Re: q's abt Powerpoint, from a tech writer

Subject: Re: q's abt Powerpoint, from a tech writer
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 12:56:35 -0800


James Jones wrote:

1 A couple of years ago I tried to create a portfolio with
Powerpoint but the file got corrupted. A computer engineer friend said
that this happens sometimes, and there’s nothing that can be done. Is it
really true that nothing can be done? I’ve still got the (corrupted)
file and I’d like to retrieve the illustrations from it, at least.
This sounds like opportunity for me to slyly suggest that you try OpenOffice.org. It's free for the download, but, more to the point, it's one of the only programs I know that can open PowerPoint files other than PowerPoint. You never know - you might get lucky.

Xx Set the file so that it cannot be written to anymore when
I’m ready to start using it as a portfolio,

I wouldn't worry about that. The security is so weak that it's not worth using.

Xx Use Notes pages as additional space for samples,

Might I suggest that you use them for commentary instead?

It seems like I remember something on this list (or maybe it was
somewhere else) about ht use Powerpoint as a portfolio.


I have to say that I'm not a big fan of using PowerPoint as a portfolio. Yes, you can open other file formats from within in, but the process is rather klunky, and you can't be sure that everyone has PowerPoint or is willing to use a viewer.

My own preference is for HTML pages that open PDFs. People are far more likely to have everything they need already installed on their computers.

In making these comments, I'm assuming that you want something you can leave behind. If you are prsenting the portfolio, then PowerPoint might be a more likely choice.


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