Stupid question: Need to keep pdf files?

[Ed Henninger]

I'm an amateur with PowerPoint, though I have used it during the past few
years to create presentations. My question is simple: once I've placed a pdf
"slide" into a presentation, is that slide then embedded in the
presentation? There's no need for me to keep the pdf in the same folder‹or
even the same computer? Theoretically, I could kill out the pdf and the
presentation remains intact. Correct? No?

Thanks.

 

[CyberTaz]

As long as you haven't *Linked* to the PDF there is no need for it to remain
available. The PPt file will retain the Embedded copy.

 

[Ed Henninger]

Thanks, Bob. What do you mean by "linked?" I told you I'm an amateur!

Ed

 

[CyberTaz]

An object can be displayed in a file in either of 2 ways;

1- Embedded: when a copy of the object file is stored in the host file. This
is a static copy as of the time the object is embedded, so the object
remains the same regardless of what changes are made to the original source
file, or

2- Linked: when the object is displayed but not stored in the host file. The
host file remembers the name & location of the object's source file & reads
from it, enabling the source file to be revised & have the linked object in
the host update to reflect the changes.

I guess I really shouldn't have even mentioned it, though, since PPt 2004
doesn't support the Linking aspect of OLE. However, you can take a look at
Word Help on OLE: About Linked and Embedded Objects. Both Word & Excel do
support Linking as well as Embedding.

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

Thanks, Bob. What do you mean by "linked?" I told you I'm an amateur!

Ed

 

[Ed Henninger]

AhŠnow it's clear. Thanks much for the help.

Ed