inserting images into ppt -- problem!!`

[Sal]

i've made several images - jpg's, png's & gif's in powerpoint -- the image
size is well inside the 7.5 x 10.5" size of an powerpoint slide .. but when
they're inserted, they're monstrous!!

what gives and how can I correct this !?

 

[Sonia]

Size them in pixels, not inches. Depending on the DPI, 10 X 7.5could be quite
huge in pixels. All you need is 1024 X 768.
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[Sal]

Thanks -- but seems only have the answer (or 1/3?!)

* make my images in Photoshop Elements - the original is saved as a .psd
file and then I make Gif &/or PNg copies.

you make no reference to pixels per inch! Photoshop generally use 72 as a
default - this works well on a monitor/projector but sometimes gives you less
that a satisfactory result when printing the slides. so changing the pixels
per inch then creates a totally different size image.

moslty the 1024x 768 images are two large and have to be resized just a bit

when saving psd as either a gif or png the resulting images Totally change
sizes!!

despite making some progress, I'm totally confused re pixel setting and
resulting image size .....

any help / comments would be appreciated

I'm posting some messages on the photoshop elements newsgroup as well

thanks again

 

[Sonia]

See the following for helpful information:

What's all this about DPI and INCHES and RESOLUTION?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00075.htm
What's the best resolution for images in PowerPoint screen shows?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00415.htm

Scanning - Bitmap Resolution - DPI
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00074.htm

 

[Michael Koerner]

To keep the math simple (I need it) I set my resolution to 100 pixels per inch.
This way a 1000x750 pixel image will fit like a glove in the 10"x7.5" slide

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Thanks -- but seems only have the answer (or 1/3?!)

* make my images in Photoshop Elements - the original is saved as a .psd
file and then I make Gif &/or PNg copies.

you make no reference to pixels per inch! Photoshop generally use 72 as a
default - this works well on a monitor/projector but sometimes gives you less
that a satisfactory result when printing the slides. so changing the pixels
per inch then creates a totally different size image.

moslty the 1024x 768 images are two large and have to be resized just a bit

when saving psd as either a gif or png the resulting images Totally change
sizes!!

despite making some progress, I'm totally confused re pixel setting and
resulting image size .....

any help / comments would be appreciated

I'm posting some messages on the photoshop elements newsgroup as well

thanks again