Converting/saving ppt as vector file?

[wryta]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I have some artwork created in ppt using 3d fonts. The pieces look great saved as jpegs or pdfs, and were used as part of an email invitation. Now, the same pics would be ideal for signage - but once a metre tall the fonts are pixellated. Is there a converter that will let me save the files as a high res vextor file?

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel
I have some artwork created in ppt using 3d fonts. The pieces look great
saved as jpegs or pdfs, and were used as part of an email invitation.
Now, the same pics would be ideal for signage - but once a metre tall
the fonts are pixellated. Is there a converter that will let me save the
files as a high res vextor file?

Hi,

Right click or control-click on each piece of artwork and choose Save As
Picture. In the format pop-up choose PDF.

-Jim

 

[wryta]

Aah - I may not have explained myself clearly. When you save the artwork as a pdf, then enlarge it for a poster, everything is pixellated - especially the text, which is the main event (as opposed to native .ppt, where the font can be as large as you like and still look great). Trying to make a metre-long .ppt slide doesn't work either - it seems the maximum res you can save to pdf is 1600dpi, but it still pixellates.

 

[CyberTaz]

What I understand from your inquiry can't be done in PPT -- it simply isn't
designed to generate high quality printed output. Despite the convenience
tools it does have it lacks the interpolation algorithms found in the likes
of Photoshop & Illustrator. You'll need to use a decent graphics design app
to produce the oversized piece at the proper resolution based on the target
print dimensions. Even so, the starting material needs to have sufficient
pixel content for scaling up to a significantly larger size.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac