Preparing PowerPoint Presentations for WebCT

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PowerPoint presentations are often very large files that take a long time to download over a modem (phone dialup) connection. By preparing PowerPoint for the Web, you reduce the file size and the download time. Publishing the PowerPoint presentation converts it to an .htm file so that students only need a browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Opera, for example) to view the presentation. No PowerPoint software is needed.

NOTE: The PowerPoint file name must not contain any spaces or special characters.

  1. Open the PowerPoint file. (Example: chap1.ppt).
  2. Click File (on the menu bar at the top of the window), Save as Web Page.

 

  1. Click the [Publish] button.




  1. Make sure the following items are selected:
  1. Click the [Web Options...] button.

 

 

  1. Make sure the following items are selected:

    General Tab

Browsers Tab

 

Files Tab

Pictures Tab

 

Encoding Tab
  1. Under Publish a copy as, click Browse.

 

  1. Create a new folder. Putting the folder on your desktop makes it easy to find. Type a name such as pplectures. This folder will hold your .htm file and the folder of supporting files created when you convert your PowerPoint to an .htm document. You may choose to create the folder in My Documents.

 

 

  1. Click the [Publish] button.

NOTE: Publishing the PowerPoint presentation creates a single file with an .htm extension plus a folder of supporting files. Both the .htm file and the folder of files must be uploaded to WebCT. Example: email.htm (html file), email_files (folder name).

  1. Zip the folder on your Desktop.
  2. Upload the .zip file to MyFiles in WebCT. (Control Panel, Manage Files, Upload)
  3. Select the .zip file and click Unzip (under Files) in the Actions panel on the right side of the screen.
  4. Link your PowerPoint as a single page in a Content Module or on an Organizer page to the .htm file. Test it to be sure it works!

  1. Click the [Save] button.