Basically, some images that are used in slide layouts are appearing about 20% smaller when published. Yet other images on those sames layouts do not shrink.
When running as a PPT show there is no difference. So it's only when publishing to AP.
Naturally this makes those slides affected look really weird because one minute an image is say 200x200, then the next it's 160x160. Therefore all uniformity between slides is disappearing.
What file formats are the pictures? I've seen some strange performance in SmartArt, Tiffs and Giffs. If you're in one of those formats, try reimporting the pictures to PPT as JPG, Bitmap or PNG.
Is the text a seperate object on the PPT or is it a part of the picture object? I've seen some odd performance when the picture has the text as part of it's formatting, though not necessarily shrinking. If that's the case, just recreate the text as a text object and layer it in front of the PNG or you could copy the graphic and text together and paste special as a JPG or PNG.
I've experienced the same issues you're describing. In a nutshell, different file formats compress at different ratios; I believe that contributes to the publishing artifacts we've observed.
To get around this, I used the same approach described by A. That is, copy the images (CTL-Click, as needed in order to "group" them together) AND then use the Paste Special function in PowerPoint to glue them back in as a PNG. (Or, other file format as needed.)
One add'l tip: The Copy / Paste Special route to "group" multiple images and / or text together is not the same as using the Group feature. My experience is that the latter still doesn't fix it. The former works best.
I did the Paste Special thing and it's definitely improved, even though some PNGs are still being seen as grouped objects - and therefore still appearing a little on the small side. I'm going to go with this for now and see what the client says. Hoping we'll figure this out because it's going to affect 30-45 courses!
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Hi Simon,
What file formats are the pictures? I've seen some strange performance in SmartArt, Tiffs and Giffs. If you're in one of those formats, try reimporting the pictures to PPT as JPG, Bitmap or PNG.
Hi A@OSPI
Images are PNGs with some text on top. Yet the same slides have other pings with text on top and they don't shrink. Weird.
Will play around with some ideas but nothing yet has sprung to mind.
Is the text a seperate object on the PPT or is it a part of the picture object? I've seen some odd performance when the picture has the text as part of it's formatting, though not necessarily shrinking. If that's the case, just recreate the text as a text object and layer it in front of the PNG or you could copy the graphic and text together and paste special as a JPG or PNG.
Hi Simon,
I've experienced the same issues you're describing. In a nutshell, different file formats compress at different ratios; I believe that contributes to the publishing artifacts we've observed.
To get around this, I used the same approach described by A. That is, copy the images (CTL-Click, as needed in order to "group" them together) AND then use the Paste Special function in PowerPoint to glue them back in as a PNG. (Or, other file format as needed.)
One add'l tip: The Copy / Paste Special route to "group" multiple images and / or text together is not the same as using the Group feature. My experience is that the latter still doesn't fix it. The former works best.
Good luck!
Thanks guys.
I did the Paste Special thing and it's definitely improved, even though some PNGs are still being seen as grouped objects - and therefore still appearing a little on the small side. I'm going to go with this for now and see what the client says. Hoping we'll figure this out because it's going to affect 30-45 courses!
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