Inserting PowerPoint Slides Into a Movie

You can insert slides from a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation into an existing movie. When you do this, the new frames are added immediately after the selected frame.

How PowerPoint Slides are Handled When Imported Into Mimic

The following chart describes how certain PowerPoint features are handled when you import slides into Mimic.

Feature	Imported?
Background Images	Yes
Images	Yes
Master Layout Slides	Yes (converted to master frames)
Objects	Yes
Shape Groups	No
Smart Shapes	No
Text Boxes	Yes

How to Insert PowerPoint Slides Into a Movie

1. In the Frames window pane, select a frame where you want the new frames to be inserted (after the selected frame).

2. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

   •  Ribbon Choose one of the following:

     • Select Frame > PowerPoint.

     • Select File > New. In the New dialog, click Import PowerPoint.
   • Local Toolbar In the local toolbar of the Collection Editor, click
   • Right-Click In the Frames window pane, right-click a frame and from the context menu, select PowerPoint Slide(s).

   The Import PowerPoint Wizard opens.

3. At the end of the PowerPoint File field, click .
4. In the Open dialog, locate and double-click the Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT file) that you want to import.

5. (Optional) If you have objects such as text boxes or images in your PowerPoint slides, the default action is to import them into Mimic frames as objects; you can then edit these objects as you like. However, if you want to flatten all of those objects into each frame when they are imported, click Import Slides as Background Images.

   You might want to keep this option deselected if you want to do lots of editing in the Mimic movie and need to be able to adjust the objects as needed. On the other hand, you might select the option if you are content to edit all of your objects beforehand in PowerPoint. When you import the slides as background images, you will usually end up with a higher quality image and the objects and text will appear just as they do in PowerPoint, but you won't be able to edit them further in Mimic.

6. Click Next.

7. On the next page of the wizard, each slide from the PowerPoint presentation is shown. This gives you a chance to include or exclude specific slides in the import. By default all slides have a check mark next to them. To exclude a slide from the import, click the check box next to it in order to remove the check mark.

   You can use "Select All" or "Deselect All" to quickly add or remove check marks for all slides. In addition, the "Show Images" check box lets you see a visual representation of each slide.

8. Click Import. The new frames are added after the selected frame.
9. Click to save your work.

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