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Importing PowerPoint, Excel and Word Documents
This section covers procedures for importing PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents into
Scrapbook. For more on how background images are used in Scrapbook, see
Background
Settings
.
Note
: You must have Microsoft Office installed in order to import PowerPoint, Excel and
Word documents into Scrapbook.
To import a PowerPoint, Excel or Word document into Scrapbook as a
Background
1.
In Scrapbook select
File
>
Import/Merge
or select
Page
>
Background Settings
, and
use the
Load Background
button to locate the file.
2.
Make sure you've selected the document type from the
Files of type
list, then navigate
to and select the file you wish to import.
3.
In the
Import File
dialog box, select one of the following choices
o
Load many images and use them for new pages
—loads pages/sheets/slides
that fall within the range you specify.
o
Load one image only and use it for the current page
—loads one page/sheet/
slide that you specify by its number.
o
Excel only
: To load data from one sheet only, specify the sheet and the range of
cells to be used. To load data from many sheets, specify the sheets to be used.
4.
Select
OK
. The
Import File
dialog closes.
5.
If you imported using the
Background Settings
dialog you should now select
OK
and
Scrapbook imports the background according to the selections you made through the
Background Settings import process.
See also:
Background Settings
Improving PowerPoint Image Quality
To import a PowerPoint, Excel or Word document into Scrapbook as an
Object
1.
Choose
Page
>
Add
Image
2.
Make sure you've selected the type of file, then navigate to and select the file you wish to
import.
3.
There are different import options based on file type.
o
PowerPoint and Word Files: Select a page range. All pages in that range will be
imported as a separate object.
o
Excel Files: Select a sheet. Only one sheet can be imported at a time.
4.
Select
OK
. The
Import File
dialog closes.
See also:
Scrapbook Elements
.
