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

Tom - thanks in the end Powerpoint export to ODP worked well in saving the
notes, however all the diagrams were messed up. Further problems:
- I would correct the diagram in one file and drag it to another. Both
instances of LibreOffice crashed.
- Bonus the file would be corrupted.

In the end copy and paste was the way to move images.

I'm still grumpy about LibreOffice and its current quality.

Cheers
Mark

On Friday, September 9, 2011, Tom [via Document Foundation Mail Archive]
wrote:

> 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 :)
>
>
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> From: mlevison <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3324143&i=1>>
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> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Impress: Problems with slides imported from
> Powerpoint
> To: [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3324143&i=2>
> 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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