Export all the text from the PDF or copy/paste it from Powerpoint. Your best bet is to start from scratch with InDesign. Not to mention you probably want to redesign things which a PDF doesn't really allow. If the PDF was generated from PowerPoint, then odds are the PDF will also have issues with commercial printing. Powerpoint does not directly transfer to InDesign, in addition Powerpoint typically uses low resolution RGB images. There's no easy conversion given the files you were provided. Get in touch with our team to see how we can help you produce a high-quality Microsoft PowerPoint template for your client.In most cases, you can't easily use anything they are providing. Luckily, it is possible to have your designs inserted into a properly-built and fully functioning PowerPoint template – and we know how. If you’re a designer, chances are a rudimentary conversion just won’t be good enough for you, or your client. Other issues you may run into include font substitutions and more crucially if you have created your InDesign document using CMYK colours then your PowerPoint version is going to look different as Microsoft Office uses RGB colour values. Technically, it’s a bit of a nightmare, and that’s proven when your conversion ends in a half-baked PowerPoint template that’s missing vital elements, such as a theme and layouts to control your content. This is down to the differences in how the Adobe CC and Microsoft Office applications handle graphic elements – in fact, even Word and PowerPoint handle graphics in different ways. The thing about converting files in this way is that the output Is never perfect. Voila, your InDesign file is now an editable PowerPoint file.
In Acrobat Pro, go to File > Export To and select Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
In the Save As menu, select Adobe PDF (Print) as your file format. To do this, open your file in InDesign and choose File > Export. Start by converting your InDesign file to PDF. However, there is a two-step way that involves converting to PDF first. At least, not if you want your output file to even remotely resemble the original. The first thing to note is that, like converting InDesign to Word, there’s no straightforward way to convert InDesign to PowerPoint.
In this post we’ll explain how to convert InDesign to PowerPoint. If your clients are using Microsoft Word, chances are they also use PowerPoint – which means that, if you haven’t already, you’ll probably be asked to provide designs in an editable PowerPoint template. We’ve been over the dreaded “can we have this in a Word template” requests every designer has nightmares about. Blog 32 Convert InDesign to PowerPoint from Phil on Vimeo.
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