Better way to create books from ppt slides

[viswanav]

Hello,

I have storyboards with hundreds of slides and multiple files in the form of ppt slide decks. I want to convert each slide deck into a book in SAP Enable Now producer. The import option isn't ideal because text boxes are not imported as objects, rather as an image, therefore I cannot make edits at the object level and add mouse over effects and animation.

Would creating a book template from the slide deck be a better option? If yes, can you guide me on how to create a template from an existing PPT slide deck?

Thanks!

Vin

[DirkManuel · Accepted solution]

Even that script is far from perfect. It will try to create Book Pages with actual editable objects on them, but (1) You can't really use a Book Page Template (you can, to contain boilerplate text, but placeholder objects won't be populated), and (2) it will turn everything on each slide into a Book Page Object - including boilerplate from the PowerPoint Master Slide. So you really need to apply a master slide of 'blank' in PowerPoint before importing, import using a Book Page Template that contains the same Master Slide objects, and even then be prepared to do a lot of work to tidy things up. Personally I just copy/paste from PowerPoint and apply formatting as I go.