To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=99279 Issue #|99279 Summary|Add Functionality to save/export as .pps file (only .p |pt currently supported) Component|Presentation Version|OOo 3.0.1 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|save-export Assigned to|graphicsneedsconfirm Reported by|chopo
------- Additional comments from [email protected] Mon Feb 16 22:57:22 +0000 2009 ------- I work for a charity teaching basic IT skills to the over 65. So as not to force our students to pay hefty Microsoft license fees we often install and teach them how to use open office instead. A popular topic is teaching them how to make a slid show presentation from there pictures and email it to friends and family. We find that whilst they can email there presentation in .ppt format, this can lead to much confusion for the recipient if he/she in turn is not computer literate as .ppt only plays by default on PCs that don’t have PowerPoint installed but do have PP viewer. Ideally we would like to teach them to save as .pps before emailing as we do for PowerPoint users. Knowing when to save as .ppt and when to save as .pps proves confusing enough for PowerPoint users to let alone add the level of complexity of teaching them to uncheck the add extension option when saving, or to then change the file extension within windows (keep in mind we prefer to leave known file extensions hidden on there machines to prevent them from deleting the extension). Could somebody provide me with information (or ideally a plug-in if one exists) on how I could add an add option for saving as .pps within the save as window. I know that technically .pps and .ppt files are not internally structured in exactly the same way, presumably why OOo doesn’t come with an option for saving as .pps, but for our needs it would suffice to recycle/clone the same code that saves as .ppt but modify it to just bolt on the .pps extension. What I don’t want to do is loose the functionality to save as .ppt. Alternatively, an option for .pps within the export window would be an equally valid option. I am moderately familiar with c++, but have never done GUI coding (only command line apps), having said that I’m not afraid to try and write it myself if it’s relatively trivial and people can point me in the rite direction. Thanks in advanced, Chopo --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
