How do I insert a word document into a Powerpoint slide

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Thatbadgirl,
That is to be expected, a complete Word document in a PPT presentation is
too much. If the document has headings you can insert only those using
Insert - Slides from outline - select your Word file - PPT will make a new
slide for each heading one, add bullets for each heading 2, 3 ...
If you want to show the Word document in Word itself and then return to your
presentation consider using Insert - Object - Radio button From file -
Microsoft Word document - select the document click OK, consider putting a
check next to insert as icon. In any case you will be able to click on it
during your slideshow, Word will open with the document, close Word and you
will be back where you started in Powerpoint.
 
Thank you for your assistance. I understand what you have written, but my
problem is this. I am doing an educational portfolio. I have to type 16-1
page reflective papers. (which are to be double spaced). I was typing them in
word to make sure I met the one page criteria. The lady that is reviewing my
portfolio is very picky. don't think she will want to do a lot of clicking.
Do you have any further suggestions?
 
thatbadgirl said:
Thank you for your assistance. I understand what you have written, but my
problem is this. I am doing an educational portfolio. I have to type 16-1
page reflective papers. (which are to be double spaced). I was typing them
in
word to make sure I met the one page criteria. The lady that is reviewing
my
portfolio is very picky. don't think she will want to do a lot of
clicking.
Do you have any further suggestions?
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Then why are you putting them in PowerPoint at all? I suspect they won't be
readable on a slide.

Can your portfolio be a PDF or something, or does it have to be PPT?

Or how about a screen grab of the page? Again, it probably won't be
readable.

How about a link to open the Word document?
 
Thatbadgirl said:
Thank you for your assistance. I understand what you have written, but my
problem is this. I am doing an educational portfolio. I have to type 16-1
page reflective papers. (which are to be double spaced). I was typing them in
word to make sure I met the one page criteria. The lady that is reviewing my
portfolio is very picky. don't think she will want to do a lot of clicking.
Do you have any further suggestions?
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What do you want to end up with in PPT? A picture of the Word document on each
slide (probably too small to be legible on screen, but perhaps printable)? Or a
link to a Word file that the viewer can click to be taken to the original
document, running in Word? Or something entirely different?
 
It has to be a powerpoint presentation. I have to display pictures and
documents I have scanned.

Echo S said:
thatbadgirl said:
Thank you for your assistance. I understand what you have written, but my
problem is this. I am doing an educational portfolio. I have to type 16-1
page reflective papers. (which are to be double spaced). I was typing them
in
word to make sure I met the one page criteria. The lady that is reviewing
my
portfolio is very picky. don't think she will want to do a lot of
clicking.
Do you have any further suggestions?
Click to expand...

Then why are you putting them in PowerPoint at all? I suspect they won't be
readable on a slide.

Can your portfolio be a PDF or something, or does it have to be PPT?

Or how about a screen grab of the page? Again, it probably won't be
readable.

How about a link to open the Word document?

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PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
Click to expand...
 
So maybe they meant one page in PPT, not in Word?

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
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PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


thatbadgirl said:
It has to be a powerpoint presentation. I have to display pictures and
documents I have scanned.

Echo S said:
thatbadgirl said:
Thank you for your assistance. I understand what you have written, but
my
problem is this. I am doing an educational portfolio. I have to type
16-1
page reflective papers. (which are to be double spaced). I was typing
them
in
word to make sure I met the one page criteria. The lady that is
reviewing
my
portfolio is very picky. don't think she will want to do a lot of
clicking.
Do you have any further suggestions?
Click to expand...

Then why are you putting them in PowerPoint at all? I suspect they won't
be
readable on a slide.

Can your portfolio be a PDF or something, or does it have to be PPT?

Or how about a screen grab of the page? Again, it probably won't be
readable.

How about a link to open the Word document?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I think I am going to have to settle with putting a link to the word
document. OK I placed a link on the slide. When I double click on it, the
document opens. However, when I start the slide show, and get to the slide,
it doesn't work? What am I doing wrong?
 
I think I am going to have to settle with putting a link to the word
document. OK I placed a link on the slide. When I double click on it, the
document opens. However, when I start the slide show, and get to the slide,
it doesn't work? What am I doing wrong?
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I'm guessing that you copied from Word and used Edit, PasteSpecial into PPT?

That creates linked *content* ... in other words, when you open the PPT file, PPT
will update the info with fresh info from the Word file, if the Word info has
changed.

Instead, you want to select the shape or text to link from then Rightclick it, choose
Hyperlink, pick Existing File or Web Page and browse to the Word file. That will
open the word file when you click it during a show.
 
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