Embeding Fonts and Movies

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Jeff

Is it possible to have a self contained Powerpoint show.
One that does not require that used fonts are loaded on
the viewers machine or that movie files are linked. I am
looking to save out a show that has everything included in
one file...

Thank You
 
Movies are always linked and there's nothing you can do about that. Fonts
can be embedded, an option available when you save the presentation.
 
The Pack and Go feature is great at embedding the fonts
and audio, except for the fact that is sets it up in an
installation format.

However, from what I know, video files are not embedded,
but are included in the installation file.
After you have packed the project and end up with an
installation file. Install it in to a temp folder on your
machine.

Now you can copy copy the contents of the temp folder to a
cd or diskette (if small enough)

Hope this was of help.

Elli
 
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Hello,

Since everybody (?) has a web browser on their computer, the workaround
(for the broken links to supporting files scenario) is to distribute your
presentations as single file web pages (MHTML:). This is a feature of both
PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003. Now you have a single file that can be
sent which, when the recipient opens from e-mail or Windows, will display
an HTML version of the PowerPoint slide show in the default browser for
that system. Of course there are limitations and differences between
PowerPoint HTML presentation slide shows and native *.ppt/*.pps
presentation slide shows viewed using PowerPoint. If, however, the
recipient opens the MHTML file using PowerPoint (2002 or 2003), the show
will display in full native fidelity. So, with this workaround you get the
benefits of single-file distribution, but you don't get the "automatically
start in slide show mode" experience and there is loss of fidelity if
viewed in a web browser (only you can decide, for your presentations,
whether the benefits offset the disadvantages).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide a way of distributing a presentation (with all it's supporting
content) as a single file which, can be viewed in it's full fidelity, with
an option to start as slide show, and without permanently
installing/copying any software on the destination computer (whew!!!),
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-----Original Message-----
Movies are always linked and there's nothing you can do about that. Fonts
can be embedded, an option available when you save the presentation.
Click to expand...

I have found you can properly embed AVIs, MPGs etc (in
both Powerpoint & Word) by inserting a 'package' object
first, then copying the video file into that. Now why
couldn't I find that info anywhere? Any ideas why the
help for both Word and PPT make no mention of the embedding
'feature' - they give the impression that true embedding
was intended? I am using Ofice 97, but I guess from your
comments that this feature has not been corrected in later
vns.

Martin Gerhold
 
I haven't used the Package object, but at a glance it doesn't seem to do the
one thing that most people want, and that is to seamlessly and automatically
play a video (if that is the package's content) from within PowerPoint . I
had to animate the package object in order for it to activate. Also when I
run the presentation in PowerPoint 2003 I get a virus warning. Finally,
when the object plays it plays in the Windows Media Player. None of these
are acceptable. If you know how to overcome them I know that we would like
to hear more about it.
 
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