Powerpoint Slides

Powerpoint presentations can be saved in version 7.0 for PCs and in the '98 version for Macintosh. It is recommended that you save your file in the most recent version of Powerpoint since occasionally changes can occur in backgrounds and symbols when converting to a higher version inhouse after you have dropped off your file. You may save your file on either a regular floppy or zip disk when dropping off files for processing into slides. Requestors also have the option of emailing their presentation to the Media Staff folder (type Media Staff in the name section of your email). Please be sure to also send a reminder email to either Bred Boudi to let us know to look for your file.

Images used in Powerpoint Presentations

For those wishing to incorporate digital images into their Powerpoint presentation, the Media Staff recommends the following formats:

Macintosh Powerpoint 4.0: PICT; Macintosh Powerpoint 98: PNG, JPEG
PC with Powerpoint: PNG,JPEG,GIF

(this information was obtained from Microsoft technical support)

Other graphic program compatibility questions

Please consult the Media Center staff when attempting to incorporate other graphics program files such as Canvas into your presentations. Occasionally problems arise in file size and compatibility. If possible, save your image file as an EPS or TIF file to insure that it can be opened in Photoshop. This will allow for a translation into many different file types. If scanning your own images to be used in Powerpoint, please be sure to keep in mind that unless you are planning to print out the image at a high resolution, it is not necessary to scan at anything higher than 72 DPI. This is due to the fact that standard monitors will not be able to show images higher than 72 DPI, even if the original was scanned at a higher resolution.