Powerpoint: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:51, 31 March 2009

Requires
- Primo PDF
- pdftk (on Cygwin)
In Powerpoint, open Print Setup,
- Click Properties,
  - Select Landscape.
  - Click Advanced..., in Paper/Output, select Postscript Custom Paper Size, set Width=3.78in and Height=5.04in.
- Click Scale to fit paper.
Print
When PrimoPDF window opens, select Print.
- Note: Seems that Screen, or EBook settings break bitmap pictures.
Rotate the generate PDF to make it landscape. In Cygwin,

pdftk in.pdf cat 1-endE output out.pdf

Macro to rename objects on a slide, very handy when creating an animation (here).
- The original website here. Also contains some advanced animation samples.

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 == Generate PDF slides from Powerpoint Presentation ==
+* Requires
-* Install '''Primo PDF'''.
+** '''Primo PDF'''
+** '''pdftk''' (on Cygwin)
 * In Powerpoint, open '''Print Setup''',
 ** Click '''Properties''',
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 *** Click '''Advanced...''', in Paper/Output, select '''Postscript Custom Paper Size''', set '''Width=3.78in''' and '''Height=5.04in'''.
 ** Click '''Scale to fit paper'''.
+* '''Print'''
-* When printing, in ''PrimoPDF'' PDF Settings, select '''Screen''', or '''EBook''' for better quality.
+* When ''PrimoPDF'' window opens, select '''Print'''.
+** ''Note: Seems that Screen, or EBook settings break bitmap pictures.
+* Rotate the generate PDF to make it landscape. In ''Cygwin'',
+<div style="padding-left:2em;"><source lang="bash">pdftk in.pdf cat 1-endE output out.pdf
+</source></div>
 == Macro ==