The ultimate add-in

Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT that
is excessively large for projection.

Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?

Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera and
shrunk them down to thumbnail size.

Thanks,

Mike

PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"

Mike -
Looking forward to meeting you at PPT live as well.

If you have PPT 2002 or 2003, it's built in. Right click one of the pictures
and select Format Picture. Go to the Picture tab. Towards the bottom you
will see a Compress button. Click it. First, click the All Pictures radio
button. Next, set the resolution you want (screen or print). Finally decide
whether you want to just compress the picture or if you want to delete the
cropped areas as well. Click OK. Computer will buzz whir and your pictures
will be compressed.

This method will work whether the pictures are inserted via
Insert-->Picture-->From File or via formatting the shape and making it the
fill for the shape.

Will that do it for you?
--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com
Featured Presenter at PPT 2004 - http://www.pptlive/com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message
news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT that
> is excessively large for projection.
>
> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>
> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera and
> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>
>
>
>

My organization just approved Office 2003. We have been
at 2000 for sometime. I just got it installed this week,
so I am new to 2003.

Thanks so much I owe u a hug & a drink.

Mike


>-----Original Message-----
>Mike -
>Looking forward to meeting you at PPT live as well.
>
>If you have PPT 2002 or 2003, it's built in. Right click
one of the pictures
>and select Format Picture. Go to the Picture tab.
Towards the bottom you
>will see a Compress button. Click it. First, click the
All Pictures radio
>button. Next, set the resolution you want (screen or
print). Finally decide
>whether you want to just compress the picture or if you
want to delete the
>cropped areas as well. Click OK. Computer will buzz whir
and your pictures
>will be compressed.
>
>This method will work whether the pictures are inserted
via
>Insert-->Picture-->From File or via formatting the shape
and making it the
>fill for the shape.
>
>Will that do it for you?
>--
>Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
>Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now
from Holy Macro! Books
>Get PowerPoint answers at
http://www.powerpointanswers.com
>Featured Presenter at PPT 2004 - http://www.pptlive/com
>
>I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
>if we live without making a difference, it makes no
difference that we lived
>
>"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message
>news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT
that
>> is excessively large for projection.
>>
>> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
>> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>>
>> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
>> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
>> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera
and
>> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Mike,

There are various presentation add-in optimizers (the standard ppt 2002/2003 has it built in)

See
pptools
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptools/FAQ00013.htm

and
http://www.nxpowerlite.com/

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com

"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT that
> is excessively large for projection.
>
> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>
> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera and
> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>
>
>
>

In addition to Kathy's tips, if they have been cropped or re-sized in
PowerPoint, go to File > Save as. Give the file a new name and before selecting
OK go to Tools and select Compress Pictures. Then click OK. Compare the file
sizes. Better?
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message
news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT that
> is excessively large for projection.
>
> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>
> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera and
> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>
>
>
>

Sonia, I did that and it gives me an error "must select
a shape".

Mike

>-----Original Message-----
>In addition to Kathy's tips, if they have been cropped
or re-sized in
>PowerPoint, go to File > Save as. Give the file a new
name and before selecting
>OK go to Tools and select Compress Pictures. Then
click OK. Compare the file
>sizes. Better?
>--
>
>Sonia Coleman
>Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
>Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
>
>"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message
>news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT
that
>> is excessively large for projection.
>>
>> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
>> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>>
>> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
>> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
>> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera
and
>> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Ahh, now I know why I did not find the compress
feature. All the photos are grouped with text and
animated. No compress unless you ungroup.

Mike

>-----Original Message-----
>Mike -
>Looking forward to meeting you at PPT live as well.
>
>If you have PPT 2002 or 2003, it's built in. Right click
one of the pictures
>and select Format Picture. Go to the Picture tab.
Towards the bottom you
>will see a Compress button. Click it. First, click the
All Pictures radio
>button. Next, set the resolution you want (screen or
print). Finally decide
>whether you want to just compress the picture or if you
want to delete the
>cropped areas as well. Click OK. Computer will buzz whir
and your pictures
>will be compressed.
>
>This method will work whether the pictures are inserted
via
>Insert-->Picture-->From File or via formatting the shape
and making it the
>fill for the shape.
>
>Will that do it for you?
>--
>Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
>Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now
from Holy Macro! Books
>Get PowerPoint answers at
http://www.powerpointanswers.com
>Featured Presenter at PPT 2004 - http://www.pptlive/com
>
>I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
>if we live without making a difference, it makes no
difference that we lived
>
>"Mike" <wallace@eglin.af.mil> wrote in message
>news:2dbe201c46b74$7e71c4a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> Problem: Users insert Hi-res photos and make a PPT
that
>> is excessively large for projection.
>>
>> Question: Is there an add-in or a setting
>> that "optimizes" a file into something more realistic?
>>
>> Example: One of my users "EMAILED", yes EMAILED me his
>> presentation of 6 slides that was 98MB large. He had
>> inserted nearly 100 photos from a good digital camera
and
>> shrunk them down to thumbnail size.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> PS Can't wait to meet you experts at "PowerPoint Live"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>