How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation Smaller

PowerPoint presentations that you have made are able to be transferred to various types of removable media or even to another computer. However, if the size of the file for the presentation is significantly large it may be too big to transfer quickly. When a PowerPoint presentation is too large you are able to make it smaller. This is done by changing the resolution and reducing the size of the images or pictures that are used for the project.

Instructions

Change Picture Resolution

1. Double-click the Microsoft PowerPoint icon to open the program. Click the "File" drop-down menu and then select "Open." Open the PowerPoint presentation that you need to modify.

2. Click the picture that you want to modify. Select "Picture Tools," that is available on the Format tab, and go the "Adjust" group.

3. Click the option for "Compress Pictures." Put a check in the box for "Apply to selected pictures only," if you want to modify only the selected picture.

4. Click the "Options" button and then select a different resolution for the picture under the "Target Output" section.

Compress a Picture

1. Click a picture from your PowerPoint presentation that you want to compress. Select "Picture Tools" from the Format tab and find the "Adjust" group.

2. Click the "Compress Pictures" option. Put a check in the box for "Apply to selected pictures only," if needed.

3. Click the "Options" button and put a check in the box for "Automatically perform basic compression and save."

References

• Microsoft: Reduce the file size of a picture