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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Convert PPTX to PDF with a Free MS Add-In
Many people like to convert Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx) presentations to Adobe (.pdf) documents before posting them on the web or sending them through email. Why? Two main reasons:
If you haven't installed this free add-in, go ahead and do it. It should only take you a couple of minutes.
Go ahead. I'll wait.
Done? Good!
Now, open a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Click on the office button (the messy blob in the upper left hand corner) and hover over it. You'll see that "Save as PDF or XPS" is now an option.
Click it, and presto! You've successfully converted your PPTX to a very basic and web friendly PDF file!
Easy!
Many people like to convert Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx) presentations to Adobe (.pdf) documents before posting them on the web or sending them through email. Why? Two main reasons:
- Smaller. Kilobyte for kilobyte, a .pdf is generally smaller and more portable that a .ppt file.
- More accessible. Most people on the web can easily open a .pdf file within their browsers. Conversely, a .ppt or .pptx file requires a separate program that many may not have (or want).
If you haven't installed this free add-in, go ahead and do it. It should only take you a couple of minutes.Go ahead. I'll wait.
Done? Good!
Now, open a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Click on the office button (the messy blob in the upper left hand corner) and hover over it. You'll see that "Save as PDF or XPS" is now an option.
Click it, and presto! You've successfully converted your PPTX to a very basic and web friendly PDF file!
Easy!
Labels: PowerPoint Add-In
¶ 12/06/2007 10:36:00 AM 4 Comments Links to this post
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Free PowerPoint Add-In: YouTube Video Wizard
Back in August, these four online videos showed us how to embed YouTube videos into PowerPoint presentations.
That was August. And while these "summer of 2007" instructions still work, today, there's an even easier way...
Enter the autumn of 2007. Microsoft MVP Shyam Pillai offers a PowerPoint Add-In called YouTube Video Wizard, or YTV. It took only minutes for me to download, install, and test this new and extremely useful PowerPoint add-in.
After installing the YTV add-in, you will see a new tab under "Insert" titled "YouTube Video". Click it, and a wizard will walk you though everything you need to do to insert a YouTube Video into your PowerPoint presentation. Easy!
One small caveat. You must have a live internet connection for this add-in to work properly during show time. If you do not, you still must download and convert the YouTube Video before inserting it into your presentation.
Back in August, these four online videos showed us how to embed YouTube videos into PowerPoint presentations.
That was August. And while these "summer of 2007" instructions still work, today, there's an even easier way...
Enter the autumn of 2007. Microsoft MVP Shyam Pillai offers a PowerPoint Add-In called YouTube Video Wizard, or YTV. It took only minutes for me to download, install, and test this new and extremely useful PowerPoint add-in.
After installing the YTV add-in, you will see a new tab under "Insert" titled "YouTube Video". Click it, and a wizard will walk you though everything you need to do to insert a YouTube Video into your PowerPoint presentation. Easy!One small caveat. You must have a live internet connection for this add-in to work properly during show time. If you do not, you still must download and convert the YouTube Video before inserting it into your presentation.
Labels: PowerPoint Add-In, video
¶ 10/18/2007 12:03:00 PM 3 Comments Links to this post
