1. Transporting PowerPoint Presentations Presented by: Mark Sissom At: METC 2002 Reported by: Becky Hicks

2. Floppy Drive & Pack & Go For floppy drive presentation must be 1.44 MB or smaller. For floppy drive presentation must be 1.44 MB or smaller. Placing on several disks can be a problem as if one disk is bad, you have lost the whole presenation. Placing on several disks can be a problem as if one disk is bad, you have lost the whole presenation. Pack & Go uses several floppy disks. Pack & Go uses several floppy disks. Does not always work well & can be a problem to unpack. Does not always work well & can be a problem to unpack. You may lose audio or music on conversion. You may lose audio or music on conversion.

3. Zip-Drive Storage Must have a zip-drive available on your computer to use this storage. Must have a zip-drive available on your computer to use this storage. The computer you are transporting to must also have a zip-drive. The computer you are transporting to must also have a zip-drive. Zip disks hold 100 MB of information (69 disks) or 250 MB (173 floppy disks). Zip disks hold 100 MB of information (69 disks) or 250 MB (173 floppy disks). As zip drives are getting cheaper to purchase, this can be a viable storage system. As zip drives are getting cheaper to purchase, this can be a viable storage system. Iomega zip drives cost $80 - $200. Iomega zip drives cost $80 - $200. Iomega

4. Internet Storage Upload files to storage space on the web. Upload files to storage space on the web. http://www.xdrive.com/index.jsp http://www.xdrive.com/index.jsp http://www.xdrive.com/index.jsp http://www.streamload.com http://www.streamload.com http://www.streamload.com Small monthly cost of $5.00 and up depending on the space used, from 5 MB to 1 GB. Small monthly cost of $5.00 and up depending on the space used, from 5 MB to 1 GB. You can access your files from any computer with internet access. You can access your files from any computer with internet access. Good back-up for presentations. Good back-up for presentations.

5. Email Transportation Use this if presentation is 4 MB or less. Use this if presentation is 4 MB or less. Send during low usage time as this slows down the system due to being a large file. Send during low usage time as this slows down the system due to being a large file. Send it to the computer you will use for your presentation. Send it to the computer you will use for your presentation. Easy to use as long as email is accessible. Easy to use as long as email is accessible.

6. CD Storage You must have a CD burner accessible to your computer or you may email it or use internet storage to move it to a computer that does have a burner. You must have a CD burner accessible to your computer or you may email it or use internet storage to move it to a computer that does have a burner. Be sure you save the CD in a format that can be read by different types of computers. Be sure you save the CD in a format that can be read by different types of computers. Once burned, run on a computer to make sure it is saved as a complete presentation. Once burned, run on a computer to make sure it is saved as a complete presentation. One CD can hold 650 MB of information (452 floppy disks). One CD can hold 650 MB of information (452 floppy disks). Recordable CDs are inexpensive, so this is a low cost way to save several PowerPoint presentations. Recordable CDs are inexpensive, so this is a low cost way to save several PowerPoint presentations. Return to Tech Page Return to Tech Page