Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 216

Last updated 4/22/2010
Scenario
Import PPT file
Import PPTX file
Edit PPT file
Edit PPTX file
Open, edit, and save the PowerPoint file in Microsoft PowerPoint before importing it into Adobe Captivate.
Performing this procedure ensures that the PowerPoint version installed on your computer is stable.
PowerPoint tips
Follow these guidelines when you work with Adobe Captivate and PowerPoint:
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Avoid parallel edits. For example, suppose you edit a linked PowerPoint file within Adobe Captivate and the source
file in Microsoft PowerPoint simultaneously. In such cases, the results are unpredictable.
• Avoid editing PPTX and PPSX files with older Microsoft PowerPoint versions. If you want to edit an embedded
PPTX of PPSX file outside of Adobe Captivate, export the file from the resource Library and then edit the file. The
edited file can then be updated in Adobe Captivate.
•
If you have installed any interactive PowerPoint plug-ins, ensure that you launch Microsoft PowerPoint before you
open the presentation in Adobe Captivate.
• Avoid linking to PowerPoint files over the network on a shared network drive. The results are unpredictable if you
lose connectivity while working with the shared file.
Import PowerPoint presentations into Adobe Captivate
In an open project, Select File > Import > PowerPoint Slides.
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Navigate to and select the PowerPoint presentation file format that you want to import.
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Click Open.
3
Decide where to place the imported PowerPoint slides in the Adobe Captivate project. Add the slides to the end of
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the project, or click a slide in the list and add the PowerPoint slides after that slide.
Click OK.
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In the Convert PowerPoint Presentations dialog box, do the following:
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Select the PowerPoint slides to convert to Adobe Captivate project slides.
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DRAFT
PowerPoint version required
Need not install Microsoft PowerPoint if you are importing slides from a PPT file.
(For Windows) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 with Office Service Pack 3 (or newer) and Office
Compatibility Pack
or
PowerPoint 2007
(For Mac) Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 with Office Service Pack 3 (or newer) and Office Compatibility
Pack or Microsoft PowerPoint 2008
(For Windows) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
(For Mac) Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2008
(For Windows) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 with Office Service Pack 3 (or newer) and Office
Compatibility Pack (both available as freeware on the Microsoft website)
or
MicrosoftPowerPoint 2007
(For Mac) Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 with Office Service Pack 3 (or newer) and Office Compatibility
Pack (both available as freeware on the Microsoft website) or Microsoft PowerPoint 2008
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