Is powerpoint show what I want?

[njem]

I want to make a presentation as portable as possible. I have some
unusual fonts in it. I see I can embed fonts. But I also see there is
the option to save as a pps show. Does the show format also require
embeded fonts or does it save everything as an image so no fonts are
needed? Is there a way to save all as images so no fonts are needed? I
looked in help files and the MS Powerpoint site and didn't find
answers to these. If embed fonts is there any advantage in saving as a
show?

Thanks,

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi

- Embedding fonts can make your file size larger and doesn't always work :-(
- Saving as a .pps makes no difference to anything except that the file will
open in show mode instead of edit mode when double clicked
- you can save slides as pictures by selecting a picture file type from the
'save as type' drop down in the save as dialogue (this will not support
animations obviously)
- you could save as a pdf (I understand there is some animation support
depending on the converter you use and the animations used)

When you say you want to make it as portable as possible, what exactly do
you mean? That you want to send it out to people? That you will be
travelling far and wide presenting on other people's machines? Should it
autorun or do you want manual advances? If you tell us a little more about
what you are doing, the presentation and what version you are using we may
be able to come up with some slick solutions for you

Lucy

 

[njem]

- Embedding fonts can make your file size larger and doesn't always work :-(
Doesn't always work? Sheesh! How else are you supposed to make a
presentation portable and use non-standard fonts and send it to
someone who may need to edit it?

Mainly it is emailing it or giving it on thumb drive to people who
will view it on their systems, and it doesn't have to be idiot proof/
kiosk style. They can start it, advance or stop as the want, etc. The
main problem seems to be when fonts don't come out right and text gets
all jumbled.

- you can save slides as pictures by selecting a picture file type from the

I saw something about that but am not clear, is it saving individual
slides, or...? If I can compose a picture with some text next to it in
any font I have and then turn the whole thing into an image so fonts
are no longer an issue, and make a presentation out of these images, I
think that would be the option that would play most foolproof on a
wide number of systems. Of course this would be final, for people to
view, not draft for people to edit.

Using 2002. Some people who contribute parts sometimes use 2007 but
save in the compatible format.

Thanks

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Doesn't always work? Sheesh! How else are you supposed to make a
presentation portable and use non-standard fonts and send it to
someone who may need to edit it?

See here for more info:
Embedding fonts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00076.htm

Mainly it is emailing it or giving it on thumb drive to people who
will view it on their systems, and it doesn't have to be idiot proof/
kiosk style. They can start it, advance or stop as the want, etc. The
main problem seems to be when fonts don't come out right and text gets
all jumbled.

Sounds like a job for save as picture then...

I saw something about that but am not clear, is it saving individual
slides, or...? If I can compose a picture with some text next to it in
any font I have and then turn the whole thing into an image so fonts
are no longer an issue, and make a presentation out of these images, I
think that would be the option that would play most foolproof on a
wide number of systems. Of course this would be final, for people to
view, not draft for people to edit.

PowerPoint saves the entire slide as a picture (either the current slide or
all slides which it thens puts in a folder). Quality can be an issue, but
give it a go. You can then put all the slides back into PowerPoint, or
create a movie file:
BATCH IMPORT images into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00050.htm
Convert presentations into Movie files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00057.htm

Using 2002. Some people who contribute parts sometimes use 2007 but
save in the compatible format.

Thanks

Lucy