4 Free Methods to Convert PowerPoint to Video with All Original PowerPoint Elements

PowerPoint is one of the most well-known presentation software in the world but all kinds of problems may happen when watching it. People cannot watch PowerPoint presentations without PowerPoint program installed on their computers. Even if they did, they may still fail due to the different PowerPoint versions or operating systems. To make PowerPoint presentations playable universally, saving PowerPoint as video would be the best choice. Here we’d like to talk about a few totally free methods to convert PowerPoint to video with all original PowerPoint elements.

Free method 1: PowerPoint 2010

If you have upgraded to PowerPoint 2010, you should have noticed that there are many new functions added. The 3 main new functions we may use a lot are: save PowerPoint as WMV video, save PowerPoint as PDF and support adding MP4 and FLV video format. The only shortage is that you can only save PPT to WMV format and only 3 vide sizes are offered: 960x720, 640x480, and 320x240.

Free method 2: Windows Movie Maker

We all know that Windows Movie Maker is totally free software to create videos. After we save the PowerPoint slides to image formats like JPEG, we could import the pictures to WMM. When we click “Save as” to get the images, the PowerPoint transitions and animations are deleted. However, we could add in Windows Movie Maker. If you don’t know how to use it, go Microsoft resource page to learn in minutes.

Free method 3: Free PowerPoint to video converter + free video converter

This free Leawo PPT to Video converter support all PowerPoint formats, that is to say all PowerPoint versions from PowerPoint 2003 to 2010 are supported. It could preserve all the original PowerPoint elements like fonts, languages, transitions, animations, music and video clips. Though the output video format is limited, we could use free video converter for help to save the output PowerPoint video as your desired video format.

Free method 4: PowerPoint sharing websites

Most websites don’t support PowerPoint documents. The reason why PowerPoint can be shown on these so called PPT sharing sites is that these sites will automatically convert your PowerPoint to other compatible format, mainly in video format, PDF and images. These PPT sharing sites can be generally divided into two categories:

1. Show PPT as video: such as authorSTREAM.com. The PowerPoint will be converted to video automatically. You can open the URL elsewhere on another computer or on Smartphones and tablets. If you click the “Download” button, you can also download the output PowerPoint video.

2. Show PPT as images: such as Slideshare.net. Like the method 2 above the PowerPoint will be shown as images without animations or transitions. The files you download on these sites are the original PowerPoint documents.

All tools and programs mentioned in this article are totally free so you can repost, digg or twitter this article freely with all content remained.

5 Methods to View PowerPoint on Android

Android must be the most energetic and widely used platform in Smartphone and tablet markets. Since the Windows Mango 7.5 system has been release shortly and only few Smartphones are running on it, if you’re going to buy a Smartphone or tablet, it must either be an iOS or Android system. While iOS has only countable products like iPhone, iPad and iPod, thousands of Android Smartphones and tablets are available on the market (HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc).

If you have one Android device, have you ever thought of how to view PowerPoint on it? Nowadays no portable device platforms could perfectly run Microsoft PowerPoint, even Windows Mango 7.5; it is said that Windows Mobile 8 will originally support PowerPoint. So we need to find alternative ways to play PowerPoint. Here we would like to tell 5 methods to view PowerPoint on Android.

Method 1: Android apps

This might be the first solution most people would think of. Yes, like iOS system, Android has lots of powerful and practical apps. The most famous Android apps for PowerPoint are: Documents to Go, Quick Office (this is originally installed on Asus Eee Pad Transformer), ThinkFree Office and Office Suite. Basically these apps could open Microsoft PowerPoint but some of the effects like animations, transitions may be removed.

Method 2: View PowerPoint online

Android Smartphones has extraordinary performances on web browsing. Besides, there are a few websites that allows you to upload PowerPoint for sharing with others. So we could view PowerPoint online with Android. These websites are like: authorSTREAM.com, Slideshare, Slideboom.

Method 3: View PowerPoint as pictures

Pictures are originally support by all the Smartphones. Android is no exception. So you can save the PowerPoint slides as pictures for viewing on Android.

Notice:

1.Create a separate folder for each PowerPoint file so that they won’t mix up.

2.Rename the slide according to numbers so that the output pictures will be in order.

For PowerPoint 2007:

1. Click the round Office button > "Save As" > "Other Formats".

2. In the "Save As type" drop down menu, for example, choose JPG, and click “Save”. When PowerPoint asks whether you want to export all slides, select “Every Slide”.

For PowerPoint 2003 & 2010:

1. Click “File” on the ribbon > “Save As”.

2. In the “Save as type” menu, choose “GIF” for example, and click “Save”, When PowerPoint asks whether you want to export all slides, select “Every Slide”.

Method 4: Convert PowerPoint to video format

Only by converting PowerPoint to video can we preserve all the original PowerPoint elements like fonts, languages, animations, transitions, and especially the music and video clips. Besides, the fast processor and big screen will guarantee a wonderful video playing experience. Take Moyea PPT to Video Converter for example. In 3 steps, your PowerPoint can be converted to Android friendly video format.

1. Install the PPT to Android converter and import the PowerPoint files that you want to convert.

2. Select an output video format you need. You can also customize video profile parameters.

3. Convert PowerPoint to Android video.

Method 5: View PowerPoint on Android as PDF file

PDF is a good choice for viewing PowerPoint especially when the PowerPoint needs to be sent to others. PDF could well protect it from being unauthorized editing. Another reason why we suggest this method is that there are many free ways to save PowerPoint as PDF, so it worth a try.

3 Frequently Used Methods to Save PowerPoint as PDF for Free

That’s it! With so many methods for you to choose for watching PowerPoint on Android, there shouldn’t be any problem now. If you have any good idea, please let us know.

Convert PPT to Video So That They Can Enjoy Your Univeriade Trip Online or On iPad 2

If you’re a sports fan, you should not miss this grand sports banquet of this year – Shenzhen 2011 Summer Univeriade. It has begun on August 12, and will come to an end at August 22. So if you are following the players, you should have taken lots of splendid photos. In the past China seemed to be mysterious to westerners, but now it has opened its brace to the entire world and you should have seen the changes. You should have feel that China has made great progress to integrate with the outer world. I think you are not come only for yourself, but also for all of your family and friends who loves spots and who loves China.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to show your beautiful photos to your family or friends on your computer, they may not have full fun. However, if you make these photos as photos album slideshow and convert it to video (http://www.dvd-ppt-slideshow.com/ppt-to-video/ ), they can enjoy it online or on iPad 2 as they want.

Then do you know how to convert PPT to iPad video with all of your Univeriade photos? Well, you need a PPT to video converter. Let’s use Moyea PPT to Video Converter as an example. Once you download it from its webpage, set it up according to the wizard. Then you can input your PowerPoint files by click “Add” button. It is very convenient to import PPT file, as you can import all PowerPoint extensions and up to 12 files for converting at one time. Then click “Settings” to choose an output video format and detailed video parameters. At last you can click the “Start” button to begin the conversion.

After the conversion, you can send the output file to your family or friend’s iPad 2 as a gift so that they could enjoy it at first time, instead of waiting you back to home. Actually, this PPT to iPad Converter has some functions for you to use. You can change the defaulted settings of your output format, such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, etc. More importantly, it can keep perfectly the synchronization of the video and audio and no original PowerPoint elements will be lost.

Tips:

For better preservation, you could also burn the Univeriade photos to DVD using PPT to DVD Burner.