Tip #3320 - Converting Slides to Screensavers
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Converting
Slides to Screensavers
Do you have a PowerPoint
presentation containing slides that you just wish you could make into
your screensaver?
Maybe you had a presentation
sent to you containing a bunch of pictures of the grandkids.
Or maybe you'd just
love to create a screensaver out of a variety of your favorite quotes.
Either way, if it's
in a PowerPoint presentation, we can do that!
Interested?
Okay, then let's get
started.
First, you need to
open the presentation that contains the slides you need.
If you only want one
slide from the presentation, go ahead and find it. If you want the entire
presentation, then proceed to the next step.
Now, we need the File
menu, Save As choice.
When the Save As window
opens, you need to navigate to an empty folder that will
specifically only hold those pictures used in the screensaver. You can
use Alt + 5 to make a new folder if necessary.
Before you complete
the Save, you need to change the file type to Device Independent
Bitmap.
Change the name if
you want to and click Save.
When PowerPoint asks
you to choose between saving the current slide or the entire presentation,
make your choice.
With that done, you're
ready to go out to Windows to set the screensaver up.
Right click
on your desktop and choose Properties from the
menu.
Go to the Screen
Saver tab.
Here, you'll need
to choose My Pictures Slideshow.
With that selected,
the Settings button becomes available. Click it.
Change whatever settings
you like, but be sure to click the Browse button and
tell Windows where the folder that contains the slide pictures is located.
Click OK
to back your way out to the Screen Saver tab and proceed with setting
your screensaver as usual.
Voila! Slides to screensaver
in no time!
~ April
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