Creating and Editing PowerPoint Files in Lucanet Disclosure Management

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you create PowerPoint files as the presentation files for a chapter and edit them with MS Office Native. You can create a new file from a template or upload an existing .pptx file.

Each chapter can have one PowerPoint file per document language. The MS PowerPoint column in the Cockpit displays whether a file exists for the selected document language.

The following prerequisites apply to creating and editing PowerPoint files in Lucanet Disclosure Management:

Select the required document language in the Cockpit before creating or opening a PowerPoint file. The file is assigned to this language.

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you create a new PowerPoint file for a chapter that does not yet have a PowerPoint file in the selected document language. If a PowerPoint template is stored for that language, it is used. Otherwise, the default template is used.

To provide your own template, open Configure document | Language Settings for the respective document language. For more information, see Managing File Templates.

To create a new PowerPoint file in Lucanet Disclosure Management:

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you can use an existing .pptx presentation as a chapter's PowerPoint file. The chapter must not already have a PowerPoint file in the selected document language.

To add an external PowerPoint file in Lucanet Disclosure Management:

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you open an assigned PowerPoint file from the Cockpit. The selected document language determines which file opens.

To open an existing PowerPoint file in Lucanet Disclosure Management:

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you edit PowerPoint files in the locally installed MS PowerPoint application with MS Office Native. The following table displays support for each MS Office variant:

To replace an existing file when editing locally, use the MS PowerPoint | Replace PowerPoint file command in the context menu of the chapter in the Cockpit. For prerequisites and instructions, see Replacing Word and PowerPoint Files.

Edit the content in MS PowerPoint and check in the changes using Disclosure Management | Check in. The shared procedure is described under Checking In MS Office Files. If the add-in requests you to sign in again, follow the sign-in procedure for MS Office Native. Check the display of the assigned file in the Cockpit.

For the functions of the PowerPoint ribbon in Lucanet Disclosure Management, see Ribbons for MS Office Native.

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you insert Excel tables and charts into your presentation using the PowerPoint ribbon. The inserted content remains linked to its Excel source and can be updated. This function is available with MS Office Native.

For tables, an Outarea must be defined in the Excel source file. Make sure that the required Excel source content is checked in or published in Lucanet Disclosure Management.

To insert a table or chart into a PowerPoint file in Lucanet Disclosure Management with MS Office Native:

The following options are available in the Insert table/chart task pane of Lucanet Disclosure Management in MS PowerPoint:

After inserting the content, check its position, size, and readability on the slide. Then check in the edited PowerPoint file to Lucanet Disclosure Management using Disclosure Management | Check in.

In Lucanet Disclosure Management, you update inserted Excel tables and charts when opening a file for editing, when creating a result document, or manually using Update. For the shared prerequisites and procedures for Word and PowerPoint files, see Updating Linked Excel Content.

Use Event reports to review processing messages. The navigation button for a message takes you to the affected object on the slide. For more information, see Checking Event Reports.

The following additional considerations apply when updating PowerPoint files in Lucanet Disclosure Management: