Re: Compress Image Capability on the Mac Side?

From: Jim Gordon MVP (goldkey74_at_WarmerThanWarmMail.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 12:59:45 -0400

Hi Steve,

In my response to Gene I was thinking about the following Mac PowerPoint
resolution setting: if you use the Format Picture dialog (Control-click
on a picture) on the Size tab in the Scale section there is a
"Resolution" setting. This setting adjusts the selected picture for the
best size based upon the anticipated screen resolution that will be used
when the presentation is played.

But there are other resolution controls.

In PowerPoint's preferences there are "Advanced Resolution Controls" to
adjust the size of the graphics that are used when saving a presentation
as a series of pictures. There is also an option to compress graphics files.

In the Save As Web Page window you can click the Options button to
control the size of the picture that will be saved based upon the
aniticpated screen resolution of the user of the web page.

If you control-click a picture and choose to save the picture as a file
you will get a 72dpi picture no matter what. There is a feature request
in Microsoft's database that the save as picture feature be able to be
controlled by the user.

In Mac PowerPoint there is an over-all transparency control adjustable
in 1% increments, and in Fill Effects you can adjust the transparency of
   multiple colors over a range, for example from 20% to 55%
transparancy for the particular color combination, and then you can use
the overall transparency control on top of that.

-Jim 

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Steve Rindsberg wrote:
> In article <#FBlK8gkEHA.3848@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, Jim Gordon MVP wrote:
> 
>>Hi Gene,
>>
>>Yes, this has been a feature on Macintosh PowerPoint for several years. 
> 
> 
> But (Think Different) it's not the same feature. ;-)
> 
> I think the op means the Ccompress Image feature in Windows PPT from 2002 on.  
> It can compress individual images within a presentation or the whole pressie's 
> worth.
> 
> PPT Mac users can set the DPI PPT uses when it exports image files but I can't 
> find any trace of the compress image feature in PPT X.
> 
> 
>>The Mac version has many additional formatting features that are not 
>>avaiilable on Windows such as special effects, soft shadows and 
>>transparency.
> 
> 
> The fill transparency slider in the shape formatting dialog box?
> In Windows PPT since 2002; simple 50% on/off transparency in PPT since 97 (and 
> it's actually supported 0-100% transparency since then if you prodded it with 
> VBA.)
> 
> Sneaky, these 'softies. 
> 
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