Presentation distribution b y CD

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Has anyone encountered any issues in running a large presentation
(40-50mb+) off of a CD that is distributed to a wide range of end users
with a wide range of hardware and software configurations? How does
PowerPoint load a Presentation into memory to run? Does it load the
entire presentation at one time or does it load only what is needed
when it is needed (slides)?
 
Smaller file size is always, always better - doublely so with PowerPoint.
PowerPoint can create an auto-run CD that uses the PowerPoint viewer, so it
should run on most systems.

support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;830286
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00037.htm

Slower and older systems may benefit the most from smaller file sizes. Are
you sure you can't reduce the file size more?


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I have some large animation files that I can probably reduce but it is
running at 500 slides. This is being used for training of volunteers on
how to set up and operate a mass dispensing/vaccination clinic in a
large-scale disease outbreak. There is just alot of varying components
and resource tools that tie into the presentation. It is very important
to me and to public health, however, that it be a stable product for
end users with a wide range of hardware and operating systems.
 
Then your best bet may be to create an executable from the presentation. It
will need to load the entire file before running, meaning a delay at the
front end, but that is probably the best and most secure way to ensure the
presentation will play on most systems.

You could also convert the presentation to HTML. This would then only need
to load the 'next referenced page' at any given time using the individual's
browser, but this also isn't a 100% play guarantee.

See:
**Make a standalone EXE that runs a PowerPoint presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00575.htm

**Distributing PPTs - Pitfalls, Panics & Pleasures
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00559.htm

**Making PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 HTML open full screen
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00428.htm

Just to name a few.


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
com www.pptfaq.com
..
 
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