Saving PowerPoint as a PDF document:
Instructors have several options for showing a Power Point presentation in WebCT. (see save as webpage and uploading a .ppt file).
No matter which option you choose, you should first follow the instructions for Building an Accessible Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
Saving the presentation as a PDF:
Pros : The students do not need PowerPoint on their computers to view the files. Students can print right from the PDF window, including printing multiple sheets per page. Instructors can offer several PDF formats with notes, handouts, or slideviewer.
Cons: Students must have Acrobat Reader installed (most do). Audio and video and animations are not included in PDF files.
- Faculty using Windows must have Acrobat Professional to save as PDF.
- Faculty using Macs can use Save As function w/ out having Acrobat Professional.
Step 1: While in your PowerPoint presentation, click Print.
On Windows
- Choose the printer from the pulldown menu called Create Adobe PDF or PDF Creator.
- Select what you want printed, slides or handouts & how many slides per page.
- Click OK.
On Mac
- Choose Print and click on Save as PDF from the PDF menu.
- Select what you want printed, slides or handouts & how many slides per page.
- Click OK.
- Save your document to the desktop. Enter a name with no spaces for the PDF file (Ex: "presentation.pdf"). We recommend using all lower case.
- Click the Save button to create the PDF.
Step 2: Uploading PDF files to WebCT6.
- Go to Manage Files on the Build tab.
- Select Get File.
- Select the "presentation.pdf " file in the browser window.
- After the presentation is uploaded, you can link to it from the home page, from a folder, or inside a learning module.