How do I insert PowerPoint slideshow into a website in Publisher?

[MissPJC09]

I followed instructions to insert Power Point slide show, it works while in
website program (Publisher) but when I do Website Preview, it does not work.
Any suggestions?

 

[MissPJC09]

Insert OBJECT, create from file, choose slide show, click LINK and then OK to
insert. Works fine from Publisher but not in website preview.

 

[DavidF]

You followed what instructions? Be specific please.

DavidF

 

[DavidF]

The instructions for inserting an object do not apply, nor have I ever seen
any instructions on how to insert a PP presentation to my knowledge.

I think you can export or save your powerpoint presentation as HTML and
upload those web files to a subfolder on your host and link to them, or
upload the powerpoint file to a subfolder and link to it for download, but I
don't know of an easy way to 'insert' a PP presentation into a Publisher
web. Sorry.

Including external files in a Publisher web :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80561.aspx

Also consider that in its native format a viewer would have to have either
PowerPoint or a PP viewer installed on their machine to view the file. You
might want to consider the html format or converting to a standard picture
slide show.

DavidF

 

[MissPJC09]

In PUBLISHER 2007 - under HELP - told me to go to INSERT - OBJECT, etc. I
ended up creating a new slide show from within the website but it doesn't
work in WEBSITE PREVIEW either. I don't know what I'm doing wrong - OR - if
it will work on the website or not - this is only in PREVIEW stages, it is
not published on the web yet, nor even uploaded through an FTP yet. Thanks
for your feedback though. PJ

 

[MissPJC09]

What do you mean "picture version", that's what this slide show is, only
pictures - how would I insert a picture version? I have to run out for a bit
but will check back for a response when I return. Thank you so much for your
help and suggestions. I'm ok with designing websites but not familiar with
inserting the extra stuff! LOL Thanks again, PJ

 

[DavidF]

OK. I also found a link that talks about inserting a PP presentation:
http://www.brainstorminc.com/cbt/microsoft/help.php?file=publisher17

However, it appears that this is to insert a PP file into a 'print'
publication, not a 'web' publication. I don't know how to insert it into web
publication. Perhaps someone else will and will post...or you can continue
to experiment and let us know if you figure it out. However, my caveat still
applies...the viewer will have to have either PP installed or the viewer
installed, and that is far from universal. A html or picture version of your
slide show seems to make more sense to me...

DavidF

 

[Brucels]

As I recall from doing this many years ago, it involves exporting the
Powerpoint presentation as HTML, uploading it to your website, then making a
link from the appropriate page to the presentation. I don't think you can use
Insert Object in this case.

Bruce

 

[MissPJC09]

Thank you for responding, sure would be nice if it would insert a slideshow
as it appears to be able too huh? Oh well. So I need to export the HTML
file of the slide show to the website and link to it from the actual website,
correct? (does that make sense?) Thanks again. PJ

 

[Brucels]

That's what I recall doing.

Thank you for responding, sure would be nice if it would insert a slideshow
as it appears to be able too huh? Oh well. So I need to export the HTML
file of the slide show to the website and link to it from the actual website,
correct? (does that make sense?) Thanks again. PJ

 

[DavidF]

I don't work with PowerPoint much, but it is my understanding that you can
export the presentation in HTML format and/or as a slide show. Then you
would not insert it into a Publisher page as much as just link to it after
uploading it to your website...read the article about external files. What I
cannot know is what is in your PP presentation and thus the reason you don't
just recreate it in Publisher. And if you want just a slide show you can
consider JAlbum and other javascript slide shows...once again it depends on
your content and what you are trying to accomplish, but it seems to me that
a PP presentation is not really designed for the web...it is a tool to help
provide talking points in a verbal presentation. Perhaps mixing them is a
mistake?

Have you considered posting your question about how best to convert your PP
file into a web file in a PowerPoint newsgroup or forum? They might be
better able to guide you. Sorry.

DavidF

 

[GeoffreyChaucer]

Simple, to "Insert" a PowerPoint presentation: save it as a webpage, as
DavidF suggested, not forgetting to rename the webpage document with whatever
name you want. Next, using the HTML fragment tool create an iframe of
appropriate size, then call up the PP presentation on your page via the
iframe.

The easiest way to work out the size of the iframe is to create a dummy
graphic of the same size than your PP presentation and insert it on your
page, and position it exactly where you want the PP presentation to be.

Then, activate the "Snap to object" command in Publisher Tools menu and
create an HTML fragment box over the dummy graphic and insert the following
code in it:

<iframe name="pp" src="(give it the same name as the name you gave the PP
presentation.html)" width="(workoutthesize in pixels)"
height="(workoutthesize in pixels)" frameborder=0 scrolling=no></iframe>

Next, click on the "Send to Back" button and click on the dummy graphic,
then click on "Cut" to remove it.

This works well with Publisher 2000, I don't know for sure that it will work
with other versions, but you can try.

 

[DavidF]

Iframes work with the other versions too. You just have to be careful to
write the URL paths correctly, and in general it is probably best to write
absolute links/paths. Pub 2000 does use a supporting folder as Pub 2003 and
2007 does by default, and the naming convention is a bit different...but the
approach you describe will work.

Thanks.

DavidF

 

[GeoffreyChaucer]

Yes DavidF, that's right. Pub2000 does not use supporting folders, thank god
for that. Pub 2000 is far more flexible and allows the user to set up his/her
own website structure.

But it does not matter if other versions use supporting folders or not. As
long as the PowerPoint presentation HTML is placed manually in the same
directory as the webpage that carries it.

If the PP presentation "is" in a supporting folder, simply change the iframe
code to read:

<iframe name="pp" src="(name of PP presentation folder/same name as the PP
presentation.html)" width="(workoutthesize in pixels)"
height="(workoutthesize in pixels)" frameborder=0 scrolling=no></iframe>

 

[DavidF]

Du'oh! Publisher 2000 *does not* use a supporting folder...

DavidF

 

[DavidF]

I too prefer working with Pub 2000, for a lot of reasons. However, I still
think it is easier for the Pub 2003 and 2007 user to upload the PP
presentation file, or any other .htm file that they might want to 'import'
into an iframe, to a separate folder. I think that if they put it in the
index_files folder which is the default supporting folder for 2003 and 2007,
then there is a good chance of overwriting that support folder and deleting
the file the next time they upload a change to their main web. While if they
created a separate folder at the same directory level, it would keep things
more organized and easier to manage. I also think that for the average user,
writing an absolute link to that file is less error prone. That would change
your code snippet only slightly.

<iframe name="pp"
src="(http://www.yourdomainname.com/pp-presentation/index.htm)"
width="(workoutthesize in pixels)" height="(workoutthesize in pixels)"
frameborder=0 scrolling=no></iframe>

This assumes that the user created a folder on their site called
'pp-presentation' and they named the pp file 'index.htm' when they converted
it to html. And by using
'http://www.yourdomainname.com/pp-presentation/index.htm' as the link, this
could be put on the home page or on one of the supporting pages within the
index_files folder and it wouldn't make any difference.

Another caveat. While the extension .html is default in Pub 2000, .htm is
the default in later versions including 2003 and 2007.

So, I am not disagreeing with the form of your iframe or the use of it, but
I just believe that using absolute links vs. relative links are easier for
the average user, and they are less likely to make errors. But to each there
own <g>.

DavidF