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- Save each image individually by clicking on Save as Picture.
- Make a .zip file out of the PPT file and then locate and download the embedded images present in the media folder.
PowerPoint files often contain several images in them that you might want to use for other purposes like printing, editing it further, or adding it to another document or website. However, taking a screenshot can ruin the quality of the image and may make it unusable for further use. You can either save every image from a PowerPoint presentation individually or extract the embedded media files from presentation. We’re going to talk about the steps to do this in detail and whether the images you export will retain its quality or not.
Steps to Export High Resolution Images from PowerPoint File
Users can export images from their PPT files by two easy methods. We’ve explained each method in detail below.
Method 1. Export Individual Images from PowerPoint
If you only need a few images from a PowerPoint presentation, you can easily save each of them individually. Follow the steps below to do this:
- Open your PPT file and go to the slide that contains your picture.
- Right-click on the picture and click on Save as Picture.
- Select a saving destination and your choice of image format.
- Give a name to the file and click on Save.
Method 2. Extract Multiple Images from a PPTX File
If you need to save multiple images from a PPT file at once, you can first make a copy of the presentation file and then save it as a ZIP file to access the images. Here are the steps to perform this method:
- Open the location where your PPT file is saved and create a copy of your .pptx file.
- Rename the PPT file and change the file extension to .zip to turn it into a ZIP file.
- Now, open it with a ZIP compatible tool like WinRaR or 7-Zip.
- Find the ppt/media folder in the archive and browse all the media files saved in it.
- Extract all the required images from the archive to a folder on your system.
- Open the images and check the pixels and visual quality of the images.
Note: The ppt/media folder contains media resources stored in the presentation package, not necessarily untouched copies of the original source files. The images may be compressed or processed images. Other than that, some particular presentation effects or cropping may be stored separately from the image itself.
How to Preserve Image Quality When Exporting High Resolution Images from PowerPoint File?
If you want to preserve image quality when you’re trying to export high resolution images from PowerPoint, you must keep these things in mind:
- Choose the right format to export the PPT file images. PNG is best suited for diagrams, illustrations, screenshots, etc. as it uses lossless compression. JPEG, on other hand, is best suited for normal photographs, as it uses lossy compression.
- After you’ve exported the image from the PPT file, check its dimensions like height and width in pixels. Just right-click on the saved image, click on Properties and open the Details tab.
Note: If you want to print the exported file, make sure to note the pixels required for the intended print size and the required print density.
- Don’t screenshot the image in PPT file to save it on your system. Use the Save as Picture option to export the images. Screenshotting the image captures it as the way it appears on the screen, which usually has fewer pixels than the original image file.
- If an image is low-resolution, avoid enlarging it unnecessary or at all so that it doesn’t get blurry.
Conclusion
Exporting high resolution images from PowerPoint is easy if the file can be opened and accessed normally. You can either save the images individually or you can export multiple images by saving the PPTX file as a zip file. But what if you can’t access the file at all? How do you export the files in that situation? You should start by repairing the corrupt PowerPoint files with the help of a trusted PowerPoint repair utility. Then you should export the high-quality images from the PPT file.
Frequently Asked Questions
A. This can happen if your original image was of low resolution or if PowerPoint compressed the image. It can also happen if the image was enlarged beyond its resolution limit.
A. If you want to change the compression settings, open PowerPoint, and go to File > Options > Advanced > Image Size and Quality. Enable the Do not compress images in file option to make sure your images aren’t compressed in the future.
