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Solution
for Big PowerPoint Presentation File
Pack and Go feature in PowerPoint allows user to
"pack" a presentation for use on another computer
Just
follow these steps to save your presentation files to a floppy disk,
zip disk, hard drive, or other drive on your network:
| 1. |
Open
the PowerPoint presentation you wish to save. |
| 2. |
From
the File menu, select Pack and Go
– the Pack and Go Wizard dialog box will appear |
| 3. |
Click
NEXT |
| 4. |
To
pack the currently open presentation, select Active presentation,
or;
To pack a different presentation, select Other presentation(s)
Use the BROWSE button to search for other presentation.
Note: You may pack your current presentation along with other
presentation(s) simultaneously by selecting all the presentations
you want packed. |
| 5. |
Click
NEXT |
| 6. |
6.
Select which drive to copy the presentation to:
A:\drive – Copy to floppy disk
D:\drive – Copy to zip disk
C:\drive – Copy to hard drive
K:\drive – this is a directory on
the university’s server, which staff can apply for. For
application, see http://courseware.nus.edu.sg.
Choose destination – Copy to another computer on your
network; Click the BROWSE button to select a destination. |
| 7. |
Click
NEXT |
| 8. |
Optional:
To open the presentation’s linked files on the destination
computer, select Include linked files. |
| 9. |
Optional:
To ensure that the presentation’s text will display correctly
if the selected font is not installed on the destination computer,
select Embed True Type fonts. |
| 10 |
Click
Next |
| 11. |
If
the destination computer does have PowerPoint installed, select
Don’t include the Viewer, or;
If the destination computer does not have PowerPoint installed,
select Viewer for Windows 95 or NT *
Notes: If you are unsure whether or not the destination computer
has PowerPoint installed, select Viewer for Windows 95 or NT
just to be safe. |
| 12. |
Click NEXT |
| 13 |
Click
FINISH
PowerPoint Pack and Go Wizard will now copy your presentation.
The Microsoft PowerPoint dialog box will alert you when Pack
and Go Wizard has successfully packed your presentation.
Notes: If saving to a disk, you may be asked to insert new formatted
floppy disks. If there is an error while Pack and Go Wizard
is saving, do not panic. PowerPoint will alert you to what the
specific problem is. Simply respond to the alert and rerun the
Pack and Go Wizard. |
| 14. |
Click
OK |
Source:
http://www.uwec.edu/help/PPoint00/pckngo.htm (no longer online)
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