Re: Optimizing Powerpoint 2000

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Makes sense, I'm sure we have that scenario. Thanks for the links too, I
will give them some tests.

"Echo S" <echos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I suspect Steve Rindsberg will be by to explain the intricacies of the RnR
> Optimizer, but I believe the increase happens if you've got one image used
> multiple times in a presentation. PPT recognizes that it's the same image
> and just points to one somewhere in the internal code, whereas the
Optimizer
> has to create an image (albeit an optimized image) for each instance of
the
> image in the presentation.
>
> Anyway, there are a couple of optimizers on the market.
> RnR Optimizer http://www.rdpslides.com/pptools/FAQ00013.htm
>
> NXPowerLite http://www.nxpowerlite.com/
>
> PowerShrink http://www.powershrink.com/
>
> There was one called PointLess from Impact Labs, which was bought by
Galaxy
> Technology, and I can't seem to find any more info than that.
> http://www.galaxyvue.com/ Must not be on the market any longer.
>
> PPT's own compression option:
>
http://groups.ucanr.org/csatwork/CS@Work_June_2003/Cut_PowerPoint_Files_Down_to_Size.htm
>
> TAJ explains the manual way here:
> http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointgraphics.htm


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