http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:42:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795777 Scott Mon, 18 May 2009 16:11:43 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795777 What are your standards for optimizing an image when it's going to be projected at, say, five feet by five feet on a wall screen? I always feel like I need to use very large images to make them look okay for projecting at a presentation. What are your standards for optimizing an image when it’s going to be projected at, say, five feet by five feet on a wall screen? I always feel like I need to use very large images to make them look okay for projecting at a presentation.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795690 Martin Mon, 18 May 2009 13:40:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795690 PeeWee zipping will virtually have no effect on the size of already compressed contents like photos in jpg format. PeeWee zipping will virtually have no effect on the size of already compressed contents like photos in jpg format.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795632 Peewee Cruz Mon, 18 May 2009 11:48:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795632 How about zipping? How about zipping?

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795591 Martin Mon, 18 May 2009 10:29:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795591 Gareth I have made the experience that most colleagues are unaware of size at all until they receive a notification by the system administrator that they are over their quota. Gareth I have made the experience that most colleagues are unaware of size at all until they receive a notification by the system administrator that they are over their quota.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795575 Gareth Mon, 18 May 2009 10:02:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/18/5-tips-to-reduce-the-size-of-microsoft-powerpoint-presentations/#comment-795575 one tip that works even better is to size photos correctly on the presentation, then right click and save the photo as a jpg... then re-insert that saved photo. Powerpoint saves it at the new size and is therefore smaller.... using the compress tool doesn't always work... This tip astounds people at work as I've frequently shrunk a 50Mb presso to under 1Mb one tip that works even better is to size photos correctly on the presentation, then right click and save the photo as a jpg… then re-insert that saved photo. Powerpoint saves it at the new size and is therefore smaller…. using the compress tool doesn’t always work… This tip astounds people at work as I’ve frequently shrunk a 50Mb presso to under 1Mb

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