Saving Images Created in PowerPoint

You might not think you're an artist, but you'll probably surprise yourself. At some point, you'll step back and say to yourself, "Hey, that's pretty good!" In fact, you might even want to save an image you've created or modified for use in other slide shows or even in Word documents or on Web pages. You can save single images, grouped images, or combinations of images, clip art, and text.

To save an object separately from your PowerPoint slide show, follow these steps:

  1. Select the object or objects you want to save. You might want to group them first into a single object.

  2. Right-click the image and choose Save as Picture. PowerPoint displays the Save as Picture dialog box.

  3. Choose a location and a filename.

  4. From the Save as Type drop-down list box, select a graphics format for the image. By default, PowerPoint saves images in the EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile) format. But you can also save images in the JPG, PNG, or TIFF formats, or in a generic bitmap format. JPG (pronounced "jay-peg") and PNG formats are commonly used on Web pages.

  5. Choose Save to save the selected image as a separate file.

If you later want to use the image, simply insert it by selecting Insert, Picture, From File.

The Absolute Minimum

PowerPoint is a visual medium. Therefore, graphic images, such as clip art or scanned photos, can add immense value to a slide show. In this chapter, you did the following:

  • You learned how to find and insert clip art images.

  • You found out how to move, size, distort, rotate, copy, and delete graphic images.

  • You learned how to change the layer order of images and how to group and ungroup images.

  • You explored the difference between vector (clip art) and bitmap images.

  • You discovered how to acquire bitmap images from a scanner, from a digital camera, or from Internet Web sites.

In Chapter 7, "Creating Drawing Objects," you'll explore the Draw program and learn to create graphic images of your own.



Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
ISBN: 0789729695
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 154
Authors: Read Gilgen

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