Is there a way to use Latex in ppt (powerpoint)

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Does anyone know if there is a way to use Latex commands in a ppt (powerpoint presentation)? Thanks for any help.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:56 pm

Harmono · New Member Offline Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 6

If you use the "prosper" setting, it is just like powerpoint.

You might have to download some packages though. It works great.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:53 pm

ssn116

Hi,
Try TexPoint.
SSN.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:24 am

Phoenix257 · Poincare Conjecture Offline Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 105

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I was wondering if there are other free programs that can do this?

**Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:59 pm

stevem

TeX4PPT seems to be free, but you really ought to be using Latex's Beamer. The results are stunning and put PowerPoint to shame. You won't need Office at all because the output is pdf. MiKTeX will install beamer for you if it isn't already installed.

Try looking at this example on the beamer page. When it has downloaded, press CTRL-L and then the arrow buttons (or mouse) to go through it. ESC goes back to the normal screen. I had great fun producing How Was I Made? as an introduction to LaTeX presentations for a non-technical audience. (You may have to press Esc then Ctrl-L at the start).

Once you are hooked by beamer there is no way you'd ever want to go back to PowerPoint.

**Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:03 pm

Valentin Vornicu

I love that PDF Steve Smile

**Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:15 pm

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How do I get MikTex to automatically install Beamer?

**Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:43 pm

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Which version do you have?
Version 2.5: You can set MiKTeX to automatically install new packages as needed. Start->All Programs->MiKTeX 2.5->Settings->Install missing packages on-the-fly. I suggest you set this to Ask me first. Then when you compile a document with the beamer documentclass MiKTeX will install beamer.

Otherwise:
Version 2.4: Start->All Programs->MiKTeX->MiKTeX Package Manager
Version 2.5: Start->All Programs->MiKTeX->Browse Packages
Wait a while until MiKTeX loads all the package names, then right-click on beamer and select install. The package is quite large so may take a little while to download if it's not already on your computer.

**Posted:** Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:57 am

Phoenix257 · Poincare Conjecture Offline Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 105

Wow wow wow wow wow wow

Steve, would you post the tex file for your document so we can learn how to do things like that? Thanks!

**Posted:** Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:50 pm

stevem

OK, but I don't know how helpful it will be because it contains lots of customisations. Anyway, here it is along with the images and the customised theme I renamed as Poole, based, if I remember correctly, on the Warsaw theme supplied with Beamer.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:18 am

Phoenix257 · Poincare Conjecture Offline Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 105

It looks so compliacated Sad

**Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:21 pm

stevem

That's because you are starting at the wrong end. Start with simple examples by reading Beamer by Example which is meant for beginners. This will help you to build up slowly.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:38 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:31 am

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**Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:01 am

ternary0210

I tried LaTex, and it was easy.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:34 pm

jshen · Hodge Conjecture Offline Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 64

**Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:32 am

stevem

You can't get MiKTeX to install from this file as it uses its own file format for installation. You will have to uncompress the files and read the instructions (probably in a readme file) to install manually.

**Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:48 am

jshen · Hodge Conjecture Offline Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 64

Edit: I think I've found the solution.

Thanks stevem!

**Posted:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:10 am

h.lam · New Member Offline Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 16

I'm unsure if anyone's suggested Aurora yet. But it's a terrific plug in for Office apps that supports 2007 versions and uses MiKTeX to generate transparent PNGs or its own native vector format.

So in fact you can now use PowerPoint and its brilliant Presenter View, with LaTeX without being stuck with Adobe Reader's primitive presentation features.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:37 am

AIME15

Can I make Beamer work on TeXShop?

Sorry to revive.

Also, TexPoint doesn't work on Office 2008, and Aurora is Windows only.

**Posted:** Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:13 pm

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