In PowerPoint 2007, pictures are automatically compressed when you save a
presentation. See this article for more info:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00862.htm

If you want to compress an individual pic (and change the compression
settings): select the picture, click the Picture Tools tab and you'll find
Compress Pictures in the upper left.

To change settings for the entire presentation: select Save As, then click
the Tools drop-down, Compress Pictures.

There are other compression tools available that do a better job retaining
image quality during compression. I prefer NX PowerLite:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00862.htm

Julie Terberg
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP



"Navy Chief" Navy wrote in message
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I can't find where to compress photos and graphics in Powerpoint 7
presentation to lower the byte size of presentation. Can you help? Thjis
was
soo much easier in the previous PowerPoint version. BTW-I hate the new
version and I am/was a Powerpoint Ninja. You added some neat Photoshopie
features but made everything else so much harder.....Aaaaargh!!