Resize jpeg's in Power Point

[Pyroate]

Is there any way to resize the jpeg's once they have been embeded in a presentation? They were shrunk about 3 times the normal size to fit into the frames but the files themselves never were actualy resized. They have 4 or 5 presentations over 250 megs with less than 150 slides.

[Lowland]

No!

The embedded file is the original jpeg. What you need to do is use a graphics package to adjust the quality of the jpeg (I assume what you have is a storage problem, that is the *.ppt file is just too big)

You can do this with PhotoDraw if you have it, or any other decent graphics package. But, you'll maybe notice the degradation of quality on the produced slide if you alter the jpeg file.

How about converting the jpeg's to gif's, png's or another format. Gif's are typically much more compact.

Good luck!

[Pyroate]

The problem is trying to open, edit or save these files on some systems they will not even open.

They tried GIF's with to much image degredation.

[DiR[ëctory]]

What kind of systems are they opening them on?? Linux? Windows XP? what...

[Lowland]

Your graphics package (spec would help) should be configurable, but you maybe need to install the converters off the Office 2k CR Rom. If you did a typical install, you won't have them all loaded.

Or, if just storage, what about a CD writer and store your presentations on CD's?

Graphics management is often about compromise unless you have unlimited storage and very high processing speeds with loads of RAM

More info?

Good luck

[Pyroate]

System (not by my choice) gateway GP7-500. 20gig HDD, 256meg RAm, PIII-500, Vanta generic video, windows98se, full install of office 2000pro. Space is not the problem waiting almost 45 min to load and 30 min for each save.

[Lowland]

A possible way round this could be instead of embedding the picture files in the presentation, link them to files on the (or a ) hard drive.

You do this by the usual "Insert>Picture>FromFile> and then tick Link to File

Or
Split your presentation into more manageable sizes, maybe 10 slides at a time (or by whatever structure suits the presentation) so you don't have to work with the whole thing.

?

When 40 mins loading(!!!!) is the base file on the local drive or on a newtork store? From local it does seem a silly amount of time!

Let us know if any progress!

Good Luck!