Resizing PP pages

[Guest]

I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage. When I get them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).

Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the
text distortion or do I need to create a mini version of the original file
and then save it (what a pain)?

Thanks

Tom

 

[Guest]

Yes, and that's whats so surprising. I brought the PP page in as an image
just because I wanted to resize it.

What you're confirming is that it should work.

I did have one unusual thing happen though. I wasn't able to get the image
to resize by dragging the corner (with shift held) so I resized via the
properties box (Size) having it maintain ratio. When I tried the drag,
nothing happened at all.

Thanks

Tom

Maybe I wasn't clear in my first post. That'[s exactly what I do and
regardless of whether it's a jpeg or gif or ..., the text distorts.

Thanks

Tom

Why don't you save the PPT file as images and insert the images into Front
Page? They'll scale.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage. When I get them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).

Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the
text distortion or do I need to create a mini version of the original file
and then save it (what a pain)?

Thanks

Tom

 

[Echo S]

Yes, it should work. Just tested here -- saved a PPT slide as both GIF and
as JPG. Opened Front Page 2000 and used Insert/Picture/From File to insert
the GIF. Dragged by the corner to resize (you're right--holding Shift
doesn't work in FP). Resizing by right-clicking and choosing Properties
worked also. Clicked to "keep aspect ratio" and just typed in new pixels in
the Width box.

How are you inserting the pix into Front Page?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Yes, and that's whats so surprising. I brought the PP page in as an image
just because I wanted to resize it.

What you're confirming is that it should work.

I did have one unusual thing happen though. I wasn't able to get the image
to resize by dragging the corner (with shift held) so I resized via the
properties box (Size) having it maintain ratio. When I tried the drag,
nothing happened at all.

Thanks

Tom

Maybe I wasn't clear in my first post. That'[s exactly what I do and
regardless of whether it's a jpeg or gif or ..., the text distorts.

Thanks

Tom

Why don't you save the PPT file as images and insert the images into Front
Page? They'll scale.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage. When I get
them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing
objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).

Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the
text distortion or do I need to create a mini version of the original file
and then save it (what a pain)?

Thanks

Tom

 

[Guest]

Well, I thought I was using the same technique you described (glad you
confirmed the drag problem in FP), but I'm going to go back and run through
it again just to make sure.

FYI I'm using FP 2000 also (PP is 2003).

Thanks, I'll repost after the test.

Tom

Yes, it should work. Just tested here -- saved a PPT slide as both GIF and
as JPG. Opened Front Page 2000 and used Insert/Picture/From File to insert
the GIF. Dragged by the corner to resize (you're right--holding Shift
doesn't work in FP). Resizing by right-clicking and choosing Properties
worked also. Clicked to "keep aspect ratio" and just typed in new pixels in
the Width box.

How are you inserting the pix into Front Page?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Yes, and that's whats so surprising. I brought the PP page in as an image
just because I wanted to resize it.

What you're confirming is that it should work.

I did have one unusual thing happen though. I wasn't able to get the image
to resize by dragging the corner (with shift held) so I resized via the
properties box (Size) having it maintain ratio. When I tried the drag,
nothing happened at all.

Thanks

Tom

Maybe I wasn't clear in my first post. That'[s exactly what I do and
regardless of whether it's a jpeg or gif or ..., the text distorts.

Thanks

Tom

:

Why don't you save the PPT file as images and insert the images into Front
Page? They'll scale.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage. When I get
them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing
objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).

Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the
text distortion or do I need to create a mini version of the original file
and then save it (what a pain)?

Thanks

Tom

 

[Echo S]

Wow, Tom, not a clue. The text looks okay here when I do just what you
described below.

Are you using a wide screen display, by any chance?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Well, it turns out that I think I followed the same procedure you described.
I saved the PPT page as a gif. I then did an Insert>Picture>From File,
navigated to the gif and selected it. The full image was inserted. I right
clicked on the image, selected Picture Properties, selected to specify image
size, made sure the keep aspect ratio was selected, changed one of the pixel
values (the other changed automatically -- I made the pixel amount half of
the original -- and then looked at the image. The text is distorted.

Any other ideas? Like you, I figured that once the image was a gif that it
would treat it like a picture and do a better job of maintaining quality
during resize.

Thanks again

Tom

Yes, and that's whats so surprising. I brought the PP page in as an image
just because I wanted to resize it.

What you're confirming is that it should work.

I did have one unusual thing happen though. I wasn't able to get the image
to resize by dragging the corner (with shift held) so I resized via the
properties box (Size) having it maintain ratio. When I tried the drag,
nothing happened at all.

Thanks

Tom

Maybe I wasn't clear in my first post. That'[s exactly what I do and
regardless of whether it's a jpeg or gif or ..., the text distorts.

Thanks

Tom

:

Why don't you save the PPT file as images and insert the images into Front
Page? They'll scale.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage. When I get
them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing
objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).

Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the
text distortion or do I need to create a mini version of the original file
and then save it (what a pain)?

Thanks

Tom