Importing Microsoft PowerPoint Content – Product Manuals

Elements from Microsoft PowerPoint can be imported into courses. For information on supported versions of Microsoft PowerPoint, refer to the Technical Specifications. There are three options for importing Microsoft PowerPoint elements:

Import a slide as a single image
Import graphics from the presentation
Import text elements from the presentation

NOTE:

Animations in an imported PowerPoint may not function as expected.

Importing PowerPoint Slides as Images

Select Insert > From PowerPoint.
Choose the .ppt or .pptx file from which you want to import slides.
Click Open.

NOTE:

This action will open Microsoft PowerPoint. Do not close the application until you are finished importing slides.
In the Slides area, expand the tree view to locate the items you want to import.

Perform one of the following:

If You Want To

Then

Import PowerPoint slides as images

Select the checkbox next to the slide(s) titles to import.

NOTE: Do NOT select the Text or Pictures checkboxes under the slide title.

NOTE: A preview of the slide is displayed to the right of the tree view. You can import more than one slide at a time. Each slide will be inserted as an image in a new standard content page within the course.

Import graphics from PowerPoint slides

Select the Pictures checkbox next to the graphic(s) you want to import.

NOTE: A preview of the graphic is displayed to the right of the tree view. You can only import one graphic per slide; however, you can import graphics from other slides during a single import action. Each graphic is inserted as a new standard content page within the course. The image is not editable on the resulting page.

Import text from PowerPoint slides

Select the Text checkbox next to the text item(s) you want to import.

NOTE: It is recommended that you arrange the slide elements within PowerPoint using the Move to Back functionality so that the text box you wish to import as the title is the bottom/back-most element within each slide.

Refer to Selecting A Course Stencil to choose the appropriate stencil.
Click OK.
Click Yes to confirm the import.