Canvas - Powerpoints

Handling Large PowerPoint Files (Likely with Video and Audio Embedded)

1. Export your PowerPoint presentation that already contains embedded video and audio...
2. ...into a video file.
3. And then export the PowerPoint again, but to a PDF version that is only slides.
4. Upload the video to Kaltura Drexel Streams & embed it in your Canvas section.
5. Attach the PDF slides to the video in Canvas, or just underneath the video in a Module in Canvas.

How to Export your PowerPoint:

Exporting Video from PowerPoint on Windows (PC):

1. Click File menu > click Export > click Create a Video
2. Choose Video Quality (recommend HD over 4K)
3. Use Recorded Timings and Narrations (if offered)
4. Set Seconds spent on each slide (if offered, go 5-10 seconds)
5. Click Create Video
6. Choose a save location and a format (MP4 recommended)
7. Wait while PowerPoint processes (may take awhile; if you don't see progress unless you navigate up one folder level and back down to where the video file was saved).

Exporting Video from PowerPoint on Mac:

1. Click File menu > click Export > for File Format, select MP4 (more compatible) or MOV
2. Use Recorded Timings and Narrations (if offered)
3. Choose Quality setting (Presentation, Internet [recommended], or Low Quality > click Export
4. Wait while video rendered, progress shown in bottom status bar (may take awhile; if you don't see progress unless you navigate up one folder level and back down to where the video file was saved).

Export to PDF:

• File > Export > PDF (on Mac)
• File > Save As > PDF (on Windows)
• Note: This strips out all audio/video by default, leaving only static slides. Animations and transitions will NOT be preserved in the PDF. But you will have them in the video from the original.
• See below instructions in the Video section for embedding files.