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PowerPoint and WebCT

This tutorial details and demonstrates the steps necessary to add PowerPoint slide shows to WebCT. The process involves five steps.
  1. Converting PowerPoint slides to HTML
  2. Creating a Zip file using WinZip
  3. Uploading a Zip file into WebCT
  4. Unzipping a Zip file in WebCT
  5. Adding a link to the presentation using WebCT's Single Page tool
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General Rules of Thumb:
 • No illegal characters in file names (e.g., punctuation).
 • Keep file names simple. It is best to keep file names short with no spaces.
 • Use titles in your PowerPoint slides since they will be used as the titles for the Web-friendly version.


V. Adding a Link to the Presentation Using WebCT's Single Page Tool        Show me how

In Step IV we covered how to unzip a file using WebCT's Unzip tool. The final step involves the process of making your presentation available in WebCT using the Single Page Tool.

Follow these steps to reveal your presentation in WebCT...
    Figure 5a: Enter the title and open in a new window
  1. Click the Add Page or Tool link from the Control Panel.

  2. In the Pages column, click on Single Page. You should now see a page that has the options displayed in Figure 5a.

  3. Type a name for the presentation next to Enter a title for this item.

  4. Click the Browse... button. You should now see what is displayed in Figure 5b. Select your presentation .htm file. For example, if your PowerPoint presentation is named MyPresentation.ppt and you exported the file as a web page named MyPresentation.htm, select the radio button next to the MyPresentation.htm file and click the Add selected button. Be sure to select the .htm file rather than the .zip file.

    5. Figure 5b: Pick the .htm file
  5. Select where you would like to place the link to the presentation. To place it in the left navigation bar, check the box next to On the Course Menu,... To place the link to the presentation on a particular page, check the box next to On an Organizer Page and select the page from the drop-down menu. Tip: To place all of your PowerPoint presentations on a single page, first create an organizer page (--named "Lecture Slides", for example--) and add a link to each presentation on that organizer page following the instructions in this step.

  6. Click the Add button. A link to the presentation should now appear where you selected it to appear in V.5. Unless any problems have occurred, you have successfully added a PowerPoint presentation to your WebCT course.

 
 
 
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