This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Help converting PowerPoint to PDF

Thank you again, Mark! I made a quick pass through the PPT removing the
gradient backgrounds and text effects that my co author had used and
substituted a simple color background. I think the document looks
better and I got a 90% reduction in file size. This is better than I
had imagined would be possible. --J.B.

Mark Myers MarkM@SR-Pro.com [Avid-L2] wrote:
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> My understand is that PPT doesn't create entirely new slides each
> time. That means you have one background, but it's pulled into 20
> different slides with text added. When you convert to PDF or JPG, you
> now have 20 complete slides, instead of just one background plus 20
> pages of text, so it's a good bit larger.
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> What about packaging the PPT with a PPT Viewer, or saving it as a web
> page?
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> -Mark
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> On 1/8/2015 7:11 PM, John Beck jb30343@windstream.net [Avid-L2] wrote:
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>> Thanks for the tip, Ron. I think I did that before and I just tried it
>> again to confirm. It generates a 7+ MB file, roughly twice the size of
>> the ppt. 7 MB isn't a complete deal breaker but I suspect that a fair
>> number of the people who will want to access this have pretty slow
>> connections and/or limited data plans. Thank you too, Curtis. I'm not
>> sure if jpegs would be smaller but they would eliminate the ability to
>> copy and paste text. Since this is part of an online course, I want
>> people to be able to collect bits and pieces as a way of taking notes.
>> --J.B.
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>> Ronald Loneker rloneker@cse.edu [Avid-L2] wrote:
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>> > John -
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>> > When you go to save as in PowerPoint and select the pdf option, do you
>> > see two options "Standard" and "Minimum Size?"
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>> > The Minimum Size option will create a much smaller .pdf file that
>> > might get closer to your original PPT fize size.
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>> > I've used this option in the past.
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>> > I'm not sure what version of PowerPoint you are using or whether this
>> > option is available to you, but I'm passing this along for what it's
>> > worth.
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>> > Ron Loneker, Jr.
>> > Director of Media Services
>> > College of Saint Elizabeth
>> > Mahoney Library
>> > 2 Convent Road
>> > Morristown, NJ 07960
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>> > Phone: 973-290-4229 <tel:973-290-4229>
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>> > e-mail: rloneker@cse.edu <mailto:rloneker@cse.edu>
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>> > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 2:01 PM, John Beck jb30343@windstream.net
>> > <mailto:jb30343@windstream.net> [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>> > <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> > Sorry about the Way Off Topic post but I know there are lots of smart
>> > people here.
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>> > I have a Powerpoint file (about 50 slides, about 3.5 MB) that I
>> > want to
>> > convert to a PDF so that it can be available via a link from a
>> > website.
>> > When I do a "save as" or a print to pdf from Powerpoint, the
>> > result is
>> > about twice the size of the original ppt. I've tried re-saving from
>> > Adobe Acrobat using the "reduce file size" option but it doesn't
>> > reduce
>> > it significantly. Is there a way to create a pdf that is more or less
>> > the same size as the original ppt?
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>> > Many thanks for any help or insight!! Feel free to reply off list.
>> > --J.B.
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