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Import "shapes" from external programs as vector - NOT AS IMAGE
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-chris
Feb 13, 2009, 10:07:02 AM2/13/09
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Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
Thanks!
-chris
Ellen Finkelstein
Feb 13, 2009, 11:55:02 AM2/13/09
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Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
you can edit in PowerPoint. I've done this to import charts created in
Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
chart.
ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
you can edit in PowerPoint. I've done this to import charts created in
Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
chart.
Ellen
--
Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
Ellen Finkelstein
Feb 13, 2009, 11:56:43 AM2/13/09
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Yes, I do this a lot. Export as EMF or WMF. Import into PowerPoint and
ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
Ellen
--
Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
Erik Hentsch
Jan 31, 2012, 8:40:38 AM1/31/12
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Hi, i have a question:
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
> On Friday, February 13, 2009 10:07 AM -chri wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
>> Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
>> chart.
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
> On Friday, February 13, 2009 10:07 AM -chri wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
>> On Friday, February 13, 2009 11:55 AM EllenFinkelstei wrote:
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> you can edit in PowerPoint. I've done this to import charts created in
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
>> chart.
>>
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
Erik Hentsch
Jan 31, 2012, 8:41:17 AM1/31/12
to
Hi, i have a question:
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
> On Friday, February 13, 2009 10:07 AM -chri wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
>> On Friday, February 13, 2009 11:55 AM EllenFinkelstei wrote:
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> you can edit in PowerPoint. I've done this to import charts created in
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
>> chart.
>>
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
>>> On Friday, February 13, 2009 11:56 AM EllenFinkelstei wrote:
>>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export as EMF or WMF. Import into PowerPoint and
>>> ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
>>> Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
>>> Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
>>>
>>> Ellen
>>> --
>>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "-chris" wrote:
>>> ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
>>> Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
>>> Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
>>>
>>> Ellen
>>> --
>>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "-chris" wrote:
Erik Hentsch
Jan 31, 2012, 8:41:34 AM1/31/12
to
Hi, i have a question:
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
I tried to import .emf into Powerpoint to use it like SHAPES, (not images) in Powerpoint 2011 on MAC. It is not working, because there is no option to ungroup the importet vector data. (On PC and 2007 its working fine)
Is there a workaround? How do I get vector data to work like Shapes in PPT 2011 on Mac OSX?
> On Friday, February 13, 2009 10:07 AM -chri wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
> Does anyone know of a way to import a custom shape created in an external
> program (ie. Illustrator) into powerpoint and retain the vector data
> information so that it can be filled and effected as any other "shape"
>
> I've looked all over the place and tried a number of options to do this.
> Thanks!
> -chris
>> On Friday, February 13, 2009 11:55 AM EllenFinkelstei wrote:
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> you can edit in PowerPoint. I've done this to import charts created in
>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export in WMF or EMF format. Import into PowerPoint and
>> ungroup. You'll get a question about whether you want to convert it to
>> PowerPoint objects. Say Yes. You'll have to ungroup it a second time. They
>> Illustrator and was then able to add a wipe animation to the bars of the
>> chart.
>>
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
>> Ellen
>> --
>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>
>>
>> "-chris" wrote:
>>> On Friday, February 13, 2009 11:56 AM EllenFinkelstei wrote:
>>> Yes, I do this a lot. Export as EMF or WMF. Import into PowerPoint and
>>> ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
>>> Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
>>> Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
>>>
>>> Ellen
>>> --
>>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "-chris" wrote:
>>> ungroup. Click Yes when asked if you want to convert to PowerPoint objects.
>>> Ungroup a second time. I've done this to import bar charts created in
>>> Illustrator and was able to add a wipe animation to the bars.
>>>
>>> Ellen
>>> --
>>> Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
>>> http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "-chris" wrote:
Ex Posterboy
May 22, 2014, 3:19:19 PM5/22/14
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I have lost faith in the WMF and EMF file formats for one simple reason: neither of these formats can accurately retain the fine curve data of a true vector file created within PPT.
Proof: Typeset the word "Test" in Times Roman in Illustrator at around 100 pt. Convert type to outlines. Export your beloved WMF or EMF file. Place the file (insert picture) in PPT. Zoom into the image so you can see the serifs (you may have to enlarge the imported object. Tell me the curves of the imported file look great... I dare ya.
This type of curve distortion is unacceptable and dangerous, especially if you are importing a WMF / EMF file of your company's logo. You can minimize the curve distortion by enlarging your source image to approx. 400% larger than you plan on using it within PPT, but it's still there.
This issue of cross-software compatibility is a major problem for anyone working as a professional visual communicator/designer. And it's so important to the software programmers that they have not resolved it in over 2 decades of software versioning and upgrading.
Classic case of not listening to your customers.
Proof: Typeset the word "Test" in Times Roman in Illustrator at around 100 pt. Convert type to outlines. Export your beloved WMF or EMF file. Place the file (insert picture) in PPT. Zoom into the image so you can see the serifs (you may have to enlarge the imported object. Tell me the curves of the imported file look great... I dare ya.
This type of curve distortion is unacceptable and dangerous, especially if you are importing a WMF / EMF file of your company's logo. You can minimize the curve distortion by enlarging your source image to approx. 400% larger than you plan on using it within PPT, but it's still there.
This issue of cross-software compatibility is a major problem for anyone working as a professional visual communicator/designer. And it's so important to the software programmers that they have not resolved it in over 2 decades of software versioning and upgrading.
Classic case of not listening to your customers.
iso...@me.com
Sep 9, 2014, 7:54:33 AM9/9/14
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I found this... could be useful.. look the link:
http://designtimes.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/how-to-get-illustrator-vectors-into.html
http://designtimes.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/how-to-get-illustrator-vectors-into.html
japanpe...@gmail.com
Feb 18, 2016, 12:28:19 AM2/18/16
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But at my new workplace I got a new PC with Win 8.1 and Office 2007 installed.
And office 2007, I'd say, is real pain in the ass. It is slow like hell, completely user UNfriendly and beyoud that, any vector plot I import there becomes 96dpi bitmap. And I see there no way to change that.
I tried to install offce 2003 on-top. When I copypaste my EMF objects, they again become bitmaps in Office 2007.
What a crap.
Say, people, maybe there is some compatibility switch in registry or hidden in GUI somewhere for changing this behavior?
ctrea...@gmail.com
Feb 14, 2017, 10:54:09 AM2/14/17
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On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 4:54:33 AM UTC-7, iso...@me.com wrote:
> I found this... could be useful.. look the link:
>
> http://designtimes.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/how-to-get-illustrator-vectors-into.html
This doesn't work. All the PPT versions are so old they need to be repaired and the files open blank. I'm currently using PowerPoint v15.30
> I found this... could be useful.. look the link:
>
> http://designtimes.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/how-to-get-illustrator-vectors-into.html
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