How to convert from Microsoft Powerpoint to Adobe Illustrator?

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Stefan Rådström

Hello all!

My problem is that I have a design project created in Microsoft Powerpoint
(a bitmap format), but need to convert it into Adobe Illustrator (a
vectorized format). Some of the graphics files are quite big. Is there a way
to convert it without loss of information from the first format to the
second format?

Thank you!

Best regards,
/Stefan
 
File|Save As and choose WMF (or EMF).

Open Illustrator, go to File|Open, and open the WMF/EMF. If it's WMF, you'll
have to actually select that file type in the drop down of the File Open
dialog in Illo -- ISTR WMFs don't show up if you use the "all types" thing.
 
Stefan said:
Hello all!

My problem is that I have a design project created in Microsoft Powerpoint
(a bitmap format), but need to convert it into Adobe Illustrator (a
vectorized format). Some of the graphics files are quite big. Is there a way
to convert it without loss of information from the first format to the
second format?

Thank you!

Best regards,
/Stefan
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Stefan:
Are the items on your PPT project use only drawing objects and/or MS
clip art? If so try copy and paste into Illustrator.

Linda
 
Hello all!

My problem is that I have a design project created in Microsoft Powerpoint
(a bitmap format), but need to convert it into Adobe Illustrator (a
vectorized format). Some of the graphics files are quite big. Is there a way
to convert it without loss of information from the first format to the
second format?
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Does Illustrator still include Streamline (Adobe's bitmap tracing utility
program)? If so, or if it has some other built in tracing feature, you'd need
to use that to convert bitmap to vector art.

Or manually redraw the vectors in Illustrator (it helps to import the bitmap
image first so you can manually trace over it).
 
I think "streamline" is no more but the component called "live trace" should
do the job.
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I find it much easier to save the PPT slide as WMF/EMF, open in Illustrator
and ungroup. You can also convert text to outlines there if you want.

If you're stuck with a BMP (like a scanned signature or something), "live
trace" would be an option, but if it's a basic PPT text slide, WMF/EMF's the
way to go!

Oh, and I did one project a few months ago where the Bezier curves in Illo
were driving me nuts. So I drew the lines in PPT so I could use its Bezier
curves, copied the lines and pasted them into Illo. Then I was able to put
the type along those paths in Illo. My classmates think it's hysterical that
I drew my curves in PPT, but I say hey, whatever works!
 
I find it much easier to save the PPT slide as WMF/EMF, open in Illustrator
and ungroup. You can also convert text to outlines there if you want.
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Yah, but if your original is a bitmap, which is what I took this to mean:

"My problem is that I have a design project created in Microsoft Powerpoint
(a bitmap format),"

If not ... well ... yeah. WMF/EMF.
 
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