Re: [libreoffice-users] Extract Text From PPT

Thank you, Jean-Francois. Works perfectly and fixes the formatting 
issues of the other methods.

Keith

On 12/10/12 17:51, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Le 12/10/2012 05:37, Keith Bates a écrit :
> > I don't use Impress, powerpoint etc much at all so if this is a stupid
> > question, I apologise.
> >
> > Someone has sent me a long presentation in ppt format which consists
> > mainly of text. It is somewhat annoying to try to read and absorb the
> > intent of the text.
> >
> > Is there a simple way to extract the text from the entire slide show and
> > save it as a text document- I don't care what format it is as long as it
> > is on one page instead of 45?
>
> Just copy the text from Impress to Writer ;)
>
> Here's how:
>
> 1. Open the .ppt with Impress
> 2. Select Impress Outline mode (Outline thumbnail or View / Outline menu)
> 3. Ctrl+A
> 4. Ctrl+C
> 5. Open an empty Writer document
> 6. Ctrl+V
>
> Et voila!
>
> If you don't want to get the formatting into the Writer doc, at step 
> 6, press Ctrl+Shift+V instead of Ctrl+V.


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God bless you
Keith Bates
Narrabri NSW

Jesus is the Way
the Truth and the Life


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