Exporting Graphic File Formats in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

PowerPoint allows you to save your slides to many graphic file formats, which can later be used in other applications as required. One of the most popular graphic formats that you can export your slides to is PNG. This tutorial will show you how you can export slides to PNG, but using the same process; you can also export to other graphic file formats such as JPG, GIF, TIF, BMP, WMF, EMF, etc.

Follow these steps to export some or all of your slides to a picture file format such as PNG in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows:

1. Open the presentation from which you want to export slides as PNGs or any other graphic file format.
2. With the presentation open, choose the File | Save As menu option, as shown in Figure 1, below. Also, choose the destination for the file save. You can opt to save locally on your computer or on a cloud location you are signed into, such as OneDrive.
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   Figure 1: Save As option selected within the File menu
3. This action summons the Save As dialog box, as shown in Figure 2, below.
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   Figure 2: Save As dialog box
4. Click the Save as type list, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2, above, to open a drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3, below. In this drop-down list, select PNG Portable Network Graphics Format (*.png), as shown in Figure 3, or you can choose any other graphic file format. Then, click the Save button, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 2.
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   Figure 3: PNG file type chosen
5. In the resulting message window, you get to choose from exporting every slide in the presentation, or just the current slide, as shown in Figure 4, below. Choose the option you want.
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   Figure 4: Choose between saving All Slides or Just This One
6. If you select the Just This One option, the resultant PNG or graphic file is saved in the location you chose. If you select the All Slides option, PowerPoint creates a folder in the location chosen and places all graphic files within that folder. It also informs you of the folder location, as shown in Figure 5, below. Click the OK button to dismiss this message box.
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   Figure 5: Path of the folder where PNGs are saved
7. You can now shut your presentation. Optionally, save the presentation if prompted. All graphic files will be available to you in the location specified.