Getting Math into Powerpoint, from LaTeX source?

[oboeguy]

Ooook, this is probably a longshot. Powerpoint rules for doing presentations, but what happens when you have a lot of math in LaTeX? Attempting to use the Equation editor feels like a really, really bad idea. Using PS file with GSView for the slides is a last resort, as it is not nearly as cool as Powerpoint.

Edit: This IS a highly technical issue. Please don't suggest otherwise, thanks. I have doubts about getting any reasonable answeres in the software forum, as LaTeX is not a common bit of software.

 

[f95toli]

Why not ues ghostsview (ghostscript) to make a .eps out of the .ps and then import the .eps into Powerpoint?

 

[oboeguy]

I must say that I'm not familiar with that process. I'm looking into it now, but I wouldn't mind some info, thanks.

 

[oboeguy]

Your comment led me to pstoedit. It looks interesting, but it's not cheap. It has a component called "importps" for going directly to Office Apps! The demo looks like crap, though. It's supposed to, so you buy the real version, but it doesn't look like the distortions they say are in the demo are what's showing-up. Hmmm. I'm not sure I'm willing to take a $40 risk, but dang it would be sweet.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

If it were me, i'd just printscreen and edit down the images to show the formulas. Then just import the images to powerpoint.

 

[Match]

I agree with AbsolutDealage. I have had to do this same thing (Latex equations into Power Point) and that's the method I used.

 

[oboeguy]

I considered that, but I'm not satisfied. In the end it looks like I will be saving pages to EPS format, for which there is a filter in MS Office. The dude who makes the stuff I mentioned before wrote back to me to say that his tool doesn't work well with files originating as LaTeX.