I think this is easy one.. copy vs. insert

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keep in mind that I am still new to PP..

Is there is difference between inserting an object as opposed to copy/pasting? Is there any reason why you would want to do one over another? As always, thank you!

Marianne
 
Insert is almost always the better way to go. It keeps the file size smaller
and uses less resources. The only exception is if the image is being copied
from one slide to the next. In that case PPT only keeps one copy of the
picture so the copy paste doesn't affect the file size.

Taking off the MVP hat, because I have no concrete proof:
I also have a strong belief that copy paste of images can increase the
likelihood of certain kinds of file corruption, most notably Red X. I have
no proof of it, just circumstantial evidence and alleged experiences.

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Marianne said:
keep in mind that I am still new to PP..

Is there is difference between inserting an object as opposed to
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copy/pasting? Is there any reason why you would want to do one over another?
As always, thank you!
 
Once again Kathy - A big thank you to you!

.... jinking myself, I know ..... but what is ...gulp... red x?

M.
 
Marianne,
Yes, big differences. You do want to use one over the other. I use
both depending on a variety of reasons but I'm going to hold off here
for a while to see what others have to say. Just had this conversation
over the past few days with one of the Excel MVP's and he loves my
suggestion to use Insert Object rather than copy/paste, but I still
use both depending on the issues.

Over to the rest of the mongrels here to comment. Then maybe we can
summarize it into a FAQ since it is an important and frequently
misunderstood issue.

Marianne, I vote you as having the best question of the month.

Brian Reilly, PowerPoint MVP
 
all righty then, glad to know that my question wasn't way out there.! Look foward to hearing what other's have to say.

Have a good night, Marianna
 
Oh, it's a big fat red X instead of a picture. It seems to happen when the
machine is low on GDI memory or something. "Or something" is the key phrase
there, though, because nobody can reliably reproduce a RedX, so I don't
think anybody really knows what really causes it. <g>

See http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00064.htm for what we do know,
though. (Personally, I think Rich Weil's onto something there!)
 
Kathy J said:
Insert is almost always the better way to go. [...]
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In addition to what Kathy said: I have seen pictures disappear from slides,
re-appear on other slides, change size, etc. if they were inserted with
Copy&Paste AND the AutoCorrect-Option "Automatic layout of inserted objects"
was ticked while doing so AND the compress-images-function of PPT 2002 was
used. (This also happens in Word!)

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Is there is difference between inserting an object as opposed to
copy/pasting? Is there any reason why you would want to do one over another?
As always, thank you!

Kathy's explained why you'd want to insert a picture instead of copy/pasting
it. Take everything she said to heart.

You mentioned inserting an object, which isn't quite the same thing as
inserting a picture. Inserting an object is kind of like creating a little
frame and into the frame you pour content from some other program. The other
program supplies a picture of the content for PPT to display and the other
program controls what happens to the content when you doubleclick it in PPT.

Depending on the program and the content you've chosen, copy/pasting produce
the same effect as inserting an object, or it might not. It'd depend on
whether the program is an "OLE Server" program or not.



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