Re: Burning to cd? Where to save?

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From: Craig R. (craigrichard_at_ns.sympatico.ca)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:21:31 GMT

OUTSTANDING!!!

Steve, TAJ - you guys rock!

Thanks so much for answering my questions so quickly!

Cheers,
Craig

"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:VA.0000049c.f5c10531@localhost.com...
>
>
> > I've compiled several of my wedding photo slideshows and made them
> > accessable via an HTML page... I'd like to save them to CD so I can
send
> > them to family and friends.
>
> So the HTML file on CD has links to various PPT files, also on the CD?
> Based on that assumption ...
>
> > 1. Where do I save the files for the slideshows? Should I create a
> > directory structure that looks identical to where I have them saved now?
If
> > my shows now are in D:/wedding/slides should I create a cd directory of
> > E:/wedding/slides???
>
> HTML makes this somewhat easier than it'd be in PPT. If you make the html
link
> point to just the file name, no path, you're good to go. The browser will
look
> for file-only links in the same folder as the HTML file itself. So the
links
> should like like:
>
> View the first show
>
> or you could put the presentations in a subfolder to keep the root folder
less
> cluttered, in which case:
>
> <a href="subfolder_name\Show_1.ppt">View the first show, which I've hidden
in a
> subfolder</a>
>
> > 2. The slideshows were created using Powerpoint for Office XP... Will
> > people be able to view them regardless of the version they have on their
pc?
>
> As long as they have PowerPoint 97 or later, or one of the PPT viewers,
yes;
> but new features introduced in XP (animations and some slide timing
features)
> won't be supported or will appear slightly different in older versions.
>
> > 3. Is there a way to get rid of the black screen with: "Slide show
ended,
> > click to exit" written on it? I'd rather have people redirected to the
html
> > page that welcomed them.
>
> That's a PPT-level setting, so you can't really control it. But if you
set up
> the presentation to run in Kiosk mode, supply your own navigation buttons
> instead of having them click to go forward, then you could put an End Show
> button on the last slide. They click that, the show closes, no black
slide at
> the end, voila, deed's done.
>
>
> --
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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>

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