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This
brings us to another very important question. If Billy has
a presentation in history class, does he have to lug his
family computer to school? What if Mom needs it the same
day for a presentation of her own? |  |
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That's
when packing a presentation comes in.
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Is
the presentation going on a trip? |
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You've
got it. Packing means putting the whole presentation on a
disk, which allows you to do your presentation on any
other computer (with the right configuration). A school
computer, for example. Here are the steps... |
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Packing your
presentation
You can easily pack your presentation on a floppy disk
using PowerPoint's Pack and Go Wizard. The Wizard packs
your presentation, as well as software necessary to run
the program. You then copy the presentation to the
computer you will be using to run your presentation.
If the destination computer doesn't have PowerPoint 97
installed, include the PowerPoint Viewer when you pack the
presentation. Just make sure the destination computer has
the necessary system requirements. The PowerPoint Viewer
works for Windows 95 and Windows NT, but it doesn't work
for Windows 3.1.
Follow these steps to pack your presentation:
1. Insert a disk into your floppy A:\ drive. Have
other disks handy in case your presentation doesn't fit
on a single disk.
2. Open the presentation you want to pack.
3. Click the File menu, then click Pack
and Go. The Pack and Go Wizard dialog box appears.
4. Follow the instruction in the Pack and Go
Wizard.
(a) When asked which presentation you want to
pack, select Active Presentation.
(b) When asked where you want to save the
presentation, select A: drive (your floppy disk drive).
(c) Select Include linked files to
include linked files and fonts.
(d) Select Viewer for Window 95 or NT
if the destination computer doesn't have PowerPoint 97
installed.
5. When you finish selecting options, click
Finish.
The Pack and Go Wizard compresses your presentation to
your floppy drive. If the presentation is too big to fit
on one disk, it will prompt you to insert disks as
required.
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Okay,
packing a presentation sounds pretty easy. But how do you
put it on a different computer? | |
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Easy
as pie. I can walk you through the steps.
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There
you go bringing up pie again. We really need to get
something to eat after the show... |
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Unpacking your
presentation
Follow these steps to unpack your presentation from your
disk.
1. Place your disk in the floppy drive of the
destination computer.
2. On the Windows Desktop, double-click the A:
drive icon to display the contents of the disk.
3. Double-click Pgnsetup.exe. The Pack and
Go Setup dialog box will appear.
4. Select a folder on the computer's
hard-drive, then click OK. When the presentation is
installed, a message box appears confirming the
installation. It also asks you if you want to run the
slide show now.
5. Click Yes to run the show
immediately.
If you don't want to run the Slide Show immediately,
follow these steps later, when you do want to run your
presentation.
1. Open the folder where you copied the
presentation.
2. If you didn't include the PowerPoint
Viewer, double-click the presentation to open it.
3. If you included the PowerPoint Viewer,
double-click PpView. The Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
dialog box will appear.
4. Click the presentation you want to show, and
then click Show.
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