Publisher Slide Show

[Confuzzed]

I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and if
so... how?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and if
so... how?

Publisher is for creating published publications, and PowerPoint is for
creating slideshows. This is why Publisher talks about publications, and
PowerPoint talks about creating presentations, slides, etc.

I suggest you ask how to use PowerPoint in a PowerPoint newsgroup. Or
read the help files and/or a book. The Office Online PowerPoint site
might also help

http://office.microsoft.com/powerpoint/

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go full
screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

 

[Carrie]

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go full
screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be used/imported
into Power Point (which I know very little about). I decided to open it and
try and found it won't open Pub files (Power Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to move
into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to know) and
you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them together
in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being published
to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and if
so... how?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

A full screen .pdf file looks a heckuva lot like a slide show. Try it with
any .pdf file you have.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go full
screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be used/imported
into Power Point (which I know very little about). I decided to open it
and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to move
into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to know)
and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and
if
so... how?

 

[LVTravel]

You could save each page of the Publisher file as a .jpg (File, SaveAs &
scroll down in the Save As Type dropdown almost to the bottom) then create
the slides using PowerPoint's Insert, Picture, New Photo Album feature to
create a nice quick slide show of the various Publisher file pages.

Just remember, by default Publisher files create a Portrait image for
putting on paper while PowerPoint creates a landscape image for display on a
computer or projector. Unless you created your Publisher file in the
landscape format, the images in the PowerPoint show will be reduced in size
significantly.

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go full
screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be used/imported
into Power Point (which I know very little about). I decided to open it
and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to move
into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to know)
and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and
if
so... how?

 

[Carrie]

A full screen .pdf file looks a heckuva lot like a slide show. Try it with
any .pdf file you have.

I can't get a pdf file to open in Power Point. It says it can't open that
type of file.
I haven't done much with PP, but now, looking over it, I see it seems to
do alot more than just make slide shows/presentation (like I see it says
"save to CD" which looks interesting)

I think I'll have to find the PP newsgroup, I will probably see you there.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go
full screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be used/imported
into Power Point (which I know very little about). I decided to open it
and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to
move into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to
know) and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and
if
so... how?

 

[Carrie]

You could save each page of the Publisher file as a .jpg (File, SaveAs &
scroll down in the Save As Type dropdown almost to the bottom) then
create the slides using PowerPoint's Insert, Picture, New Photo Album
feature to create a nice quick slide show of the various Publisher file
pages.

Just remember, by default Publisher files create a Portrait image for
putting on paper while PowerPoint creates a landscape image for display on
a computer or projector. Unless you created your Publisher file in the
landscape format, the images in the PowerPoint show will be reduced in
size significantly.

That's good to know, and now that Ithink of it most ofwhat Ido in Publisher
is portrait. Even the tent card, that are printed landscape (well 2 to a
page) are still printed portrait (I was just thinking how anyone reading
that who hasn't experienced it would think that was gibberish (LOL)

I think I need to find the PP newsgroup.

I've never done much with PP, though I've gotten slide shows people have
sent to me and know what it is. Now I've seen a bit of it, it looks
fascinating.

Carrie

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go
full screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be used/imported
into Power Point (which I know very little about). I decided to open it
and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to
move into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to
know) and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and
if
so... how?

 

[Ed Bennett]

You could save each page of the Publisher file as a .jpg

Or you could use a PNG and avoid smudging all your text.

I completely fail to understand the world's obsession with JPEGs.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

PPT can be fun but *please* don't go adding animations and sound anywhere
you can just because you can. My boss had me edit a slideshow that looked
like whoever created it was saying "Look what I can do!". It was hideous!
One slide talked about how one of the connector types was developed by Jim
Cannon (of Cannon Electric). The text on that slide shoots out from the
right to the left with the sound of a rifle firing. Get it? Cannon...rifle.
<sigh> Half of the pages had crap like this. My boss hated it but had to use
it for a class in best practices. We're in the process of rewriting the full
slide deck but in the meantime, he now has a version without the stupid text
tricks or sound.

The same advice goes for Publisher documents or web sites (regardless of the
program). Keeping it simple is *always* best. Unless you're in some sort of
competition to create the worst of whatever. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

You could save each page of the Publisher file as a .jpg (File, SaveAs &
scroll down in the Save As Type dropdown almost to the bottom) then
create the slides using PowerPoint's Insert, Picture, New Photo Album
feature to create a nice quick slide show of the various Publisher file
pages.

Just remember, by default Publisher files create a Portrait image for
putting on paper while PowerPoint creates a landscape image for display
on a computer or projector. Unless you created your Publisher file in
the landscape format, the images in the PowerPoint show will be reduced
in size significantly.

