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Powerpoint to Word. How do I do it?

Mar 10, 2005 2:17PM PST

Hello to the experts. Here is what I would like to do.
I am a Mac artist and want to be able to copy from word into a Quark doc.
One of our customers has a large grocery store on Cape Cod. The customer always emails her documents to us as a Powerpoint doc. I can set the print area and copy the print area into a Word doc.
The problem I have is how to eliminate the vertical rules and areas that have been created in the original Powerpoint doc transferred to Word, so that all I have left if flowing text from one line to the next line?

As an example: the text intro is in one block of copy and the price is in another block of copy separated by a line, or vertical rule between the two blocks of text in Word.
I can copy the text from bottom right hand corner to the top left hand corner. Paste into the Quark doc. and have these huge returns to contend with.
Any easy way to eliminate the vertical rules?
Here is an example of the text:
Kelloggs Rice Krispies?24 oz.?$2.98.

I am not a Powerpoint person at all.
As far as Word goes, I am able to copy Word files into Adobe Photoshop and process them. Copy word text into a Quark doc. That's it. Not a Microsoft person at all.
Please keep your explanation and post as (KISS!) = "Keep-It-Simple-Stupid" for me,
Thanks for your help.

Kevin

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Paste Special--Unformatted?
Mar 10, 2005 4:38PM PST

That'll drop the *junk* from it and give you straight text, which is what I assume you're looking for?

I've got some code that grabs all the text out of a PPT and puts it into a text file but I have a feeling it won't work on Mac.

Have you tried using Word, File-->Open, Recover text from any file (as the file type)? Perhaps that'd get your text without too much hassle?

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Paste Special
Mar 11, 2005 1:10PM PST

Dreamboat, You are a dreamboat. Thanks, I will try both methods next Tuesday at work. Should be interesting to try. Thanks for keeping simple! KISS!

I work with a lot of people in our office and repeatedly I ask a simple question. Do you know MS WORD? So far I have the same answer back fron 50%?NO!
I will try out the other 50% next week. There is one person that just joined our company recently and I will ask this woman, Kelly. I used to work with her when she was a copy writer some ten years ago.
Thanks, Dreamboat, for your prompt answer!

Kevin

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Well, I know Word
Mar 12, 2005 1:19AM PST

And if you're creative, you can find out how to reach me in a pinch. Happy

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Well
Mar 12, 2005 1:23PM PST

Dreamboat On Word,
Yes, I will contact you whenever I get in a pinch!
Do you do autographs?
Did you know that Roger Clemens charges $15 per autograph? Curt Shilling does them for free all the time. Who won the world series?!

Dreamboat, here is a question for you? on the last line concerning Curt Shillings, the end of the line had a Question mark and and an exclamation point.
Combined together, that would become an interrabang in typography. Was interesting to use in graphics a while back. Do you know of any type face fonts that feature the interrabang? Have not seen it used for about twenty years. Could have been a fad to use at the time. Could also been a custom design. I can make one in Adobe Illustrator. I will send you one. I am not sure of the spelling for interrabang?! Interesting.

Thanks for the info before. Today, I used your suggestion with Excell. Worked! Waiting for our customer to send her next Powerpoint file. I will also apply your suggestions to that file, which was my original post.
Appreciate your help and keeping your answer as KISS!
Keep-It-Simple-Stupid for me.

Kevin

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Never heard of an interrabang.
Mar 12, 2005 4:40PM PST

Maybe I'm not as old as you are (grin)?! LOL!!
Nope, I don't charge for autographs, but I don't think I'll win the World Series, either. Happy

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Never Heard
Mar 13, 2005 11:57AM PST

Dreamboat, An interrabang is just a combination of an exclam and a question mark sometimes used in advertising.
I haven't seen it used in about twenty years. I will send you a pdf file showing the symbol Tuesday.
Yes, I am older than dirt. :?)
Kevin

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Try -> interrobang ?
Mar 13, 2005 8:31PM PST
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Thanks, R.
Mar 13, 2005 11:01PM PST

I've never seen that before.

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Dreamboat
Mar 14, 2005 4:44AM PST

Hello again, I still plan to send you a PDF file of an interrobang that I produced in Adobe Illustrator.
How come Bob Proffitt is soooo smart?
The Moderators are wonderful!

Dreamboat, I suggested to a post from Eils, in the Graphics Forum, who had a problem with Word publishing, to get in touch with you on the Microsoft Word Forum. Look for it. I told him to put Dreamboat on the subject line. If he does not post to you, look on the Graphic Forum and give him your suggestions to" Changing headers in Word, or something to that title.

Thanks for your help before,

Kevin

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Intrrobang?!
Mar 14, 2005 5:53AM PST

Bob, Thanks for the link and also spell checking this one for me. I spelled it with an a, and the correct is with an "0". Went to google last evening and typed Interrabang. Got back a music group called INTERRABANG.

Just to give you a little history , or usage on the interrobang, it was mostly used in headlines in advertising or editorial features. Very seldom used in text. Too hard to format.
I am sending an example of an interrobang to Dreamboat this coming Tuesday as a PDF file. Dreamboat can forward you the file is she has your email address.
Again, Bob, thanks for the link and primer for Interrobang. Who knew?!

Kevin

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Interrobang
Mar 16, 2005 1:15PM PST

Bob, Copied this info from the web. May be helpful:

You can find an interrobang in Microsoft Word's Fonts.
Go to Format, choose Fonts, then Wingdings 2. You'll find 4 different versions of the interrobang.
Hit the ` ~ key, the ] } key, the 6 ^ key, or the - _ key.

Interesting to see this stuff if you ever need it.
Post back with your suggestions.

Dreamboat, I emailed you an example of the interrobang on a PDF file.

Kevin

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Man, this is what I was looking for!!!!
Aug 23, 2011 5:43AM PDT

This is exactly what I was looking for!!! I just use "Insert" and then "Symbol" then choose WindDing2 and there it is!!!

Thanks,


jsquared

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PPT to Word macro
Aug 16, 2010 4:56AM PDT

I would be interested in this code if you still have it.

Thanks,

Charles