![]() ![]() However, if you copy and paste from the clipboard, the image is converted to a. tif, etc) are embedded in their native raw format. XML files.Įmbeded image files (where you browse for a. PNG place holder thumnails created and all formatting, vector content and text are stored in. ![]() Litterally, if you take MyPowerPoint.PPTX and rename it to MyPowerPoint.ZIP, you can extract it to a folder and see both embedded images and videos are copied raw, videos have a. So PPTX files are actually glorified ZIP files. In some skewed logic, Microsoft chose to remove the File Info section from the Format (Movie/Image/sound/etc) properties section and did NOT add a Edit Links to File feature as we see in the Windows version (.at least not that we’ve been able to discover via the GUI). With version 2011 for the Mac the File | Save as Package option was dropped, but basically merged it into the new PPTX format which is now basically a compressed archive of the data, videos, images and sound files. Instead you had to link it, ensure it was in the same directory OR save it as PowerPoint Package where basically PowerPoint automatically did the ‘Longer Solution #1’, above, for you. Previous versions of PowerPoint (Pre-2011 Mac and Pre-2007 Windows) actually had a info section when you right-clicked an object (picture, movie, etc) that listed at least the file name, if not the full path to where it originally was linked to.įor videos, you could not truly embed them before PP 2011. ppt/slides/_rels folder and for each slide with an linked object, you will find a file that references both the path and file name of the object. ZIP, extract the contents to a folder (both current versions of Windows and OSX can do this without extra software). A pain, especially if a lot of time has gone or you inherited the PPT file from another author.Ģ. By default PowerPoint will try the original path of the link and, if not found, try looking in the current directory. Brute force searching (based on the document’s creators memory) and, once the files are found, simply dump them into the same folder as the. If the Edit Links to Files option is not listed, then there are no ‘linked objects’ recognized by that file.ġ. ![]() A listing of all linked objects including their path will be presented. ![]() Open in PowerPoint 2010/2013 on Windows, click the File ribbon, select Info in the left menu, select Edit Links to Files in the right pane. This article was written based on info from Office for Mac 2011 and Office for Windows 2010/2013.ġ. Trying to identify where to find both the file name and the location of the file(s) from when they were originally linked, so that they can be ‘re-linked’ or used for other purposes, proved difficult.Īlso, was the process different for Mac vs Windows versions of PowerPoint? PPT file opened in PowerPoint 2011 on a Mac could not ‘locate’ linked movies and/or images. ![]()
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