Importing TIFF files into PowerPoint 97 - PLEASE HELP!

[Luck]

I'm trying to import TIFF files into my PowerPoint 97 presentation using the
Insert > Picture > From file... menu. The problem is is that I'm not given
an option of inserting TIFF files at all. I've tried de-installing and
re-installing my entire Office 97 suite but to no avail. I've double and
triple checked to make sure that the TIFF format is included in the Text and
Graphics Converter section of the installation process.

Does anybody know why I'm still not able to insert TIFFs??? My operating
system is Win 98.

I'd really appreciate any input.

Thanks a lot.

[TAJ Simmons]

Tiff files might be an option that you need to "choose" when you installed
powerpoint 97.

So, do a re-install and choose custom or similar

cheers
TAJ

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Luck <luck_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Echo S]

It might be the particular TIF file you're trying to insert, Luck. First
try opening one in an image editor and resaving it with a TIF extension
as opposed to TIFF. Also, is the TIF CMYK or RGB? Sometimes PPT balks
when I try to insert certain CMYK TIF files. Oh, and if I'm inserting
one with an alpha channel and I mistakenly leave the channel visible, it
will balk then as well.

Just tossing out a couple of ideas and things to look for.

Echo

[Phil Platt]

To be honest, Luck, I'd try to avoid inserting TIFFs altogether. They can be
really huge in their uncompressed format, and the native TIFF compression
format (LZW) can be unrealiably decompressed in many applications. Is there
no way you can convert them to a different format like JPEG?. If they are
colour images, JPEG will give you faster display with no noticeable loss of
quality (at least in a screen presentation). If they are black and white
lineart images the problem may be because they have been compressed in the
TIFF file using the CCITT Gp4 Fax compression standard, and I'm certain
Powerpoint cannot decompress these. You may have some luck translating them
using something like Paintshop Pro (convert them to JPEG greyscale if black
and white, or perhaps GIF). Otherwise the only software I know that can
convert a TIFF CCITT file is Adobe Photoshop.

Another possibility is to read them into your scanner software and reimport
as a more useful format, like GIF, JPG, or BMP - all of which can be read by
Powerpoint.

HTH

Phil

Luck <luck_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Echo S]

Phil Platt wrote:
>
> To be honest, Luck, I'd try to avoid inserting TIFFs altogether. They can be
> really huge in their uncompressed format, and the native TIFF compression
> format (LZW) can be unrealiably decompressed in many applications.

Hm, and I tend to prefer TIF to JPG. Actually, I rather like
indexed-colored TIF files, but it just depends on what's in my image
which file type I'll choose to use in PPT.

Is there
> no way you can convert them to a different format like JPEG?. If they are
> colour images, JPEG will give you faster display with no noticeable loss of
> quality (at least in a screen presentation).

I don't find that JPGs display any faster than a properly-sized TIF. In
fact, PPT has to decompress the JPG, and because many people send me
overscanned JPG files, PPT sometimes takes quite awhile to decompress
and display those. (read "quite awhile" as a couple-three seconds)

Just my two cents.
Echo