Creating nup Powerpoint files
Here are some approaches to creating nup files from Powerpoint slides
for use as handouts in a Windows XP environment
Via postscript file
The first approach is to firstly print to a postscript file.
This involves creating a postscript printer that prints to the
file port. Click
here for more details.
Once this is done there are two choices
- Print the presentation in single page mode to a postscript file (grayscale
is usually better for handouts). Then use
psnup in Linux or Unix to produce a postscript file in the
suitable nup mode. Finally use ps2pdf in Linux or Unix to produce a pdf file.
- Choose one of the built in Powerpoint handout styles and print
to a postscript file (again choosing grayscale). Then use ps2pdf in Linux or
Unix to produce a pdf file.
The final step for both of the approaches could also be done using
Adlib's PDF relay.
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