"Save picture as..." => Encapsulated PostScript ???

[Maccle]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hello helpers community!

I have a dream *g*

I'd like to create a chart on a slide, group all object and save this as an eps-file.

OR

Export that slide as an Encapsulated PostScript.

Is there any way to get a slide oot of PowerPoint 2008 as an eps - file?

Plz let me know your ideas!
Thanks a lot. Bye, Maccle

 

[CyberTaz]

Not likely - No version of Office [Mac or PC] includes a PostScript
interpreter. Even though you can insert EPS images they don't display unless
they have TIFF or WMF thumbnails/previews as a part of their content. You'll
need to output the content in another graphic format, open it in a
PS-compatible app (such as Photoshop), then output as EPS from there.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Not likely - No version of Office [Mac or PC] includes a PostScript
interpreter.

SortaYes/SortaNo

PC Office since oh, about 2001 has included a kind of interpreter that creates
display images of EPS images if they don't already have one it likes.

Even though you can insert EPS images they don't display unless
they have TIFF or WMF thumbnails/previews as a part of their content.

Or PICT on Mac.

You'll
need to output the content in another graphic format, open it in a
PS-compatible app (such as Photoshop), then output as EPS from there.

A couple of related options:

Print each slide to a PS file, open that in Photoshop or Illustrator.
Not guaranteed to work, but it stands a pretty good chance.

Print to PS then use the free GhostScript (available for Windows or Mac) to
convert to EPS. It's been a while since I did this but I'm pretty sure it'd
work.

Acrobat (the full thing, not Reader) can export EPS, last I checked. Make PDF
from PowerPoint, open in Acrobat, export EPS.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Or PICT on Mac.

Tiny nit. No PICT support in 2008. 2004 is last version to support PICT.

-Jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Tiny nit. No PICT support in 2008. 2004 is last version to support PICT.

Imports as PICT files, or display PICT preview images in existing EPS
files?

 

[Maccle]

Hello you all! Thanks a lot.

What I'm doing now is:
printing the slide as PS-file
than open that file with GIMP
afterwards I can export it as EPS-file

I think, that works for me...

Bye, Maccle

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Imports as PICT files, or display PICT preview images in existing EPS
files?

As I understand it, there is no PICT support at all.

-Jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

As I understand it, there is no PICT support at all.

Hm.. If I stumble across a (small) EPS with a PICT preview, I'll send it
along to ya to try out.

The Win versions since 2002 or so have a look at the preview and, if they
don't like it, interpret the PS portion, rasterize it to create their own
preview.

I probably have some teeny previewless EPS files floating around. I'll shoot
you one to try out.