" slide

--
<>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
<><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><>
<><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><>
<><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><>
Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


Thanks -- but seems only have the answer (or 1/3?!)

* make my images in Photoshop Elements - the original is saved as a .psd
file and then I make Gif &/or PNg copies.

you make no reference to pixels per inch! Photoshop generally use 72 as a
default - this works well on a monitor/projector but sometimes gives you less
that a satisfactory result when printing the slides. so changing the pixels
per inch then creates a totally different size image.

moslty the 1024x 768 images are two large and have to be resized just a bit

when saving psd as either a gif or png the resulting images Totally change
sizes!!

despite making some progress, I'm totally confused re pixel setting and
resulting image size .....

any help / comments would be appreciated

I'm posting some messages on the photoshop elements newsgroup as well

thanks again

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

you make no reference to pixels per inch!

Right. Because it's a fiction, a piece of non-information.

Photoshop generally use 72 as a default

One of its few failings. It's generally a pretty decent program otherwise. ;-)

despite making some progress, I'm totally confused re pixel setting and
resulting image size .....

Easy. Just remember one very important thing:

You are smarter than Photoshop and Powerpoint. YOU know that the screen will be
1024x768 and that the images should be matched to that.

No matter what nonsense they toss at you about dpi and image sizes, ignore it.
Make the image the right number of pixels, resize it to fill the screen in PPT and
it'll work.