help converting powerpoint to word

sswats · 27 Nov 2008 at 08:54

I'm using Powerpoint 2007 and i tried using the publish to Word as handouts option.
Problem is its a 25 page powerpoint presentation at 1.5MB but when i transfer it to word it turns into a 50MB file which i can't email.

any ideas

m4cc45 · 27 Nov 2008 at 09:07

Have you tried compressing it? WinZip / WinACE / etc.

M.

Nanobot · 27 Nov 2008 at 12:09

Get a free pdf convertor. Pdf files compress better than Word and everyone should have Acrobat by now...

Bill Door · 27 Nov 2008 at 13:33

If it has to be in word (and a reasonable size) then one way is to open the presentation in powerpoint and save as .jpg, this will save all the slides in a folder which can then be pasted into a new word document. The reason the word file is ending up so large is that each slide is embedded as a powerpoint object rather than a static picture.

Surely the easiest option is to just e-mail the presentation itself though?

sswats · 27 Nov 2008 at 13:47

Don't ask me. they asked for me to send it as a word document.

I've sent it as a pdf and as a ppt. no idea why they want it as a word doc.

I'll try that last thing. thanks.

kidloco · 27 Nov 2008 at 13:52

Google is your friend

http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointinbusiness/ss/ppt_to_word_2.htm

or

http://video.about.com/presentationsoft/Converting-PowerPoint-to-word.htm