How do I copy a picture out of a PowerPoint presentation?

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In the "Save As" menu, you can also change the file type to a variety of image formats, including .jpg, .gif, and .tif among others. You can also choose to export either the current slide or the entire presentation, which comes in handy if there's more than 1 or 2 you want to save.

Since this article mentions the use of the Print Screen key to capture the screen, most people don't realise that when you press print screen NOTHING APPEARS TO HAPPEN. Very often people say "I pressed print screen and nothing happened". When you press print screen, something did happen, the screen display was "copied" ready to be pasted somewhere else, but there is no visible indicator that this happen. It is absolutely correct that nothing appears to happen when the print screen key is pressed. The procedure still works.

One thing that Leo didn't mention is that .pps files and .ppt files are identical except for the extensio name. When people send me power point files they usually send .pps files which when opened open in slide show mode. By changing the extention from .pps to .ppt opening the file (usually by double clicking) opens the file in Power Point or Impress edit mode and you can save, change or add pictures to the file.

Hi Leo.
Re PowerPoint Images, I found an excellent utility that Extracts both images and wav files from powerpoint presentations. It can be found on this site, among numerous useful utilities
"PowerPoint Image Extractor v 1.2" at
http://alainlecomte.free.fr/Download.htm

It's great.

Ah, Leo...I have two H-P keyboards, one desktop, one laptop, but neither has a "PrntScrn" key. What am I to do? Have I overlooked some alternate somewhere? May I send the screenshot to Picasa?
...thanks in advance..

My guess is if you don't see "PrtSc" on any of your keys...it COULD be the "Sys Req" button.(Mine say both on them).
I wonder if this key and function are available and utilized similarly in Unix or linux...any comments?

Leo...I found the "prt sc" in the smallest possible font as a sub-title to the "home" key in the upper right group with the numbers keys. I post this as irritation #952,000 on the subject of keyboard design.
I sympathize with all like me who follow suggested advice literally, and then don't find what one is supposedly searching for. I guess we lack imagination, but I think that that is the keyboard designers' problem, and not ours.
(....cheers, as usual to you personally...)

...Thank you, "snail"...as it happens I have also a "sys rq" in a miniscule font size as a subtitle on a key marked "end". I'll play with both of these and see what happens. I won't take up space again on this subject, please accept a "thank you" plus a big ;-) from me. Off now to see my optometrist.

I have used the PrtScr method for a long time. Another handy trick is to use ALT+PrtScr to copy just the active window to the clipboard. I use it for creating instruction manuals and tutorials for my own software all the time.

There is no difference between PPS and PPT files other than their file extension. Rename the PPS file with a PPT extension and it will open for editing in PowerPoint (or Impress). You can then right-click any photo and save it to disc.

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