PPT vs PPS; Save As jpg

[Guest]

Two questions:

Is there any reason to save files as both PPT and PPS if the end use will be
PPS?

When saving a slide to JPG format is there anyway to control the resoltion?
Default seems to be 920 x ???. I've used the current screen resolution and
done a Print Screen, but this is limited to the video/monitor capability.
[I'd like as high a res as possible for printing poster size images.]

Thanks

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Hi CEMcD,

The file formats between PPT and PPS are identical, the only difference is
if PowerPoint opens the file in edit view or in slide show view. I will
tend to keep a file in PPT format while I am building it, because it makes
opening it for editing easier. When I am done with it and ready to ship it,
I will copy it and change the extension to PPS. I also usually keep the PPS
as a record of what I sent them, but that is a personal preference.

If you are going to print a poster from a slide, the last format I would
suggest saving as is JPG. JPG format is a compression of an approximation
of the pixels used. It creates a small file size, but (as you have noted)
rather poor quality. It you will be enlarging the slide, I would suggest
using a vector based image format that will scale up smoothly. Perhaps try
saving the images as an EMF (enhanced meta file). The files will probably
be significantly larger, but the images should look much, much better when
blown up to full size.


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[Steve Rindsberg]

Two questions:

Is there any reason to save files as both PPT and PPS if the end use will be
PPS?

Not really. They're absolutely, totally identical except for the "T" vs "S"
there at the end of the filename. For simplicity's sake, you might want to
leave 'em as PPT but rename to PPS when you're ready to show.

When saving a slide to JPG format is there anyway to control the resoltion?
Default seems to be 920 x ???. I've used the current screen resolution and
done a Print Screen, but this is limited to the video/monitor capability.
[I'd like as high a res as possible for printing poster size images.]

Here you go:

Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm