Sorting slides between presentations

[Chris Watts]

I have a few (approx 4) presentations the slides of which I wish to
redistribute between six other presentations. The problem is a just like
resorting the files in several Windows folders and moving them into a
different set of folders - except here we are talking about slides and
presentations. What is the easiest way to do this? I am using PowerPoint 97
but do have access to 2000.

TIA
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[David M. Marcovitz]

I don't know if this is the easiest way, but ...

You could try using the Insert > Slides from file feature to combine them
all in one presentation. Then, you can use Slide Sorter View to put them
in the order for the six different presentations. Then you could delete
all the slides that you don't want in presentation 1 and use Save As to
save that. Then go back to the original and do the same for presentation
2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

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[Chris Watts]

Thanks David.
Sounds like a very good possibility. Be interested to hear if anybody has a
better suggestion.

Chris

 

[Guest]

I was going to suggest combining as per David and creating 6 custom shows but
I dont think its easier!

 

[Chris Watts]

True. Especially as the 6 presentations are going to be just holding points
for slides that will eventually be used elsewhere - they will never be run.
And the combined size of all six might add up to 500Mbyte!

Chris

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Chris,
I am going to suggest an entirely different approach. Instead of taking
those shows and re-distributing them whenever you change what is presented,
why not think outside the normal presentation box? Break the shows into
smaller pieces and create a menuing system to navigate to exactly what is
need when it is needed. For more information on a method of doing this that
I highly recommend, check out this site:
http://www.aspirecommunications.com/

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[Chris Watts]

Thanks Kathy, a most useful idea. I do use a menu system for some of
my work already. The only disadvantage that I find is a consequence of my
presentations being picture heavy - namely the delay when starting up each
segment - as it destroys PowerPoints look-ahead caching feature. I am tied
into standard PPT features (with no addons) as I am reliant on the venue
providers
(often overseas) for the computer equipment and hence the version of PPT.

Whenever I create a presentation I find that I have created some useful bits
that
I find that I don't actually need now but they are too valuable to discard.
So what
I am actually trying to do here is to create a library system for all these
left-overs
so that they can be found and reinstated later when there time comes!

Chris