RE: powerpoint
- From: "tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:13:02 -0800
If you can't insert it as a picture, you will probably need to insert it as
an object (Insert > Object > Create From File), or convert it into other
format before inserting in.
There are also some information here which you can check it out:
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=MDI
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"Disco Kid" wrote:
> Thanks John - but let me explain a bit more. What I am trying to do is import
> a document into a powerpoint slide as evidence in a trial. so it must look
> like a document, hard copy page. Thanks why the conversion issue. So - how to
> place a document image, i.e., digital file saved as an .mdi, as a picture
> into a ppt slide?
> thanks
>
> "John Fallon" wrote:
>
> > You can insert many popular graphics file formats into your presentation,
> > either directly or with the use of separate graphics filters. You don't need
> > a separate filter to insert the following file formats:
> >
> > Enhanced Metafile (.emf)
> > Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
> > Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg)
> > Portable Network Graphics (.png)
> > Microsoft Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .rle, .dib)
> > Windows Metafile (.wmf) graphics
> > Tagged Image File Format (.TIFF)
> >
> > The following is information about common file types and filters available.
> >
> > Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm)
> >
> > The Computer Graphics Metafile graphics filter (Cgmimp32.flt) supports
> > Version 1 of CGM 1992. The filter handles all three encodings and interprets
> > and supports all elements, and will correctly handle all valid .cgm graphics
> > files.
> >
> > The major industry profiles of ATA (Air Transport Association) and CALS
> > (Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support) are fully supported by the
> > Computer Graphics Metafile filter. The filter has been certified as
> > ATA-compliant and CALS-compliant by testing administered by the National
> > Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
> >
> > If you install the filter during Setup, the following files are installed:
> > Cgmimp32.flt, Cgmimp32.fnt, Cgmimp32.cfg, and Cgmimp32.hlp.
> >
> > This filter has the following limitation: CGM 1992 Versions 2, 3, and 4 are
> > not supported.
> >
> > CorelDRAW (.cdr)
> >
> > The CorelDRAW graphics filter (Cdrimp32.flt) supports .cdr, .cdt, .cmx, and
> > .pat files from CorelDRAW 3.0 through 9.0.
> >
> > This filter has the following limitations:
> >
> > Object and PostScript texture fills are replaced with solid gray fills.
> > Gradient fills are split into monocolored stripes.
> > There is no support for:
> > CorelDRAW preferences, such as page size and orientation, units, grid, and
> > guidelines.
> > Lenses and powerclips.
> > Pages, layers, and groups.
> > OLE objects.
> > Rotated bitmaps.
> > Vector fills.
> > Multiarea paragraph text.
> > FlashPix (.fpx)
> >
> > The FlashPix graphics filter (Fpx32.flt) allows you to import FlashPix
> > (FPX), PhotoDraw, and Picture It! (MIX) pictures into a file.
> >
> > Hanako (.jsh, jah, and .jbh)
> >
> > The Hanako graphics filter is used for the Japanese language version of
> > Microsoft Office 2000.
> >
> > The Hanako graphics filter (Jshimp.flt, Jahimp.flt, and Jbhimp.flt) supports
> > and converts .jsh, .jah, and .jbh files from Hanako 2.0 and 3.0 to the
> > Microsoft Windows Metafile format.
> >
> > The filter has the following limitations:
> >
> > Image data will be deleted when the files are opened.
> > Files with large amounts of data might take time to convert, or might not
> > convert. If this occurs, delete any unnecessary data or objects, or resave
> > the file as multiple files, and then try reopening the files.
> > Complex text formatting or image properties that can't be expressed in the
> > Windows Metafile format will be deleted or simplified when the file is
> > opened. This might affect the alignment of text or images.
> > Kodak Photo CD (.pcd)
> >
> > The Photo CD graphics filter supports Kodak Photo CD Version 3.0. The Photo
> > CD graphics file format stores multiple images with different resolution and
> > color depth, and the filter must choose one of the images when you import a
> > Kodak Photo CD file. When you import a Kodak Photo CD file, an Options dialog
> > box appears so you can select the resolution, orientation, and color depth of
> > the image before importing. By default, the filter imports an image with 768
> > x 512 pixels and 24-bit color depth.
> >
> > If you install the filter during Setup, the following files are installed:
> > Pcdimp32.flt and Pcdlib32.dll.
> >
> > Macintosh PICT (.pct)
> >
> > The Macintosh PICT graphics filter (Pictim32.flt) is used to import
> > Macintosh PICT graphics. Rename your Macintosh PICT files with the .pct
> > extension when you copy them to a computer that uses Microsoft Windows so
> > that Microsoft Office for Windows can recognize the files as PICT graphics.
> > For example, if you have a graphics file named Bear on the Macintosh, you
> > should rename the file to Bear.pct before you insert the file into a file for
> > Windows.
> >
> > PC Paintbrush (.pcx)
> >
> > The PC Paintbrush graphics filter (Pcximp32.flt) supports all versions of
> > the .pcx file format through ZSoft Version 3.0, with support for 256-color
> > images. This is the common interchange format used by Microsoft Windows
> > Paintbrush.
> >
> > WordPerfect Graphics (.wpg)
> >
> > Alas...mdi is not supported.
> > Hope this helps!!!
> > --
> > John Fallon
> > Instructional Technology Evangelist for PPT4Teachers.com
> > Where Instruction and Technology meet for Teachers and the Classroom
> > http://www.ppt4teachers.com
> >
> >
> > "Disco Kid" wrote:
> >
> > > Why do I get a "Convert to" error when inserting a .mdi fle into a ppt slide?
> > > I know I can convert the picture to TIFF, but I want to use a MDI since the
> > > quality is better. Please help.
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