Microsoft KB Archive/59915

PowerPoint: Importing an Adobe Illustrator 88 Graphic PSS ID Number: Q59915 Article last modified on 06-03-1991 PSS database name: M_PowerPt

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MACINTOSH

Summary:

To import an Adobe Illustrator file into Microsoft PowerPoint, follow these steps:

  In Illustrator 88, choose Save As from the File menu.   In the Save As dialog box, check the Include Preview For Macintosh option. Note: If Illustrator 88 version 1.9.3 or later is being used, there will be the additional option of choosing “Preview For Black And White Macintosh” or “Preview For Color Macintosh.” Version 1.9.3 is the first version that can export color.   If the Illustrator document includes placed encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphics, choose the “Include Copy of Placed Encapsulated PostScript Files for Other Applications” option.   Open the PowerPoint Slide where the Illustrator graphic is to be placed.   From the File menu, choose Paste From.   In the Paste From dialog box, locate and open the exported Illustrator file. The Illustrator graphic should then appear in the PowerPoint slide.   If the graphic appears in the slide with undesirable white space around it, it can be cropped off by holding down the COMMAND key while dragging one of the resize handles. 

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