Two problems with Powerpoint export

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I order to create a poster, I have to export Powerpoint
slides to Corel. Thing is, when I save them as TIFs or JPGs
or whatever, they are saved at 72 dpi-- which looks like
hell when it's printed. Any way of resetting the Save As
resolution to something like 300 dpi?

Also-- is there any way of saving an outline so that Word
can read it? I tried saving is as an RTF file, but it
didn't save the entire outline-- just the titles for some,
the full text for others, regardless of how it was
formatted. And cutting and pasting wasn't much better.
 
I order to create a poster, I have to export Powerpoint
slides to Corel. Thing is, when I save them as TIFs or JPGs
or whatever, they are saved at 72 dpi-- which looks like
hell when it's printed. Any way of resetting the Save As
resolution to something like 300 dpi?
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Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00052.htm

I'd avoid TIFF and JPG. JPG uses lossy (for your purposes, read "lousy")
compression. Makes messes at the edges of text and such.

Remember the ant farm your mom wouldn't let you bring into the house when you
were a kid? She probably wouldn't let PowerPoint's TIFF export filters in
either. Smart lady.

Export to PNG. Draw/Photopaint will be able to read it fine.
Also-- is there any way of saving an outline so that Word
can read it? I tried saving is as an RTF file, but it
didn't save the entire outline-- just the titles for some,
the full text for others, regardless of how it was
formatted.
Click to expand...

Do you see all the text you expect in PowerPoint's outline view? The same
titles and body text that appear on each slide?
 
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Hello,

RE: "Save as..." resolution control:

PowerPoint doesn't provide the kind of control that you are looking for
when it comes to controlling the resolution and quality at which slides
(and selections) are exported as bitmaps.

There are several workarounds for controlling the resolution, such as
proportionally making the slide area larger (e.g. 20"x15" instead of
10"x7.5") since that doesn't affect slide show at all and only marginally
affects printing (since PowerPoint will automatically scale down the size
of the slide to fit if slide area is larger than print area for selected
printer and paper size). NOTE: In PowerPoint 2003, the maximum resolution
of slides exported as bitmaps is 3072x3072.

However, there is no way, if exporting as JPEG to control the level of
lossy compression used.

NOTE: If your presentation does not include any raster images, you can save
you slides as metafiles (WMF or EMF) and not lose any resolution (since
resolution is irrelevant fo metafiles consisting entire of text and vectors
<no raster images>). If your destination application can import metafiles,
this might be the best way to export your slides for import.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it is important to
have more control over the quality/resolution at which slides are exported
as bitmaps (without having to resort to workarounds, add-ins or VBA), don't
forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
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[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
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that you just created in PPT 2003? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]

RE: Save as outline for Word

PowerPoint will only export (save as...) outline text that is in a Title,
Subtitle, or Text placeholder provided by the slide AutoLayouts. Text that
is entered into any other type of AutoLayout placeholder, autoshape or text
box will not appear in the Outline pane and, hence, will not be exported
when saving a presentation as an outline.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide provide a method for exporting all text in the slides (not just
text in Outline pane), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN
WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
 
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