You can insert an outline created in another program into a PowerPoint presentation. The text can be a Word document (.doc or .docx) or a Rich Text Format (RTF) file (.rtf). PowerPoint uses the heading styles in the inserted document to create slide titles and bullet points.
In this exercise, you will convert a Word outline into a presentation.
Note
USE the 03_Converting document. This practice file is located in the Chapter13 subfolder under SBS_Office2007.
OPEN a new blank presentation.
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the New Slide arrow, and then below the slide thumbnails, click Slides from Outline.
The Insert Outline dialog box opens.
Navigate to your DocumentsMSPSBS_Office2007Chapter13 folder, and then double-click 03_Converting.
After the outline is converted, in the Overview pane, click the Outline tab to get an idea of the content of the presentation.
PowerPoint has converted each level-1 heading into a slide title, each level-2 heading into a bullet point, and each level-3 heading into a subpoint.
On the Outline tab, right-click the empty title of Slide 1, which is blank, and then click Delete Slide.
Tip
You can start a new presentation from a Word outline by using the Open command. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open. In the Open dialog box, click the All PowerPoint Presentations setting, and in the list of file types, click All Files. Then locate and double-click the outline document you want to use.