That's good to know, and now that Ithink of it most ofwhat Ido in
Publisher is portrait. Even the tent card, that are printed landscape
(well 2 to a page) are still printed portrait (I was just thinking how
anyone reading that who hasn't experienced it would think that was
gibberish (LOL)

I think I need to find the PP newsgroup.

I've never done much with PP, though I've gotten slide shows people have
sent to me and know what it is. Now I've seen a bit of it, it looks
fascinating.

Carrie

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go
full screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be
used/imported into Power Point (which I know very little about). I
decided to open it and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power
Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to
move into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to
know) and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint and
if
so... how?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I can't get a pdf file to open in Power Point. It says it can't open that
type of file.

The idea isn't to open the PDF in PowerPoint; open a landscape PDF in
Adobe Reader and press Ctrl+L for full-screen. PageDown will take you to
the next "slide".

 

[Carrie]

The idea isn't to open the PDF in PowerPoint; open a landscape PDF in
Adobe Reader and press Ctrl+L for full-screen. PageDown will take you to
the next "slide".

Okay
Sometimes it does get confusing when first figuring it out.

 

[Carrie]

PPT can be fun but *please* don't go adding animations and sound anywhere
you can just because you can. My boss had me edit a slideshow that looked
like whoever created it was saying "Look what I can do!". It was hideous!
One slide talked about how one of the connector types was developed by Jim
Cannon (of Cannon Electric). The text on that slide shoots out from the
right to the left with the sound of a rifle firing. Get it?
Cannon...rifle. <sigh> Half of the pages had crap like this. My boss hated
it but had to use it for a class in best practices. We're in the process
of rewriting the full slide deck but in the meantime, he now has a version
without the stupid text tricks or sound.

The same advice goes for Publisher documents or web sites (regardless of
the program). Keeping it simple is *always* best. Unless you're in some
sort of competition to create the worst of whatever. ;-)

I think I've gotten forwards with PP presentations like that.
The ones with the crashing music, and magnificiant pictures (usually at low
resolution- made big so the pixels show) and the writing on them, supposed
to be inspirational.
What I have realized, especially with the 2007 programs is, there is so
much! I can make all kinds of shapes, and colors and put shadows and 3D and
fancy Wordart, etc!
I do this playing around, to see what everything does, but you are so
right, a little goes a long way.
I've also noticed that, at least with Word (as I get to know more about
it) there are so many ways, to come up with basically the same thing.
What you discribe with Cannon and the rifle sounds more like something in
Flash (I have tried several times, over years to do more in Flash than get a
ball to bounce around on the screen (LOL)
Computers and creative programs, for me a match made in Heaven.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

You could save each page of the Publisher file as a .jpg (File, SaveAs &
scroll down in the Save As Type dropdown almost to the bottom) then
create the slides using PowerPoint's Insert, Picture, New Photo Album
feature to create a nice quick slide show of the various Publisher file
pages.

Just remember, by default Publisher files create a Portrait image for
putting on paper while PowerPoint creates a landscape image for display
on a computer or projector. Unless you created your Publisher file in
the landscape format, the images in the PowerPoint show will be reduced
in size significantly.

That's good to know, and now that Ithink of it most ofwhat Ido in
Publisher is portrait. Even the tent card, that are printed landscape
(well 2 to a page) are still printed portrait (I was just thinking how
anyone reading that who hasn't experienced it would think that was
gibberish (LOL)

I think I need to find the PP newsgroup.

I've never done much with PP, though I've gotten slide shows people have
sent to me and know what it is. Now I've seen a bit of it, it looks
fascinating.

Carrie

You could use .pdf files for that. Adobe Reader will allow you to go
full screen and would look quite like a PPT slideshow.

I was going to ask if anything made in Publisher could be
used/imported into Power Point (which I know very little about). I
decided to open it and try and found it won't open Pub files (Power
Point)

I came back here to ask what one could save Publisher files as, to
move into PP and use in a silde show (just for general information, to
know) and you have apparently already answered it.

Now I'll have to go and try this.

Carrie


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


I have created several publisher documents and I want to put them
together in
a slide show, how do I do that? Its not anything that is being
published to
the web, its strictly for a presentation. Should I use PowerPoint
and if
so... how?

 

[Carrie]

Or you could use a PNG and avoid smudging all your text.

I completely fail to understand the world's obsession with JPEGs.

I know what you mean, I use it out of habit.
It's what I first learned, and seems to do a lot (like upload to
websites, can be shared on Instant Messager, etc) so I automatically save as
that.
I need to write myself a note and stick it on the compuer (LOL)

 

[Carrie]

The idea isn't to open the PDF in PowerPoint; open a landscape PDF in
Adobe Reader and press Ctrl+L for full-screen. PageDown will take you to
the next "slide".

