For you PowerPoint wizards...

[Zittel]

Is there a way to combine portrait and landscape slides in the same presentation?

I need to include financials that do no fit into the landscape version but do not want to switch between two separate presentations.

Thanks in advance.

[Big E]

Holy shit man, are you insane??!!?? I think if you try that, the computer automatically sends a signal at Microsoft world hq and soon after the guys in white coats will be coming by your office.

[Zittel]

I am currently wearing a hazmat suit as I attempt this trick.

But as a numbers guy, my PP skills are limited.

Trying to go with the hyperlink thingy.

[Hacksaw]

You need to put the pictures through a photo program like adobephoto, to rotate and trim them. Then "send" the photo to your PP files as a JPEG.
Sorry, got to run..
Cheers,
Halsted

[lemon boy]

There is no presentation that can't be improved upon by totally exorcising powerpoint from the meeting room.

Just say no to putting your audience to sleep.

[TomK]

Good enough to show, but you'll end up with two presentations, main one with everything, one with just the odd slides, then in the main show create a hyperlink on a slide to the oddball one.

From the Powerpoint help file...
Portrait and landscape orientation in the same slide show:
If you want your presentation to include a series of slides that have a portrait orientation (taller than wide) but your presentation is set up for landscape orientation (wider than tall), you must first put the slides with the portrait orientation into a new presentation, create a link to the presentation, and then open that presentation during the slide show. If you want to create a link to an individual slide with a different orientation, open the presentation that includes the slide, and then move that slide alone into a new presentation.

Tried it out and it worked OK. It does need a couple of extra clicks to show but it works.


Have you considered making the financials a handout for the audience instead of having lots and lots of little type up on the screen?

[Zittel]

Thanks, Tom K.

That is what I am going to do.

Bullet out the highlights and pass out the back-up as supplementary material.