POWERPOINT’S
BEST KEPT SECRET
HOW TO SAVE YOUR SLIDES AS HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES
Imagine that you have created a great slide
with awesome fonts and nice visuals.
Example of a
great slide
Slideshare
made me
Then on the day of the presentation,
you see this on the projector screen:
Slideshare
mademe
Example of a
not-so-great slide
YOU JUST GOT FONTERIZED*
* when the text in a PowerPoint presentation becomes
replaced with the worst possible fonts since the
selected (awesome) fonts are not installed on the
device that is playing the presentation.
THE SOLUTION
SAVE ALL YOUR SLIDES AS IMAGES
(File / Save As / JPEG Format)
Then insert the image for each slide,
and you will have a presentation that
will look the same no matter
where you play it.
When saving the slides as images,
you lose quality in both text and
visuals and your slides will not
look as good as before.
THE PROBLEM
But don’t worry, there is a way around this…
FOLLOW THESE 5 STEPS
to reconfigure your PowerPoint settings to
always save your slides as high resolution images.
(You just have to do this one time on your computer)
Click here for Mac tutorial
Open the Start menu and type ”regedit” in
the search box and hit Enter to open
the registry editor.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745
1
Navigate to this folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoft
Office14.0PowerPointOptions
*the numbered folder above depends on the
version of PowerPoint you are using
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745
2
With the Options folder selected,
point to New on the Edit menu
and then click DWORD Value.
Name the newly created DWORD
as ExportBitmapResolution.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745
3
With ExportBitmapResolution
selected, click Modify on
the Edit menu.
Select the Decimal option, type the
resolution value 300 in the Value data
box, and then click OK.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745
4
Click Exit on the File menu.
You are done!
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745
5
How to export a PowerPoint
slide as an image file
1) Start PowerPoint, and open your presentation
2) On the File menu, click Save As
3) In the Save as type box, select “JPEG File Interchange
Format”, and then click Save
A popup box will ask if you want to save all the slides or
the current slide only. Make your choice and your
slides will be saved as high resolution images!
Save your slides as images before uploading to
Slideshare to be sure that your content shows
correctly and with the highest quality.
Bonus tip:
Please don’t make me low resolution again…
For more advice on PowerPoint,
check out my other presentations below:
Made by Damon Nofar
@damonify

PowerPoint's Best Kept Secret by @damonify

  • 1.
    POWERPOINT’S BEST KEPT SECRET HOWTO SAVE YOUR SLIDES AS HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES
  • 2.
    Imagine that youhave created a great slide with awesome fonts and nice visuals.
  • 3.
    Example of a greatslide Slideshare made me
  • 4.
    Then on theday of the presentation, you see this on the projector screen:
  • 5.
  • 6.
    YOU JUST GOTFONTERIZED* * when the text in a PowerPoint presentation becomes replaced with the worst possible fonts since the selected (awesome) fonts are not installed on the device that is playing the presentation.
  • 7.
    THE SOLUTION SAVE ALLYOUR SLIDES AS IMAGES (File / Save As / JPEG Format) Then insert the image for each slide, and you will have a presentation that will look the same no matter where you play it.
  • 8.
    When saving theslides as images, you lose quality in both text and visuals and your slides will not look as good as before. THE PROBLEM
  • 9.
    But don’t worry,there is a way around this…
  • 10.
    FOLLOW THESE 5STEPS to reconfigure your PowerPoint settings to always save your slides as high resolution images. (You just have to do this one time on your computer) Click here for Mac tutorial
  • 11.
    Open the Startmenu and type ”regedit” in the search box and hit Enter to open the registry editor. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745 1
  • 12.
    Navigate to thisfolder: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoft Office14.0PowerPointOptions *the numbered folder above depends on the version of PowerPoint you are using Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745 2
  • 13.
    With the Optionsfolder selected, point to New on the Edit menu and then click DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as ExportBitmapResolution. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745 3
  • 14.
    With ExportBitmapResolution selected, clickModify on the Edit menu. Select the Decimal option, type the resolution value 300 in the Value data box, and then click OK. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745 4
  • 15.
    Click Exit onthe File menu. You are done! Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745 5
  • 16.
    How to exporta PowerPoint slide as an image file 1) Start PowerPoint, and open your presentation 2) On the File menu, click Save As 3) In the Save as type box, select “JPEG File Interchange Format”, and then click Save A popup box will ask if you want to save all the slides or the current slide only. Make your choice and your slides will be saved as high resolution images!
  • 17.
    Save your slidesas images before uploading to Slideshare to be sure that your content shows correctly and with the highest quality. Bonus tip:
  • 18.
    Please don’t makeme low resolution again…
  • 19.
    For more adviceon PowerPoint, check out my other presentations below:
  • 20.
    Made by DamonNofar @damonify