Saving PowerPoint 07 as individual slides

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I have a client who wants a 40+ page slide presentation in .ppt (converted to
..pdf) saved as 1-page individual documents, for easy reference later. Is
there a way to do this without copy/pasting each individual page?

Thank you!
 
OK, I'll take a crack at this. I don't know if this is the most efficient
way (surely there are some automators out there than can do it better), as it
will also reduce rasterize the end product....but I do know this works.

I'm assuming the end product is 40+ individual PDF files, not PPT files.
This will only work if this is correct:

- Convert the .ppt to .pdf
- In Acrobat, Save As .jpg
- Tell it you want the whole document saved as .jpg

This will automate the serialized file naming convention (i.e., pres01.jpg,
pres02.jpg, etc.)

- in the folder where you directed Acrobat to save all the jpgs, select all
of the new jpg files
- right-click > convert to PDF

This will open up all the jpgs in Acrobat as pdfs. The last step is (and
the only real manual labor), you will need to hit save on each one as you
close them

As I said, this might not be the best or most efficient method, but I do
know it works and is faster than manually creating individual files in
PowerPoint.

This has been tested with PowerPoint 2002/3 and Acrobat 6/7

Cheers
 
As one small clarification, I should say "IF ASKED, indicate you want jpgs of
the entire document."

Cheers
 
I have a client who wants a 40+ page slide presentation in .ppt (converted to
..pdf) saved as 1-page individual documents, for easy reference later. Is
there a way to do this without copy/pasting each individual page?
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I'm not sure what you're asking for here exactly.

1) You have a 40-page PPT that you want to convert to 40 individual PDFs, one
per page, or

2) You have a 40-page PPT that's been converted to a 40-page PDF that you now
want to split into 40 individual PDFs.

In the former case, you could open the PPT and print each page to PDF by
specifying the range for each. A macro could automate most of this, though
you'd have to supply a name for each file manually.

In the latter case, I'd probably throw away the 40-page PDF, go back to the PPT
and the former case instructions. Or make 40 copies of the PDF, open each in
Acrobat and delete all but the needed page.
 
Another approach would be to save the ppt as .jpgs - it will save all the
slides as individual jpgs in their own folder. Depends if the client really
wants pdfs or just uneditable & cross-platform friendly individual files of
each slide...

Lucy
 
Steve:

While you're on the subject: Is there any convenient way to save just one
slide (or perhaps a subset of slides) from the active presentation in a
separate .ppt(x) file? We very often want to send just one, or a few, slides
from a presentation back to the speaker/author for adjustment.

I've been deleteting all the slides EXCEPT for the one of interest and then
saving that in a new file. It would really be nice to be able to seelct the
ones I wanted and then save.

Just wondering.
 
Thank you both; I tried the jpeg option and I think it will work the best. I
do appreciated your help! mama206
 
[This may be a dupe - bben having a discussion group problem since last night
- if so, excuse wasted bandwidth.]

While I've got you on the line, Steve: Is there any convenient way to save a
single slide, or perhaps a subset of slides, from a .ppt file to a new file?
I very often have to send single slides to speakers for one reason or
another, and it's a pain to delete everything BUT the slide(s) I want to send
and then save to a new file. I guess I could write it myself, but laziness
prevails ...
 
You can use the export method to do this fairly easily but it does default to
embedding fonts and therefore bloat. You will need to open and save again.
Shyam has the code on his site here: http://skp.mvps.org/ppt00036.htm#2
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Dave Jenkins said:
[This may be a dupe - bben having a discussion group problem since last night
- if so, excuse wasted bandwidth.]

While I've got you on the line, Steve: Is there any convenient way to save a
single slide, or perhaps a subset of slides, from a .ppt file to a new file?
I very often have to send single slides to speakers for one reason or
another, and it's a pain to delete everything BUT the slide(s) I want to send
and then save to a new file. I guess I could write it myself, but laziness
prevails ...

--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX


Steve Rindsberg said:
I'm not sure what you're asking for here exactly.

1) You have a 40-page PPT that you want to convert to 40 individual PDFs, one
per page, or

2) You have a 40-page PPT that's been converted to a 40-page PDF that you now
want to split into 40 individual PDFs.

In the former case, you could open the PPT and print each page to PDF by
specifying the range for each. A macro could automate most of this, though
you'd have to supply a name for each file manually.

In the latter case, I'd probably throw away the 40-page PDF, go back to the PPT
and the former case instructions. Or make 40 copies of the PDF, open each in
Acrobat and delete all but the needed page.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Dave:

The Code Elves 'o Blighty have been working overtime, I see.
This would've been my suggestion too.
 
In 2003 you could simply drag an individual slide onto the desktop from
Slide Sorter View. Very quick, easy and useful. Pity it's been lost.

Martin
 
I must say, you all are really awesome. This is what I eventually did, as I
don't have Acrobat, just the reader. My client told me that the test slide I
sent (Dave Jenkins, will this work for you?) printed portrait rather than
landscape, but I think this must be an issue with her print setup.

Grateful in IL
 
In 2003 you could simply drag an individual slide onto the desktop from
Slide Sorter View. Very quick, easy and useful.
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Apparently these "scrap" files make it too easy for virus/malware writers to
spread their diseases.
Pity it's been lost.
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Only if you upgrade. ;-)
 
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