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August 11, 2016
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Importing text from PowerPoint in Captivate 9

  • August 11, 2016
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From what I've read all text imported from PowerPoint to Captivate is imported as an image.

I've tried editing text in the 'Edit in Microsoft PowerPoint' but it always ends with an error message or crashing or hanging - just really disappointed.

Most of the content we use for eLearning comes in PowerPoint format and it looks like I'm going to have to cut'n'paste (via Notepad) text from several hundred slides - unless one of you smart guys can suggest otherwise?

Has made me regret picking Captivate over Storyline

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    Correct answer BDuckWorks

    The good news is, your assertion is not entirely correct.

    The bad news is: text on the slides ARE IMPORTED AS IMAGES, after being merged with the background and imported to Cp as a background SWF with timing as set in the animation panel in PPT.

    Possible workaround:

    Elsewhere in these forums, I've made posts on how to extract graphical elements from a PPT by converting to a PPTx and renaming as a zip and navigating through the folders. You will be rewarded with graphics you can drag to the Cp library and animate at will.

    start here:

    Re: PowerPoint to Captivate

    Error troubleshooting:

    Verify that your OS (Windows or Mac), Office / PowerPoint version, and Cp are up to date.  There are incompatible versions out there.

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    BDuckWorks
    BDuckWorksCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    August 11, 2016

    The good news is, your assertion is not entirely correct.

    The bad news is: text on the slides ARE IMPORTED AS IMAGES, after being merged with the background and imported to Cp as a background SWF with timing as set in the animation panel in PPT.

    Possible workaround:

    Elsewhere in these forums, I've made posts on how to extract graphical elements from a PPT by converting to a PPTx and renaming as a zip and navigating through the folders. You will be rewarded with graphics you can drag to the Cp library and animate at will.

    start here:

    Re: PowerPoint to Captivate

    Error troubleshooting:

    Verify that your OS (Windows or Mac), Office / PowerPoint version, and Cp are up to date.  There are incompatible versions out there.

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      gpmwebAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 11, 2016

      Thanks BDuckWorks

      Followed your tip for images and it works a treat.

      I downloaded Storyline and it imports PPT with editable text but not without some issues.

      I have about 5 eLearning courses that have been storyboarded in PowerPoint (200+ slides) and just desperately trying to improve productivity as its taken soooo long at the moment.

      Jefferbob12055564
      Jefferbob12055564
      Inspiring
      August 12, 2016

      Something else to try: Don't have PowerPoint already open before trying to round trip from Captivate. Sometimes I forget and have it open, then switch to it while editing. Captivate doesn’t like to lose focus.

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      gpmwebAuthor
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      August 11, 2016

      This is what I get when I edit a slide in 'Edit in Microsoft PowerPoint' and try to save it

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