Including Word doc with presentation

[Burnside_Dad]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

How do you get the actual Word document to be included w/ a Powerpoint presentation so that when the presentation is emailed to someone, they can open the doc. that the Powerpoint slide is linked to?

 

[Mickey Stevens]

Create a new folder containing both the presentation and Word document(s).
Then, create the links in your presentation. Make sure they are relative
links that only include the file name, not the entire file path (this should
occur by default). Then, when you're done, select the folder, and choose
"Compress" or "Create Archive" from the File menu in the Finder. This will
create a ZIP archive of the presentation and documents, and when it is
expanded on a machine, the links should be intact.

 

[Burnside_Dad]

Thanks for the help. Is there a recommendation for a compression program that is freeware and will allow a Mac to compress it and either Mac or PC to open it?

 

[Mickey Stevens]

If you Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you can use the built-in ZIP compression tool.
Simply select a file or folder in the Finder, and then, in the "File" menu,
click "Create Archive of <name>" (in OS X 10.4) or "Compress <name>" (in OS
X 10.5). This will create a ZIP file that the Mac OS can open, and is also
easily accessible on Windows using a program like Winzip.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

If you Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you can use the built-in ZIP compression tool.
Simply select a file or folder in the Finder, and then, in the "File" menu,
click "Create Archive of <name>" (in OS X 10.4) or "Compress <name>" (in OS
X 10.5). This will create a ZIP file that the Mac OS can open, and is also
easily accessible on Windows using a program like Winzip.

And Windows XP and later can extract files from ZIP archives w/o any need for
add'l software.

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