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Presentations from PPT in WIN7 Env to Ipad 4th Gen

I have a pretty large library of PPT files created using Parallels/WIN PPT 2010 (on my MACBOOK Pro. I would like to switch to my iPad 4th Gen when presenting. I have the Apple connector to BOTH VGA and HDMI for the projector.


Here's what I would like to know as there are MANY , MANY presentation appns.


Which would be the most seamless to use to import?


My presentations do not contain movies or embedded sound. I really would like to be able in the middle of a presentation to whip out a whiteboard and draw some problems or even circle and highlight (like I can in GOTOMEETING) right on the slide.


How about getting the files from the MACBOOK PRO WIN to the iPAD? Where I give the presentations I can rely on there being wifi present.

Thanks!

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 8.4, See above

Posted on May 5, 2016 1:25 PM

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Posted on May 6, 2016 12:03 PM

I do not know why are your taking the complicated approach of using windows in a parallels vm to run office. Microsoft has office for the mac.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Office-for-Mac/categoryID.69 404500


More to your topic.


I believe the views and light editing is free. See the app store.

Office 365

Office Mobile for iPhone requires a qualifying Office 365 subscription

* Edit - You can make quick edits to Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

* Documents Remain Intact - Formatting and content remain intact when you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents on your phone.

* Edit While Offline - Your device doesn’t have to be continuously connected to the network to work on an Office document that is stored online. You can view and edit recently used documents even while you’re offline. Your changes will be saved online when your device reconnects to the network or to Wi-Fi.

* Create – You can create new Word and Excel documents on your phone.

https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/office-mobile-for-office-365/id541164041?mt=8


Apple iWork

iWork by Apple -- free with newly purchased iPads


http://www.imore.com/how-get-all-iwork-apps-iphoto-and-imovie-free-eligible-ipho ne-or-ipad


There are lots of ways of transferring files. Being in parallels complicates things. You could try a windows solution or a mac solution after copying files to your mac.


A simple and popular way to copy files and share files among your devices.

well, there is the microsoft cloud.


https://www.dropbox.com/

Dropbox will create a folder in your windows vm. You can either copy your presentations to this folder or use a windows alias [ some assembly required ] in your dropbox folder to point to your presentations. This will copy the files to your ipad after installing drobox app on your ipad. From the ipad you copy the files to your presentation app.


"Box lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices" Rated the most secure cloud storage by SkyHigh Networks. You can buy a license to run box one of your servers.

https://www.box.com/



"Dukto is a simple application that allows you to share files between devices connected to the same (wireless) LAN network."

http://www.tidal.it/?page_id=309&lang=en

http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11

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May 6, 2016 12:03 PM in response to BobWetman

I do not know why are your taking the complicated approach of using windows in a parallels vm to run office. Microsoft has office for the mac.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Office-for-Mac/categoryID.69 404500


More to your topic.


I believe the views and light editing is free. See the app store.

Office 365

Office Mobile for iPhone requires a qualifying Office 365 subscription

* Edit - You can make quick edits to Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

* Documents Remain Intact - Formatting and content remain intact when you edit Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents on your phone.

* Edit While Offline - Your device doesn’t have to be continuously connected to the network to work on an Office document that is stored online. You can view and edit recently used documents even while you’re offline. Your changes will be saved online when your device reconnects to the network or to Wi-Fi.

* Create – You can create new Word and Excel documents on your phone.

https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/office-mobile-for-office-365/id541164041?mt=8


Apple iWork

iWork by Apple -- free with newly purchased iPads


http://www.imore.com/how-get-all-iwork-apps-iphoto-and-imovie-free-eligible-ipho ne-or-ipad


There are lots of ways of transferring files. Being in parallels complicates things. You could try a windows solution or a mac solution after copying files to your mac.


A simple and popular way to copy files and share files among your devices.

well, there is the microsoft cloud.


https://www.dropbox.com/

Dropbox will create a folder in your windows vm. You can either copy your presentations to this folder or use a windows alias [ some assembly required ] in your dropbox folder to point to your presentations. This will copy the files to your ipad after installing drobox app on your ipad. From the ipad you copy the files to your presentation app.


"Box lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices" Rated the most secure cloud storage by SkyHigh Networks. You can buy a license to run box one of your servers.

https://www.box.com/



"Dukto is a simple application that allows you to share files between devices connected to the same (wireless) LAN network."

http://www.tidal.it/?page_id=309&lang=en

http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11

Jun 2, 2016 10:26 PM in response to BobWetman

If I understand your situation, it is this: You have PPT on your Mac in the Parallels partition and you want to use them on your iPad.

Get Keynote. You may already have it in the Apple Applications folder.

Copy the PPT files to your Apple desktop.

Open and edit them using Keynote. They usually don't transfer exactly because of differing fonts and ruler/tab setups. Animations and Transitions are not the same.

Save the edited files. Use fonts that are on the iPad. The saved edits will be Keynote files. Put them all in the same folder.

Open iTunes. Plug in the iPad. Click on the iPad icon in iTunes. Click on Apps. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and see a list of apps. Click on Keynote. In Finder, open the folder with the Keynote files. Drag them all into the right hand window belonging to Keynote in iTunes.

Open Keynote on the iPad. See the + in the upper left corner? For each file, touch it. Touch "Copy From iTunes" and touch - one by one - the Keynote files that appear from iTunes. Depending on size, they will drop into the Keynote Library and may have a note complaining about not having the font used in the original and your presentation will appear differently. You can either change the font to one on the iPad when you edit the files, or use "AnyFont" to add needed fonts to the iPad. Do what ever seems easier to you.

I don't draw on my presentations, but you might try Notepad in the iPad. You can bring it up during a presentation and type or doodle on it live.

If you want to organize the presentations, just touch one until it wiggles, and drag it onto another presentation that you want in the same folder. That will create a folder which you can name then or later.

I use an Apple TV which connects via WiFi to the iPad and via HDMI to the TV. The setup requires power plug for Apple TV and an HDMI cable between the TV and the Apple TV.

I use it in my little school and I love it. I convert PowerPoint to KeyNote and edit to eliminate the little problems that crop up from conversion. But I have never had a PowerPoint that could not be opened and converted by Keynote.

When in KeyNote on the iPad, be sure you are on the same WiFi network as the Apple TV. Set up the Apple TV using the little silver remote that comes with it. Notice which WiFi net it connects to. In KeyNote, slide your finger up from the screen bottom to get the controls for WiFi. Make sure the WiFi icon is lit up. You can check the name of the WiFi net in Settings. Be sure you are using the same as the Apple TV. Touch the Apple TV icon. Touch the name of the Apple TV you want to use. Turn Mirroring ON. The presentation should appear on the TV. Touch the presentation to close the controls. You're on!

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