ImageExport Overview
ImageExport is a simple, flexible way to export images from PowerPoint slides.
The ImageExport Toolbar
| Button | Name | What it does |
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Preferences | Set your export preferences (image size, naming, etc.) |
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Export images | Export images |
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Help | Get help with ImageExport |
| Icon | Name | From PPT menu bar |
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Preferences | PPTools, ImageExport, Preferences |
This is where you do all the setup needed for ImageExport. You only need to use this dialog box to set ImageExport up once. It remembers the settings from then on, or until you change them.
The ImageExport Preferences dialog box is divided into several sections. Here's what each of them does:
Export as
This is where you choose the file format for your exported images. Click JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, WMF or TIF, whichever is most appropriate for your uses.
Note that some versions of PowerPoint may randomly export corrupted TIF files. If you need TIF, we recommend that you export PNG instead, then convert to TIF using IrfanView (free!) or Photoshop or a similar program that can do batch conversions.
Export range
Click "Entire presentation" to export all of the slides in your presentation to sequentially numbered files.
Or if you only want to export certain slides, click "Slide range". The Preferences dialog changes to this:
In the "Slide range" text box, you can type the numbers or ranges of slides that you want to export, separated by commas.
Examples:
- 1,3,5,7,9
Slides 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 - 1-9
Slides 1 through 9 inclusive - 1-9,15,20-42
Slides 1 through 9, slide 15 and slides 20 through 42
Browse, Save to folder, Base name
ImageExport stores the images it exports in any folder you like. Select the folder here (click Browse and navigate to the folder you want, or type in the name of the folder).
If you leave this blank, ImageExport will create a new folder for your images. It'll name it after the presentation you're exporting and create it in the same folder as the presentation.
In other words, if you're exporting images from c:\myfiles\mypresentation.ppt, it'll create c:\myfiles\mypresentation\" and export all of the images to that folder.
ImageExport exports images as a series of files, each with a "base name" followed by a sequential number. This is where you set the base name. For example, if you want your exported slides to be named MySlide001.PNG, MySlide002.PNG and so on, type "MySlide" into the "Base name" text box.
If you leave "Base name" blank, ImageExport will automatically use "Slide-" as the base name instead.
Notice that as you change the output folder and base name, the sample slide name at the bottom of the Preferences dialog box changes too. It shows you what an example slide will be named, where it'll be stored and what size it'll be.
Export for
For most purposes, you'll leave this set to "Web / Other" so you can specify the size of your images in pixels. Type or "dial" in the width you want. ImageExport calculates the height automatically based on the size of your slide. It never distorts the proportions of your slides.
If you're preparing images for desktop publishing or pre-press, you may prefer the "Pre-press" setting. When you select this, the Preferences dialog box changes to look like this:
Now you can specify how large you'll run the resulting images and what linescreen you'll use. ImageExport will calculate the correct image size for you.
Note: when you choose WMF, the image size option disappears in either "Export for" mode. WMFs are "vector" graphics; they're resolution-independent and don't have a specific size in pixels, so these settings would have no effect.
| Icon | Name | From PPT menu bar |
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Export images | PPTools, ImageExport, Export images |
Click this button to export image files from your slides, according to the preferences you set above.
| Icon | Name | From PPT menu bar |
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Help | PPTools, ImageExport, Help |
Get help with ImageExport, access the PPT FAQ web site, register your copy of ImageExport once you've purchased it, etc.
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