PowerPoint Tutorial: Export High Resolution Images

Today, we're going to configure your PowerPoint software so that we can only export high resolution images (or, rather, high quality images).

When you save your PowerPoint slides as an image, it comes out pretty crappy. The reason for this is because PowerPoint is configured to export images at 96 Dots Per Inch (or DPI). This will force your images to be exported at awful resolutions, like 960 × 720 or 1280 × 720.

What we are going to do is configure PowerPoint to export images at 300 DPI instead. This way, PowerPoint will export only high resolution images. How high you may ask? We're talking 3000 × 2250 or 4000 × 2250 resolutions.

It's really easy to do. But I have to say, if you're not technically savvy just be sure to follow every single step I make on the video shown above.

PowerPoint's applications are endless. Here are some applications that require exporting high resolution / high quality images from PowerPoint:

- When one of your clients requires his/her PowerPoint slides in images in order to make a booklet or leaflet.

- When one of your clients requires his/her PowerPoint slides in images in order to ensure they will not be copied (yes, I know you can lock them through PDF, but this is just another measure of security).

- When you want to make something based on creative techniques (e.g. a poster, an infographic, a certificate, a review of creative content, etc.).

People think that PowerPoint is a software devoted to make presentations. Nothing can be further from the truth.

We should instead view PowerPoint as a communication tool. It's interface is extremely user friendly, and it allows anyone to make anything in no time. So, of course, people will find ways to make PowerPoint do things for them, which naturally involves making something that requires the export of high resolution images.

This PowerPoint tutorial will teach us how to:

- Save PowerPoint slides as images.

- Use the Windows Registry Editor to configure PowerPoint to export high resolution / high quality images.

**KEY TIPS**

- This tutorial will not work on a Mac. Sorry.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\[16.0 or 15.0 or 14.0 or 12.0 or 11.0 depending on the software you have, watch the video to find out more]\PowerPoint\Options
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[florapoecze]

You single-handedly saved my life and I am more than grateful for you dude. Little me is sitting here at 2:20 AM after managing a CV for a job interview in powerpoint, which is basically fucked up after exporting to PDF (fonts and shadows both). So I wanted to export it as a highres image and realized that the quality looks like the middle ages. Thank you so so so so sooo much. Had to subscribe instantly after this. :)

[fiqllency]

Well I can't do that to a company laptop. But in my ways... let me share. I save as PDF First (because PDF always high quality), then go to any website search up "PDF to PNG Converter". Drag and drop/upload it to that website. export it..then download. Finish.. you have a HD image. easy step.

[greencarlson]

Thank you! I work for a laboratory and I am always helping scientists with their articles for publication. I am constantly converting images and this tip has saved me several steps in my process.

[czerathe]

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[mcbridefamily]

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[MarlenesWalks]

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Much respect. Thank you.

[dawoodghazi]

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[raquellondon]

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[teacher.lindsey]

So useful, especially for downloading pre-made slides to use for interactive Powerpoints (without the headache of asking students to download special fonts). Thank you!

[ducy]

First year in collage and got a lot of things to do with powerpoint, thank you sooo much :3

[herminemohr]

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[reneewoodside]

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[nikoneufeld]

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[markelapd]

You're a life savior! Honestly! I've been puzzling over why my images were blurry and how to fix it for long. And thanks to you I finally know why and I fixed it!!! Many thanks!

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[sapphicism]

I have been exporting powerpoint presentations as images for the longest time but I just noticed how low quality they are. Thank you for this! They look so much better now. Such an easy tutorial to follow, too! :)