Importing pages from a PowerPoint presentation

You can import individual pages from a PowerPoint presentation into your title. New pages are created in your title for each of the presentation pages you import.

You can also import entire PowerPoint presentations. For details, see Importing an entire PowerPoint presentation.

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

To import individual pages of a PowerPoint presentation:

  1. Select the location in the Title Explorer to which you want to import the pages from the PowerPoint presentation.

  2. From the Tools ribbon, select From PowerPoint in the Import group. The Import Slides from PowerPoint window opens.

  3. Use the Import Slides from PowerPoint window to navigate and select the appropriate PowerPoint file. Click Open. The PowerPoint Slide Selection window opens.

  4. Click the pages you want to import. Hold down Ctrl while clicking to select multiple slides.

  5. Click Next.

  6. In the Title Size box, use the drop-down list to select the default page size for the pages 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.

  7. Use the Transitions box to specify how you want the transitions used within the selected pages of 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Click Finish.

The pages you selected are displayed in your current title. Use the Title Explorer to reorganize the imported content within your title.

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