tile printing: PPT to Corel

[vj]

I have a slide (poster) of size A0 in powerpoint. Since Powerpoint and
also my printer doesn't have a tile printing option, I searched the
newsgroup and came to understand that Coreldraw is one of the tools
that can do tile printing. I downloaded the CorelDraw X3 ver 13 free
trial
from the net. Now I am having problem in transporting my PPT slide to
Corel: How do I do this? I tried cut and paste, but that doesn't work
since the background etc of PPT slide is not copied to destination.
When I try to 'open' PPT file with Corel Or if I try to import PPT file
in Corel, the system sort-of hangs, taking a long time to load and
ultimately giving a small, blank window with title "Font Substitution
for Missing Fonts", and then nothing happens.

Please let me know how to transport PPT slide in Corel. I would like to
do (preferably) minimum changes to the PPT slide, and am a first-time
user of Corel.

Thanks

 

[vj]

Forgot to mention-- the PPT slide is in Powerpoint 2000.

 

[Michael Koerner]

You will have to save your presentation as an image file I would suggest
either WMF, or EMF which you can then open in Corel Craw

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| Forgot to mention-- the PPT slide is in Powerpoint 2000.
| vj wrote:
| > I have a slide (poster) of size A0 in powerpoint. Since Powerpoint and
| > also my printer doesn't have a tile printing option, I searched the
| > newsgroup and came to understand that Coreldraw is one of the tools
| > that can do tile printing. I downloaded the CorelDraw X3 ver 13 free
| > trial
| > from the net. Now I am having problem in transporting my PPT slide to
| > Corel: How do I do this? I tried cut and paste, but that doesn't work
| > since the background etc of PPT slide is not copied to destination.
| > When I try to 'open' PPT file with Corel Or if I try to import PPT file
| > in Corel, the system sort-of hangs, taking a long time to load and
| > ultimately giving a small, blank window with title "Font Substitution
| > for Missing Fonts", and then nothing happens.
| >
| > Please let me know how to transport PPT slide in Corel. I would like to
| > do (preferably) minimum changes to the PPT slide, and am a first-time
| > user of Corel.
| >
| > Thanks
|

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You will have to save your presentation as an image file I would suggest
either WMF, or EMF which you can then open in Corel Craw

Second that.

But I'd also try this:

Install a PostScript color printer driver, print the presentation to it but
first put a check next to "To File" in the print dialog box.

Give the file a name, PPT will save it as a PRN file.

In Draw, choose File, Import
Specify the Interpreted PostScript filter and import the file you just saved.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Do you know how many years it has been since I used that method? Thanks
Steve I'd completely forgotten about that. Must be getting old :-o))



| > You will have to save your presentation as an image file I would suggest
| > either WMF, or EMF which you can then open in Corel Craw
|
| Second that.
|
| But I'd also try this:
|
| Install a PostScript color printer driver, print the presentation to it
but
| first put a check next to "To File" in the print dialog box.
|
| Give the file a name, PPT will save it as a PRN file.
|
| In Draw, choose File, Import
| Specify the Interpreted PostScript filter and import the file you just
saved.
|
|
|
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[Steve Rindsberg]

Do you know how many years it has been since I used that method? Thanks
Steve I'd completely forgotten about that. Must be getting old :-o))

<g>

I can't tell you how many times that little trick has let me convert stuff
(well!) that nothing else would work with. And the PS importer gets better
with every version.