Adding and Editing a Target for PowerPoint

You can quickly add a PowerPoint target and edit it to be used to create a presentation slide deck.

How to Add a PowerPoint Target

  1. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:
    • Ribbon Select Project > New > Add Target.
    • Right-Click In the Project Organizer, right-click on the Targets folder and from the context menu select Add Target.

    The Add File dialog opens.

  2. In the File Type field at the top, make sure Target is selected.

  3. In the Source area, under New from template, expand Factory Templates (if not already), and select the default template (e.g., MyTarget).

  4. (Optional) If you want to place the file into a subfolder previously created in the Content Explorer or Project Organizer, in the Folder field click The browse ellipsis button opens to more options. and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location. See Creating Subfolders.

  5. In the File Name field, type a new name for the target.

  6. From the Output Type field, select PowerPoint.

  7. (Optional) If you want to apply condition tags to the file, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the Condition Tags field, click The browse ellipsis button opens to more options. and select the conditions you want to apply. Click OK. See Applying Conditions to Content.
  8. (Optional) If you want to apply file tags, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the File Tags field, click The browse ellipsis button opens to more options. and select the file tags you want to apply. Click OK. See Associating Tags With Files.
  9. Click Add. The target is added to the Targets folder in the Project Organizer. The Target Editor opens to the right.

How to Edit PowerPoint Options

  1. Open a target that is using the PowerPoint format.

  2. Select the PowerPoint Options tab.

  3. Enter information as necessary. This includes metadata such as the document title, author, subject, keywords, etc. In the PowerPoint application, you can view the document properties information in File > Properties.

    Note If you want to insert a variable in a field, you can click Insert Variable button. The variable will appear as syntax in the field, but in the output the variable definition will be shown. The variable button displays after you click a field.

  4. Associate a page layout with the PowerPoint output so Flare knows there is a specific layout to use. Set the layout in the Target Editor if you are not setting it in the TOC, or if you are using more than one page layout in the project.

    Note You can set the page layout at the TOC, target, or project level. For example, if you are using a page layout template with multiple pages types, you might want to set a page layout at a TOC node level. But if you plan to use the same page type for the entire slide show, then setting it at the target level might be better.

    1. In the Target Editor, select the General tab.

    2. From the Primary Page Layout drop-down, select the page layout that you want to use for topics in the target. (You can also set a TOC and stylesheet files for the PowerPoint target.)

      Note The Target Editor > General tab > Output Type drop-down defaults to PowerPoint when interacting with a PowerPoint target.

    Note The Target Editor includes many other options to consider for your PowerPoint output. For example, the Advanced tab has options for auto-generating proxies and handling text effects. See Editing Target Settings.

  5. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

What’s Next?

Now that you have content, a PowerPoint page layout, and PowerPoint target for your presentation, you can build and view the output. See Building and Viewing a PowerPoint Target.