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Hi,
I can't really think of any pros for using PowerPoint in this way,
except maybe that you can import files from a variety of other formats,
but if you're making images from Word or Excel, you're on your own.
My advice is to use PowerPoint for what it's made for and employ some
other software to create image files. You don't really indicate what
sort of image files you want to create--screenshots, diagrams, etc. Off
the top of my head, the cons of using PowerPoint for creating image
files are:
* I don't think you can modify the resolution of the image.
* It lacks genuine support for layers. Sure, you can move one thing
behind another, but there's no layer management functionality.
* There's no bitmap editing.
Thanks. DB.
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> IT Fresher
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> Subject: Wise to Use PowerPoint to Create Image Files?
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> More often than not, developers in my previous organization
> created image files using PowerPoint, converted them to the
> required format. Since we had graphic designers in my
> previous organization the writing team did not own the
> responsibility to recreate the image files. Since we do not
> have graphic designers in my current organization, what moot
> points about PowerPoint should I enlighten them about apart
> from just telling them that the process of converting
> presentation slides to the required format rips the image of
> its quality?
>
> Simply asked, what are the Pros and Cons of using PowerPoint
> to create image files that will be used in product documentation?
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