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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / April 2004Picture Compression
Can someone please explain why the option to compress only the selected picture is not always available? Thanks! It wouldn't be available if you haven't selected/highlighted a picture. Is that what you mean?  SignatureSonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials http://www.soniacoleman.com/ > Can someone please explain why the option to compress > only the selected picture is not always available? > > Thanks! yes, I have selected a picture - one of many on a slide, but still the option isn't available. Dee >-----Original Message----- >It wouldn't be available if you haven't selected/highlighted a picture. Is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >. What is the image type of the picture? > yes, I have selected a picture - one of many on a slide, > but still the option isn't available. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > >. Signature[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for Updates".] [TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PPT 2003 that you just created in PPT 2003? - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820] Hello, If the selected object cannot be recognized by PowerPoint as a picture (perhaps it's an OLE object), then the option will not be available. When you go to the Format menu, is the "Picture" command NOT available? When you Right-Click on the object, is the command under "Save as picture" something other than "Hide picture toolbar" or "Show picture toolbar"? If either one of these is true then the object is not recognizable to PowerPoint as a "picture" which can be compressed. SignatureJohn Langhans Microsoft Corporation Supportability Program Manager Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm Thanks for the reply. I understand what you're saying. An Autoshape, for example, isn't a picture so can't be compressed. I did test inserting ClipArt - two flowers - they are both pictures (when select, click Format menu, Picture is available), but one will allow me to compress it; the other one won't. One is WMF (this one won't compress even though is picture); the other JPEG - this one can be compressed. Any other thoughts or clarifications? Thanks! Dee >-----Original Message----- >[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >. CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for Updates".] [TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PPT 2003 that you just created in PPT 2003? - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820] Hello, Did both "pictures" pass the 2nd test: TEST: When you Right-Click on the object, is the command under "Save as picture" either "Hide picture toolbar" or "Show picture toolbar"? If NOT, then the picture FAILS this test and the compress "selected pictures" option will be dimmed. SignatureJohn Langhans Microsoft Corporation Supportability Program Manager Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm > I did test inserting ClipArt - two flowers - they are > both pictures (when select, click Format menu, Picture is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > One is WMF (this one won't compress even though is > picture); the other JPEG - this one can be compressed. That's probably the answer right there. Bitmaps can be downsampled and compressed but WMFs are usually (though not necessarily) vector graphics, which aren't compressible. And even if they contain an image, PPT may not be able to get at it. If that's the case, ungroup the WMF graphic. It might take several goes at ungrouping it but eventually you'll get to a point where you can select the bitmap within ... PPT should then let you compress that too. Signature-- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com |
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