How to extract Prism graphs when they are embedded into PowerPoint
When you copy a graph or layout from Prism Windows and paste into to MS PowerPoint, you embed a Prism object which contains the graph or layout and all data and results tables needed to make the graph or layout. You can also create a link from PowerPoint to Prism, but it is more common to embed. Details here:
https://www.graphpad.com/guides/prism/8/user-guide/index.htm?object_linking_and_embedding_(windows_only).htm
What if you want to save a Prism file from the embedded Prism object in PowerPoint?
To extract one graph:
Double-click on the embedded graph or layout to open it within Prism. Then use File... Save As to save as a Prism file.
To extract numerous graphs embedded within a PowerPoint file:
A. Install this Prism add-in for MS PowerPoint
- Download this file and unzip it.
- Invoke the PowerPoint Options dialog from the File menu,
- Switch to Add-ins section. Select “PowerPoint Add-ins” from the Manage dropdown in the bottom of the dialog window, click Go.
- In the “Add-ins” dialog, click "Add New…”, then locate and select Prism8.ppa .
- Accept the security warning.
To use Prism add-in for MS PowerPoint, once add-in installed:
- Exit Prism,
- Open the PPT file you want to extract the objects from,
- Switch to Add-ins Strip tab, you will see two options; "GraphPad Prism - Backup Graphs" and "GraphPad Prism - Export Graphs to TIFF"
- Click "Backup Graphs" to extract all Prism objects and save them into separate Prism files, up comes the dialog to select the location of extracted files.
Notes:
- Requires Prism 8 or later.
- Windows only, not Mac.
- Each Prism graph into its own Prism file with all the linked sheets. If you need them all combined within a single Prism file, you would have to merge them. More details about the merge command:
https://www.graphpad.com/guides/prism/8/user-guide/index.htm?using_merging_andsplitting_projects.htm
"Export Graphs to TIFF" will save each graph as a TIFF file into a selected folder with specified TIFF options (compression, color model, resolution).