Using PowerPoint 2007 as a PhotoShop Tool

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Have you ever thought that a graphic would really add some “pop” to your website, or thought that you wanted to create a graphical advertisement to link to a specific area on your websites.

Well, now you can do that with PowerPoint 2007.

Actually you can do this with almost any version of PowerPoint, but the location of the buttons and the screenshots would be different.

1. You need to change the “Page Setup” to match your desired image output size.  To do this, take the pixel width and height of your desired graphic and divide by 72.  So, if you want to create a standard “wide skyscraper” ad – which is 160 pixels by 600 pixels – you would make your PowerPoint page: 2.22 inches by 8.33 inches.
2. Now you can drop in any graphic or text that you need to create the ad.  Don’t forget to use the cool PowerPoint 2007 clip art files and formatting options.
3. Finally, do a “Save As” and select “Other Formats” – in the file type drop down box select the .jpg file type.  After you click “Save”; click “Current Slide Only.”

Here is an example.