From PowerPoint to TIFF
- Stew Levin

I recently wanted to export a graphic from a MacIntosh PowerPoint
document to a TIFF file.  As PowerPoint does not have a TIFF export
function, a more roundabout method was devised:

1) Use the PowerPoint "Save As" menu to save a copy in ScrapBook
format.  Use the filename "ScrapBook File" and place it in the
"System" folder.

2) Open Microsoft Word on the Mac, and set the Page Layout to
Landscape (horizontal).  Use the Apple menu to open the ScrapBook
and copy the graphic to the clipboard.  Paste the graphic into
the new Word document and save it to disk.

3) Transfer the Word file to your PC.  Be sure to use "binary" or
equivalent settings to preserve the file intact.

4) Open the file in Word for Windows (version 6 is compatible
between Mac and PC).  Use "Save As" to save a copy in "WordPerfect 5.x"
format.

5) Open the file with WordPerfect 5.2 and click the right mouse
button on the box containing the (undisplayed) graphic.  Select
"Edit Box" from the popup menu and use "Save As" to save the
graphic as a WPG file.  "Cancel" and "Exit" WordPerfect.

6) Start up a "New" Freelance presentation, selecting "blank.mas"
for the master, and "[None]" for the template.  Use the File
Import command to bring in the WPG file.  Then use the File
Export selection to export the graphic to a TIF file.

Whew!