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Subject:RE: OLE linking to PPT slides causes Word bloat From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:19:19 -0400
Consider using only the PPT file and adding your commentary text as
notes (View|Notes Page), instead of using Word. You can display the
presentation as is, and print it either with or without the notes below
the slides. We have used this approach for adding instructors' notes to
a PPT presentation, and it worked well for us.
-- Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cornellier
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:44 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: OLE linking to PPT slides causes Word bloat
>
> We have course material which consists of:
> * a PPT slide presentation
> * a course manual, which is a word document containing the slides,
> plus some commentary text.
>
> We inserted the slides into the doc using Paste Special > Paste link
> As PPT Object.
>
> This gives the desired effect that updates in the PPT are reflected in
> the doc. However, it is bloating the doc. The PPT is 1MB, containing
> 60 slides. For each slide we add to the doc, the doc gains 1MB.
>
> Unfortunately, at 60MB the doc becomes difficult to handle.
>
> Suggestions?
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