Drop Shadows Turn hard after publishing

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cyberspirit

I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows turn into hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they disappear upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
 
Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically includes the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a 2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you don't need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue accessed from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy
 
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the cd as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?
 
The viewer is the viewer is the viewer....

Actually, I've just done some quick testing and my shadows stay soft - what
is it that you have added the shadow to? A shape, text, a text box, a
picture?

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au
 
Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer, PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer can run
it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft shadows,
which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test it right
now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep it soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14
 
Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Echo S said:
Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer, PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


cyberspirit said:
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the cd as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I've tried several different shadows on photos. All of them turn hard after
publishing.
 
Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by saving to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

Lucy Thomson said:
Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Echo S said:
Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer, PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


cyberspirit said:
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the cd as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a 2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you could use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it on a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results. Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures (over on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by saving to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

Lucy Thomson said:
Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Echo S said:
Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



message
I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Lucy I really appreciate your help. Could I impose one more time? What would
you consider a huge file size or maybe a range of what is best? I'm pretty
new at this as you can probably tell.

Lucy Thomson said:
It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you could use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it on a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results. Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures (over on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by saving to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

Lucy Thomson said:
Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



message
I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Well it depends what you are going to do with the file. If you want to email
it, put it on a web site, play it from your computer...

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy I really appreciate your help. Could I impose one more time? What
would
you consider a huge file size or maybe a range of what is best? I'm pretty
new at this as you can probably tell.

Lucy Thomson said:
It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you could
use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it on
a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results.
Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures (over
on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by saving
to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

:

Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted
to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to
be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the
computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you
are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test
it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep
it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


message
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the
cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you
don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



message
I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo
in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows
turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they
disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It'll just be run from the laptop. It's 24 mg now & I haven't put in all the
shadows yet. So a bit more than 24.





Lucy Thomson said:
Well it depends what you are going to do with the file. If you want to email
it, put it on a web site, play it from your computer...

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy I really appreciate your help. Could I impose one more time? What
would
you consider a huge file size or maybe a range of what is best? I'm pretty
new at this as you can probably tell.

Lucy Thomson said:
It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you could
use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it on
a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results.
Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures (over
on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by saving
to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

:

Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but wanted
to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack to
be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the
computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you
are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily test
it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and keep
it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


message
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on the
cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you
don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



message
I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a photo
in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the shadows
turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they
disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
That is quite big but if your laptop can handle it I wouldn't worry about it
too much. Try compressing the images on a copy and see if you notice any
degradation in their quality (and also consider how you are going to display
it - for example most projectors aren't as sharp as your LCD screen but big
TVs will show all the warts). There's no point having a larger file than you
need after all.

But that's just my opinion :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
It'll just be run from the laptop. It's 24 mg now & I haven't put in all
the
shadows yet. So a bit more than 24.





Lucy Thomson said:
Well it depends what you are going to do with the file. If you want to
email
it, put it on a web site, play it from your computer...

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
Lucy I really appreciate your help. Could I impose one more time? What
would
you consider a huge file size or maybe a range of what is best? I'm
pretty
new at this as you can probably tell.

:

It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you
could
use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it
on
a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results.
Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures
(over
on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go
for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by
saving
to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

:

Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you
could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but
wanted
to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack
to
be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the
Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the
computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel
save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows
will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as
soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you
are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily
test
it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and
keep
it
soft.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14


message
Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on
the
cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation
to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you
don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



message
I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a
photo
in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the
shadows
turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they
disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thank you.

Lucy Thomson said:
That is quite big but if your laptop can handle it I wouldn't worry about it
too much. Try compressing the images on a copy and see if you notice any
degradation in their quality (and also consider how you are going to display
it - for example most projectors aren't as sharp as your LCD screen but big
TVs will show all the warts). There's no point having a larger file than you
need after all.

But that's just my opinion :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



cyberspirit said:
It'll just be run from the laptop. It's 24 mg now & I haven't put in all
the
shadows yet. So a bit more than 24.





Lucy Thomson said:
Well it depends what you are going to do with the file. If you want to
email
it, put it on a web site, play it from your computer...

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au




Lucy I really appreciate your help. Could I impose one more time? What
would
you consider a huge file size or maybe a range of what is best? I'm
pretty
new at this as you can probably tell.

:

It depends on the size of the photos. Easiest thing to do is make the
changes, save the file and look at the size :-). If it's huge you
could
use
PowerPoint's native compression tool - when I do this I usually do it
on
a
copy of the presentation in case I don't like the compressed results.
Double
click a picture to open the picture format tab -> compress pictures
(over
on
left hand side) -> options -> select compression size (I usually go
for
print) -> OK -> OK. Save the file and check the size now.

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Lucy,
The Cut & Paste Special works great! I have about 90 photos, by
saving
to
png am I adding too much drag to loading of Presentation or does
Powerpoint
compress enough not to make this a factor? Thanks for your help.

:

Thanks for confirming I'm not bonkers Echo. I was thinking you
could
cut ->
paste special -> as picture on stuff that wasn't behaving but
wanted
to
test it :-)

Lucy

--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



Well, the thing is, the PPT Viewer needs the compatibility pack
to
be
installed, otherwise it can't open PPTX (2007 format) files. The
compatibility pack will not run from CD.

Therefore, when you package for CD and opt to use the Viewer,
PowerPoint
automatically saves the file as a PPT (97-2003 format) so the
Viewer
can
run it without needing a compatibility pack installed on the
computer.

BUT (there's always a but, isn't there?) ... when you downlevel
save
like
that (from 2007 PPTX to 2003 PPT format), some of the shadows
will
become
hard-edged, old-style shadows. (I believe some still remain as
soft
shadows, which is why Lucy is getting a different result than you
are.)
Unfortunately, I can't remember which ones and I can't easily
test
it
right now.

I think you may be able to use a different shadow, though, and
keep
it
soft.

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Can I save the presentation as a slide show & add the Viewer on
the
cd
as
well? does it have to be packaged within Powerpoint?

:

Hi

Do you need to include the viewer? Package for CD automatically
includes
the
2007 viewer which actually 'downsaves' your 2007 presentation
to a
2003
presentation which mucks up things such as the shadows. If you
don't
need
the viewer select 'archive package' from the options dialogue
accessed
from
the package for CD dialogue.

Lucy

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Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au



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I must be missing something. When I add a drop shadow to a
photo
in
Powerpoint 2007 it looks great. After I publish it the
shadows
turn
into
hard
edges. What's the point of having great shadows when they
disappear
upon
publishing to cd?

How do I retain the great shadowing effect in PP 2007?
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