Fwd: FN-FORUM: Powerpoint Standards

date posted 17th October 2006 18:28

Hi Bob,

i would imagine that becuase you're talking about a marketing company
they use powerpoint for presentations of work produced in other
programs, most likely from a MAc made in something like Adobe
Photoshop or Pagemaker...

Given my limited understanding of your situation: A better way might
be to distribute your presentations as pdfs, since alot of computers
have an acrobat reader, which will allow you to view your pages as a
full screen presentation, utilise automatic variable page scrolling
and even use the text "read out loud" functions and what's really good
is that even version 4 supports javascript.... so it a pretty good
alternative to powerpoint ...and they're alot less buggy to, file
sizes are generally smaller etc.

if i've been any help and if i can help further, elborate on what
features of powerpoint your client is havng trouble with and I may be
able to find specific fixes or make a bespoke solution for you

Another thought that might interest you is that you can have your
presentations web based and use a server side script to dynamically
create pdf versions for download and distribution. Templates for the
web will work perfectly well with acrobat and both enjoy a synergy
that powerpoint lacks


Kind regards

Sunny.




On 17 Oct 2006 16:42:29 -0000, Kathy Lists [EMAIL REMOVED] > wrote:
>
> What do they want to tie down? PowerPoint doesn't use style sheets, just
> templates.
>
> If it's formatting - remove templates that shouldn't be used from the user
> templates location and set workgroup templates location to wherever
> (read-only) their templates are stored.
>
> Remove standard toolbars with VBA and replace with custom ones that don't
> allow manual formatting or access to slide masters. Make sure templates are
> well-designed and easy to use - not like a company I train for...and provide
> end-user training and documentation. Get the final output proofread by
> someone who can write English (or whatever language they are using)
>
> There are other programs for producing slide shows, but the issues would be
> the same, I should think.
>
> If they are using PowerPoint for something other than slide shows, get them
> to buy the correct tool for the job.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Gentle | northeastcreative.com" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:22 PM
> Subject: FN-FORUM: Powerpoint Standards
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been tasked to come up with a plan for a large marketing company
> > which produces a large volume of powerpoint documents.
> >
> > They are using templates and style sheets but they are looking for
> > ways to nail things down even tighter.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience or tips or even alternatives to powerpoint
> ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bob Gentle
> > Northeast Creative
> >
> > Telephone : 08701 995 605
> > Mobile : 07795 636 191
> > w ww.northeastcreative.com
> >
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