logo, fonts and templates

[Guest]

I am making several powerpoint presentations, and I want the company logo on
all the slides. The logo uses 'earth' font, which is not available on all
computers, so I need to embed it, or use a picture in the template. I thought
of 3 options.

1. I tried embedding (part of) the font in the template. This worked for the
template, but not for any presentations that use it.

2. I tried saving the logo as an image. When I opened this, it came out in a
different font, looking like the logo when the font is not installed.

3. Embedding the font in each presentation. I cannot find an option that
embeds e.g. the font used in the logo, but not all fonts used in the
presentation.

Can you help me find an option that works?

 

[Guest]

Maybe try selecing all the elements of the logo > copy > paste special as an
enhanced metafile

 

[Guest]

I just tried this, but it seems to be equivalent to save as image - when you
remove the font from the computer, the emf changes, which doesn't seem to
make sense, if it is an image (although I don't know how the emf format
works). I might try converting it to another format with the font installed,
if this is possible.

 

[Michael Koerner]

How are you trying to save your logo as an image? If you save it as an image
it is no longer a font, and should make know difference if the font is
installed or not. Create your logo in the position you want using the
colours/background you want on a blank slide. Save that slide as an image
(I'd Select .PNG as the file type) then insert that image as your background
into your template. That should solve the font problem.

 

[Guest]

I didnt actually remove the test font but when I did you're right!

paste special as png / gif seems to work but quality is poor.

 

[Guest]

There is a 'save as image' option when you right-click, which saves as an
enhanced windows metafile by default. (I only wanted to save the logo). I
assumed, as you said, that this would then be an image, rather than using the
font, but if you remove the font, it changes (try it!). I saved as a .png
file in the end, but it is a bit fuzzy.

 

[Guest]

For clarity, when I saved as an image, I saved as an enhanced metafile, which
seems to use the font. Saving as another format works, but loses clarity. I
would very much like to be able to use embedding, to make the logo clear, but
have no wish to embed Arial as well as earth.

 

[Guest]

Dear T3V

Note that when you save text as a PNG, the quality of the font is often
comprimised. To work around this you can create the text part of your logo in
Word Art - using your desired font. Now when you save the text as an image,
it will be more clear.

 

[Michael Koerner]

If you save the slide as an image, and then insert it as your back ground
the font is not going to change, as it is no longer text. Make the logo fill
the whole slide (this will eliminate the jaggies). Save it as a .PNG file,
and then insert that into your master as your logo scaling it to whatever
size you want.

 

[Guest]

See my previous comment. If you use Word Art, the font clarity remains.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I just tried this, but it seems to be equivalent to save as image - when you
remove the font from the computer, the emf changes, which doesn't seem to
make sense, if it is an image

It's not, and that explains the problem. EMFs and WMFs are vector formats, not
images, and can contain fonted text. If the needed font is missing, another will be
substituted.

PasteSpecial as a PNG instead. That may help.
Or if you have a program like Corel Draw or Illustrator, you can convert the text to
graphics (convert to curves in DrawSpeak, convert to paths in Illustratorian) and
save that as an EMF/WMF for import into PPT.


(although I don't know how the emf format

 

[Guest]

Do you have something like Corel Draw to produce the logo? If it's simple and
you don't drop me an email and we'll see if we can help