

Select this radio button if you are e-mailing the presentation to others, because this lower setting results in a smaller file that will transmit more easily via e-mail.Choosing this radio button will enable compression for Screen resolution to display the presentation using a projector or distributing via Internet.Select this radio button if you are printing the presentation on paper it keeps the photos at resolution where they will look crisp on a printout.Some projectors have a higher resolution than a monitor. Choosing this radio button will enable compression for Screen resolution to display the presentation on high-definition displays.This option preserves the quality of the original picture unless it exceeds the size of the document canvas. This is the default option for picture compression in PowerPoint 2016, and you may see it always greyed out.If you have cropped pictures and you want to delete the cropped-out areas of pictures to save additional space, select the Delete cropped areas of pictures check-box (see Figure 4, above).If you want to compress all the pictures in the presentation, make sure you deselect this check-box, as you can see highlighted in red within Figure 4.įigure 4: Apply only to this picture check-box deselected This check-box, when selected enables you to compress just the selected picture.


Options within both of these sections are explained below: Note that some options within the Resolution section might not be available for selection (greyed out) this is because the inserted picture has already been compressed.

However, if you are distributing the presentation in other forms, a higher resolution might be appropriate. A computer screen shows 96 pixels per inch, so you do not need higher resolution than that if you are only showing your presentation on-screen. This roughly translates to dots per inch (dpi) on a printout. Picture resolution is measured in PowerPoint in pixels per inch, or ppi. It does so by reducing the picture resolution to the amount needed for the type of output you specify (E-mail, Screen, or Print). The Compress Pictures feature reduces the size of all inserted pictures in the presentation in a single step. There are options to make any such compression even more effective. Recent versions of PowerPoint do some automatic picture compression, even if you are not aware. However, even if pictures enhance appearances, they can also phenomenally increase the size of your presentation file. Yes, undoubtedly a presentation with relevant pictures is more effective than plain text slides.
