Importing an entire PowerPoint presentation

You can import an entire PowerPoint presentation into your title.

You can also import individual pages from PowerPoint presentations. For details, see Importing pages from a PowerPoint presentation.

For more information about importing PowerPoint presentations, visit Importing Microsoft PowerPoint Content Into Lectora.

To import a PowerPoint presentation:

  1. If the Getting Started window is open, click Import PowerPoint. Otherwise, on the File ribbon, click Import and click PowerPoint.

  2. Use the PowerPoint Presentation File to Import from field to navigate and select the PowerPoint file. Click OK. The Name and Location window opens.

  3. Specify the new title name in the Title Name field. Use the Choose Folder button to navigate and select the location to which you want to save the new title. Click Next. The PowerPoint Import Options window opens.

  4. In the Title Size box, use the drop-down list to select the default page size for the title to be created from the PowerPoint slides. Select 1009 x 756 (Size for Lectora) for optimal sizing in the Publisher. To specify a custom size, select Specify Custom Size from the list and enter the page width in the Custom Screen Width field.

  5. Use the Transitions box to specify how you want transitions used within the presentation to be imported into the title. Choose from the following:

    No Transitions

    Select this to disregard slide transitions included in the PowerPoint presentation.

    Import Only Supported Transitions

    Select this to only import slide transitions that are supported by the program.

    Remap To Supported Transitions

    Select this to import all slide transitions. If the PowerPoint presentation contains slide transitions that are not supported by the program, alternate transitions will be applied.

  6. In the Images box, use the Format pull-down list to select the format to which you want images within the presentation converted. Select from PNG, GIF, or JPG formats.

  7. Click Finish.

The converted title is opened.

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