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

Thanks Bouke! --J.B.

'Edit B' bouke@editb.nl [Avid-L2] wrote:
>
>
> If file size is an issue, try PNG instead of Jpeg.
> In some cases that will save a HUGE amount of space.
> (Bonus, it's lossless but compressed, so high quality)
> Bouke
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* John Beck jb30343@windstream.net [Avid-L2]
> <mailto:jb30343@windstream.net%20[Avid-L2]>
> *To:* Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 09, 2015 4:36 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Help converting PowerPoint to PDF
>
> Thank you Mark. This is a huge help. I might try a version of this
> with just a blank background. It's just a gradient color background.
> I'm not sure it absolutely necessary for the presentation. I think I
> might even be able to re add a background in Acrobat. --J.B.
>
> Mark Myers MarkM@SR-Pro.com <mailto:MarkM@SR-Pro.com> [Avid-L2] wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > What about packaging the PPT with a PPT Viewer, or saving it as
> a web
> > page?
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> >
> > On 1/8/2015 7:11 PM, John Beck jb30343@windstream.net [Avid-L2]
> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Ronald Loneker rloneker@cse.edu [Avid-L2] wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > John -
> >> >
> >> > When you go to save as in PowerPoint and select the pdf
> option, do you
> >> > see two options "Standard" and "Minimum Size?"
> >> >
> >> > The Minimum Size option will create a much smaller .pdf file that
> >> > might get closer to your original PPT fize size.
> >> >
> >> > I've used this option in the past.
> >> >
> >> > 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.
> >> >
> >> > Ron Loneker, Jr.
> >> > Director of Media Services
> >> > College of Saint Elizabeth
> >> > Mahoney Library
> >> > 2 Convent Road
> >> > Morristown, NJ 07960
> >> >
> >> > Phone: 973-290-4229 <tel:973-290-4229>
> >> >
> >> > e-mail: rloneker@cse.edu <mailto:rloneker@cse.edu>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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:
> >> >
> >> > Sorry about the Way Off Topic post but I know there are lots
> of smart
> >> > people here.
> >> >
> >> > 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?
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks for any help or insight!! Feel free to reply off
> list.
> >> > --J.B.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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