Which program is best for my material?

[karen110]

Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into 80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

 

[JoAnn Paules]

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[karen110]

Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus a
little clip art.

The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.

The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.

Thanks,
Karen

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into
80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Using PowerPoint for a print document is a bit bizarre, but then your instincts
already told you that. ;-)

Try this to convert the text in your PPT to a file you can open in Word or copy
paste into pretty much any application:

Export Text to a text file, extract text from PowerPoint (Mac or PC)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00274.htm

To get your images back out of PPT, you can try the methods outlined here:

Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778.htm

Extract images from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00344.htm

Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus a
little clip art.

The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.

The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.

Thanks,
Karen

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned into
80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Use Word. If it was graphics heavy I'd recommend Publisher but it sounds
like Word will be the best program.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
a
little clip art.

The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.

The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.

Thanks,
Karen

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
into
80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind
of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

 

[karen110]

Thanks, Steve and JoAnn for the excellent suggestions!

Best,
Karen

Use Word. If it was graphics heavy I'd recommend Publisher but it sounds
like Word will be the best program.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
a
little clip art.

The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.

The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.

Thanks,
Karen

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and realize
that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
into
80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this kind
of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

 

[JoAnn Paules]

We do that at work. It predates my employment there and it's done through
the company. Some of the projects would be best done in Word, some in
Publisher. I would use Publisher for my documentation but I don't have it at
work. That just about kills me. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Using PowerPoint for a print document is a bit bizarre, but then your
instincts
already told you that. ;-)

Try this to convert the text in your PPT to a file you can open in Word or
copy
paste into pretty much any application:

Export Text to a text file, extract text from PowerPoint (Mac or PC)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00274.htm

To get your images back out of PPT, you can try the methods outlined here:

Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778.htm

Extract images from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00344.htm

Thanks for your reply. There are about a dozen illustrations/photos, plus
a
little clip art.

The finished file should be suitable for publishing -the media dept of
the
agency sponsoring the project initially said they preferred a PowerPoint
file
to print from, which seems strange! But I can really use any program I
choose.

The large font that looks good in PowerPoint for a slide presentation
just
does not work well in print format, and the main objective here is a
printable document.

Thanks,
Karen

No. Are there a lot of illustrations that accompany your text? What are
you
going to do with the finished file?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Hi,

I created a PowerPoint file that has become too cumbersome, and
realize
that
it probably should be done in Word or Publisher. It's a technical
manual
which really isn't going to be a slide presentation, and has turned
into
80
pages in PowerPoint.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to get the PPT file into another
format
- exporting to Word, it looks like the slides become objects, and it
looks
difficult to edit.

I haven't used Publisher before, and don't know if it's possible to
import
the PPT file. Any suggestions as to which program to use for this
kind of
material, and how to convert the PPT file I already have?

Thanks,
Karen (using Office 2003)

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
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