Re: Package for CD

You're welcome, Fran. Good luck with it, and feel free to holler back if you
get stuck. (Or even if you don't get stuck, for that matter!)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Fran" <Fran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your response to my question. Your instructions seem pretty
> straightforward and are easy to understand. I think I should be able to
> package the presentation without any problems. It also helps to have the
> additional background links to read through. They give people a better
> understanding of the process. In other words, I learn something new every
> time I ask for advice. Thanks again.
> --
> Fran
>
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > I would leave the WAV files wherever they are now. Package for CD should
> > gather them up, resolve the links, and place them in the folder with
your
> > presentation if necessary.
> >
> > So what you'll want to do is open the PPT file you've completed. The do
the
> > Package for CD in this manner:
> >
> > 1. File/Package for CD
> > 2. Click on Options button in the Package for CD dialog
> > 3. Make sure to select PPT Viewer and Linked Files
> > 4. Click OK
> > 5. Click Copy to Folder
> > 6. Name the folder something you'll recognize -- Presentation May 15 --
and
> > click the Browse button to browse to your desktop (or to my documents or
> > wherever you want the folder to be saved) and click the Select button.
Then
> > click OK.
> > 7. The OK in step 6 actually packages the file for you. So now that
you're
> > back in the Package for CD dialog, you can just click Close.
> >
> > Now go look at the folder Presentation May 15 on your desktop.
Double-click
> > to open it.
> >
> > You should see your presentation file (presentation.PPT) and maybe your
> > music files. You'll also see about 10 other files --
> >
> > AUTORUN.INF
> > gdiplus.dll
> > intldate.dll
> > play.bat
> > playlist.txt
> > pptview.exe
> > ppvwintl.dll
> > pvreadme.htm
> > saext.dll
> > unicows.dll
> >
> > Select all those files (your PPT file, any other files, and the 10
listed
> > here) to burn to your CD. Don't burn the folder itself -- just burn all
the
> > files in the folder so that they're loose on the CD.
> >
> > http://www.echosvoice.com/gotchas.htm#SoundAdvice explains the whole
> > embedding WAV files in a presentation thing. If your WAVs are embedded,
you
> > won't see them in the list of files after you do the Package for CD. If
the
> > WAVs aren't embedded in your presentation, you will see them in the list
of
> > files after you do the Package for CD. If you see them, then make sure
to
> > burn them to the CD along with the rest of the files.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> > "Fran" <Fran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:DC3C1A02-9FB7-474E-8D7B-208F07237375@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I have a completed slide show that includes three pieces of music (wav
> > > files). I would like to package for CD so that others can view the
show
> > > without having to have ppt on their computer. I've never used this
> > feature
> > > and was unaware that it existed until I read through some of the
postings
> > on
> > > this forum. Could someone tell me what steps I need to take to do
this
> > > successfully? I am not sure if I have to include the wav files in the
> > folder
> > > or not. I'm also confused about folder versus contents of the folder.
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > --
> > > Fran
> >
> >
> >


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