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Importing a PowerPoint presentation into Director

Director can import presentations from PowerPoint 4. If necessary, open the presentation in PowerPoint and use the File > Save As command to save the presentation in the PowerPoint 4 format.

Presentations that contain OLE objects or large or numerous bitmaps may require additional memory. If you run out of memory while importing a presentation, try saving the presentation as two or more files. Import those files into Director movie files and then recombine the Director movie files by cutting and pasting.

To import a PowerPoint presentation:

1 | Create a new movie by choosing File > New > Movie.
| You cannot import a presentation into an existing Director movie.
2 | Choose Xtras > Import PowerPoint File and choose a PowerPoint presentation.
| Director opens the PowerPoint Import Options dialog box.
3 | Set up the way you want to import the presentation.
| For Slide Spacing, enter the number of blank frames that you want between each slide in the Score.
| For Minimum Slide Duration, enter the minimum number of frames a slide will take up in the Score.
| For Item Spacing, if the presentation contains build effects (other than fly effects), enter the number of frames used for each item before the next item appears on the Stage.
| For Fly Transition Item Spacing, specify the number of frames to the next keyframe, where the item is in full view. Fly transitions are imported as a Score animation. In the first frame in which the item appears, the item is positioned offstage. In general, the larger the number of frames, the smoother the fly effect will be, and the longer it will take to appear on screen.
| For more information on how Director assembles the Score, see Using PowerPoint presentations.
4 | Click Import.
| When the presentation has been imported, save your movie.