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Optimizer Updates and Revision History
PPTools Optimizer is discontinued
As of November 1, 2011, PPTools discontinued the PPTools Optimizer add-in for PowerPoint.
Please see the Optimizer home page for more information and other options.
The Optimizer site and the All About Optimizer pages will remain here to assist our existing Optimizer customers.
Optimizer Updates
Optimizer is a work in progress. We're constantly improving it and adding new features. This Revision History lists the changes we've made lately.
You can always update your current copy of Optimizer to the most recent version at no charge.
To update, visit the Downloads page, follow the instructions there to download and install the latest version. That will update Optimizer automatically. You do not need to uninstall Optimizer first or re-enter any registration information. Just run the installer and you're updated, whether you have a demo or fully registered version.
Revisions are listed by date, most recent changes first.
Revisions that affect all PPTools add-ins
August 2010The Help dialog now has an "Edit PPTools.INI" button you can click to launch PPTools.INI in Notepad. No more chasing all over your hard drive to find the silly thing when you need to edit it.
There's also a bit of text at the bottom of the Help dialog box that tells you where your PPTools add-ins are installed. If you click the text, it opens the folder in Windows Explorer.
March 2010- Various minor speed/efficiency improvements
- Now tests for filenames like CON.ext or CON. when checking filenames for validity
- Includes registered user name in diagnostics listing
- Now round-trips to the same format as original file rather than converting to PPT.
- Now applies color schemes from original file to round-tripped/repaired file (helps prevent certain unwanted color changes).
- Now leaves both original and round-tripped/repaired file open after round-tripping so you can compare the two more easily.
Optimizer Revision Log
28 Dec 2009
Users can now add "custom" optimization target resolutions by editing the OptForValOverride= value in [Optimizer].
For example to optimize for a value of 1900, set it to:
OptForValOverride=1900
20 Feb 2006
- Improved handling of images in placeholders; can be overridden with OptimizePlaceholders=NO in [Optimizer] section of PPTools.INI
- Deletes "Review" objects if found on the slide masters; can be overridden with DeleteReviewObjects=NO in [Optimizer] section of PPTools.INI
- Added progress indicator
- Removed "screen effects" to speed up processing
- Improved logging
- Report no longer appears at end of optimizing process (same info is availble in log if Verbose Logging is enabled)