I was trying this more last night and going by directions from one of the
links, I clicked on intert "object" on the top right of PP and it let me
browse to my pdf files and opened them on the PP page.

Of course it would help if I stopped to learn enough about about the
basics of PP FIRST, like setting up and saving and playing the
presentations.

I really don't need to know this, but just got interested in it, from
a creative and learning place, because I have (and have had for years) a
simple screensaver maker program (I bought from someone selling them on
ebay, think it was 9.99 plus shipping) that works good for this type of
thing. Pictures, words, effects, and can be saved/sent to someone else, and
when openned they have the choice of INSTALL or RUN so will run like PP
would.

Though I don't think it has as much, or does as much as PP seems to.

This has been interesting, even though it's not really Publisher.
I have alot of cards, calendars, setups, etc that I've made in Publisher
and saved with Primo PDF.

I have an unofficial unspoken goal of "learn something new
everyday" and when I get into these newsgroups (Thank you Microsoft!) I
learn a lot more than one thing.I end up actually feeling smarter (LOL)

Carrie

 

[LVTravel]

Or you could use a PNG and avoid smudging all your text.

I completely fail to understand the world's obsession with JPEGs.

Actually Ed you are correct about .png files but as Carrie said, it's what
you first think about or learned about. I actually don't have any problem
with .jpgs when I save as 300 dpi unless they have to be resized larger. I
make sure they are the proper size before importing into PowerPoint. Also,
one of my graphic editing programs won't handle .png file formats (yes it's
an older one.)

Of course, I also save myself the aggravation of having to do what Carrie is
trying to do by using the correct program for the job in the first place.

 

[Carrie]

Actually Ed you are correct about .png files but as Carrie said, it's what
you first think about or learned about. I actually don't have any problem
with .jpgs when I save as 300 dpi unless they have to be resized larger. I
make sure they are the proper size before importing into PowerPoint.
Also, one of my graphic editing programs won't handle .png file formats
(yes it's an older one.)

Of course, I also save myself the aggravation of having to do what Carrie
is trying to do by using the correct program for the job in the first
place.

Sometimes I like to learn how (or if) I can do something, even if
it's NOT the correct or best program, just to see if it's possible and I can
do it.
Like I discovered I can click INSERT>OBJECT and bring a pdf file into
Power Point.

I don't know if I'll ever need this, or even make a real PP
presentation, but if I'll know about it.

Also, about the png files, I was thinking more about this, and think
if I save images like this, will I be able to send them to others? Will
others think I'm nuts to not be using the regular jpg, will they send
correctly in email (or via instant message which I use some with family)
Will they upload to websites okay?
Or, will I end up with 2 files of each, one png and one jpg?
I don't do a lot of printing, and usually reduce the images to a lower
resolution and size for sending or on the web.

They come off my camera as jpg. Not sure if it can be set differently,
I know it has RAW image. (Canon Power Shot G-6)

Now I'm going to start saving some as png and see if it works for
everything. I tried this at one time with tif and for some reason, had to
change them to jpg (I forget why now, maybe I just thought I did) It's like
a comfort zone thing.

 

[LVTravel]

Sometimes I like to learn how (or if) I can do something, even if
it's NOT the correct or best program, just to see if it's possible and I
can do it.
Like I discovered I can click INSERT>OBJECT and bring a pdf file
into Power Point.

I don't know if I'll ever need this, or even make a real PP
presentation, but if I'll know about it.

Also, about the png files, I was thinking more about this, and
think if I save images like this, will I be able to send them to others?
Will others think I'm nuts to not be using the regular jpg, will they send
correctly in email (or via instant message which I use some with family)
Will they upload to websites okay?
Or, will I end up with 2 files of each, one png and one jpg?
I don't do a lot of printing, and usually reduce the images to a lower
resolution and size for sending or on the web.

They come off my camera as jpg. Not sure if it can be set
differently, I know it has RAW image. (Canon Power Shot G-6)

Now I'm going to start saving some as png and see if it works for
everything. I tried this at one time with tif and for some reason, had to
change them to jpg (I forget why now, maybe I just thought I did) It's
like a comfort zone thing.

I definitely understand about trying to learn new things and trying out
different things to see if they work.

My cameras (three of them from different manufacturers) also create .jpg
images and the cameras can't be changed to other formats. When I need a
different format I use graphics conversions programs to change the formats.
Now, if you are putting the .jpg images into the Publisher file, that is
perfectly fine even if you resize it. What Ed was saying is that when you
output the publisher file to a graphic file (where I said SaveAs .jpg) he
recommended a .png file format as being a better trade off for quality when
input into PowerPoint. PNG is a lossless compression format where .jpg is a
format where part of the image information is lost when it is compressed. I
can see where he is coming from when he made the comment.

IMHO other than in specific uses TIFF (especially uncompressed) is a dying
format.