How to use Imaptica to convert your PowerPoint file for a website or online course

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Impatica for PowerPoint is a licensed program that simply converts the PowerPoint file into a compressed format that is optimized (compressed for greatest quality but least amount of download time required) for streaming over the Internet (The registration information for Impatica is located in the Online Operational Manual). Impatica file is typically 95% smaller than the PowerPoint HTML files.

Before you Impaticize your presentation, you want to make sure it is saved with the correct settings.

For PowerPoint 2003: First go to File > Page setup, in the top left menu bar. The dimensions of your presentation should be set to 7 in. wide by 5.25 in. tall in order to be viewed on computers running different resolutions. Also make sure all images, sounds and other media in your presentation are embedded in it and not linked to. The way to do this is to go to Tools > Options and under the 'General' tab set 'Link sounds with file sizes greater than' to the max of 50000kb. Now save the presentation and you're ready to Impaticize.

For PowerPoint 2007: First click on the Design tab, then Page Setup, and make sure the dimensions of your presentation are set to 7 in. wide by 5.25 in tall. Also, make sure all images, sounds, and other media in your presentation are embedded in it and not linked to. To do this, click on the Office Button > Powerpoint Options > Advanced > Link sounds with file sizes greater than _____. Set that to the maximum of 50,000 kb. NOTE: If you are using Impatica 3.x to Impaticize, you must save the PowerPoint file as a backward compatible file for PowerPoint 97-2003, instead of a .PPTX file. Now you are ready to Impaticize.

A detailed procedure on how to use Impatica to convert your PowerPoint file is provided below:

• If you are an online course instructor and would like to obtain the licensing information, please contact Joe Newcomer (jnewcomer@jhu.edu).
• Once you have installed Impatica for PowerPoint and obtained the licensing information, start the program by double clicking the icon on the desktop.
• After the program has launched, check to see if you have the latest version by clicking on Help > About Impatica for PowerPoint. The latest version is Impatica for PowerPoint 4.0.2k.
• Once you have done this, click on the Add button to select the PowerPoint file you’d like to convert. A new window will pop up, where you can select the PowerPoint file. Once you have located and selected the file, click OK.

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