· Converting a PowerPoint file into an executable file ····
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· 1. Open in PowerPoint 2003 and create or edit a new or existing demo document. At any time, especially when creating a new demonstration document or link media for demonstration, use the old DOS 8.3 naming rule for naming file names, that is, the file name should not exceed 8 characters, the number of extensions cannot exceed 3. Save the file selected during the demo --- CD package.
· 2. In the CD package dialog box, name the project. You will find that the activity demo is included in every default option-including the new PowerPoint 2003 viewer in CD editing. Select the copy to folder option (do not copy to CD ). PowerPoint stores all required content-including demo, linked files, viewer, and two text files (autorun. inf and play. BAT ). Exit PowerPoint.
· 3. in Windows 2000, XP, and 2003, click Start-run-enter 'iexpress '(without quotation marks ). This will open the iexpress wizard, which is a secret that Windows has no public. Because iexpress is a series of wizard-driven screen displays
· 4. Use iexpress to create a new self-extracting boot file and select create a new self extraction directive file in iexpress and next.
· 5. iexpress needs to know how to package your files. Select the first item 'extract files and run an installation command ', next.
· 6. Name the package, for example, "my demo file" as the package title, next
· 7. On this screen, iexpress needs to know whether we need a confirmation prompt when the end user activates your package-because we want to make the final EXE file as transparent as possible, here we select the "No prompt" option, next
· 8. You can choose to display the consent permission -- as a demonstration, we choose don't diaplay a licence --- next
· 9. This screen may be the most important step in the entire iexpress wizard. Click Add --- boot to the folder where the PowerPoint 2003 CD package you created is located, add all the files, and then click Next.
· 10. Install Program You only need to type 'pptview.exe sample.ppt '(without quotation marks). Here sample.ppt is your PowerPoint demo file. Remember to use the old 8.3 naming convention at any time, especially when you create a new demonstration document or link media. Click Next
· 11. Here, select the hidden program installation window-hiddern, next
· 12. Here, we want to make the entire processing process invisible to end users as much as possible. We should select "no message" and "next.
· 13. You need to provide a path and a file name for the final execution of the EXE file. Here you can select any path and give it the same name. It is best to use the 8.3 naming rule.
· In other options, select Hide File extracting aniss animation from user to clear the options before store file using long file name inside package, because I recommend that you use the 8.3 naming convention, click Next.
· 14. Select whether to start after the file is installed. Because no system file is installed, select no restart.
· 15. Unless you want to return the modification, save it as self extraction Directive (SED) file, select the storage path and file name, and click Next.
· 16. No changes have been made. Finally, I will give you a chance to repent, next.
· 17. Click Finish -- this will activate the CMD window and compress the package into a separate executable EXE file.
