How to Add a PowerPoint File to a Blog
PowerPoint is a powerful way to make presentations to an audience via your blog. Unfortunately, not everyone has PowerPoint on their computer. You can put instructions to use a PowerPoint viewer on your blog, or you can make your PowerPoint file viewable by using flash technology. Read on to learn how to add a PowerPoint file to a blog.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Design your PowerPoint presentation. Be sure you have it its final form before you begin the next steps.
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Convert your PowerPoint presentation to flash. You can convert it manually if you have programming experience. If you have a lot of bells and whistles in your presentation, you need to use a commercial flash-creation program.
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Download a free converter if you have a simple PowerPoint presentation. PowerBullet is just one example. The directions to convert your PowerPoint presentation using PowerBullet are clear-cut and easy to do.
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Upload the converted flash presentation to a web-host. You can upload to a free web service if you don't have your own domain. Be sure to copy the URL of the converted, uploaded PowerPoint file.
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Log on to your blog. Start a new post or locate the spot in your blog where you would like to place the flash file. Switch the blog to "Edit HTML" format.
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Insert the following code:
Replace URL of the uploaded flash file in the code with the actual URL of your uploaded flash file.
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Publish your blog. Click through the converted PowerPoint presentation to make sure it is the way you want it to look.
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