Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress: Problems with slides imported from Powerpoint

Hi :)
There might be a faster route.  Can you use PowerPoint to "Save As ..." the older MS format, ppt?  
The option is something like "MS PowerPoint (98/Xp/2000)".  There might be an option to save as odp 
(=OpenDocument Presentation) but that uses the older 1.0/1.1 format which  strips out all the 
notes, apparently, so avoid it.  

The older MS format, ppt, should open fine in Impress and hopefully you can then save in the newer 
odp format.  You can probably do that straight from a command-line without even opening the 
presentations so you could get through a LOT of presentations very fast at that point.  

Sadly Impress does have a lot of problems.  Apparently devs are working at it but it's not there 
yet.  There are other OpenSource, or at least free (with a little f) programs, that are good for 
presentations.  

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)


--- On Fri, 9/9/11, mlevison <mark@mlevison.com> wrote:

From: mlevison <mark@mlevison.com>
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Impress: Problems with slides imported from Powerpoint
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Friday, 9 September, 2011, 20:41

I have a large body of slides originally created in Powerpoint. Recently I
was asked my a client to move them to LibreOffice. At this stage I'm having
a frustrating experience:

- Import done by opening pptx files in Impress 3.3.x
- When I opened the files I noticed the notes didn't come across
- When I tried to add the notes I couldn't edit the notes field
- When I run the presentation on a project I can see my original notes

Is this is a common problem. I'm at the point of just asking my client to
pay for MS office licenses because it will be cheaper than the time I'm
spending on this.

Please help restore my faith.
Mark Levison

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