How do I insert a graphic from PDF file into a powerpoint slide?

[Barb]

I have several good charts that are PDF files that I would like to include in
slides in a ppt presentation.

 

[Austin Myers]

Save the PDFs as an image and then import.



Austin Myers
AT&W Technologies

Creators of PowerPoint add-ins

 

[Peter]

Hi Barb

Do you know about the Snapshot tool in Adobe pdf reader?

Provided that the author of the pdf file hasn't protected things, you
can take a snapshot of each chart and then just paste it into
PowerPoint.

HTH

Peter

 

[Barb]

THanks - not familiar with that - will give it a try!

 

[Barb]

I do not seem to be able to save PDF's as image - it saves only as text -
this is where I was trying to go.

 

[Peter]

Hi again Barb

I have version 8 of Adobe Reader.

I open the pdf I want to copy a diagram from.

On the Tools menu, I go to Select and Zoom then choose the Snapshot
tool. My cursor turns to a crosshair sort of thing.

I then draw a box around the photo/chart/diagram I want to copy.

The screen flashes, and there's a popup message telling me that the
selected area has been copied.

I then go to PowerPoint and paste. Voila!

HTH

Peter

 

[nrdgrl]

try pdf2picture. It extracts all of the objects and text from a PDF file and
produces a WMF or EMF file which works with the PowerPoint "Insert Picture...
from file" drop-down. If you don't needto edit the PDF, it can produce a nice
hi-res BMP also. You can use it free for 30 days to try it out.
www.pdf2picture.com.