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HowTo:DownloadAuthorDisabledPresentationsfromSlideShare

HowTo:DownloadAuthorDisabledPresentationsfrom
SlideShareforFree
Writtenby+ShunmughaSundaram

Topics:Tips&Tricks
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Disclaimer:Thisarticleisjustforeducationalpurpose.Icannotbeheldresponsibleifyouareviolatingthetermsand
conditionsofSlideShare.
WerecentlysawanarticleonhowtodownloadfilesfromScribdforfreewithoutanaccountwhichgotagreatresponse.
InthisarticleweshallseehowtodownloadpresentationsfromSlideSharewhendownloadoptionisdisabledbythe
author.SimilartoScribd,SlideShareisyetanothergreatresourcetofindcontentsrelatedtoallfields.Peoplefrom
worldwidesharetheirpresentationscoveringwiderangeoftopics.Allusersareallowedtoviewdocumentsonline
withouttheneedofanyaccount.ButtodownloadfilesyouneedanaccountorshouldloginviayourFacebookaccount.
Manyofuswouldpreferdownloadingthefilesofflineforinstantandeasyaccesswithouttheneedofinternet.Italsolets
uscarrytheminourportabledevicestoreadcontentsonthego.
Butsometimestheproblemisthecontentownermightprefertodisablethedownloadoption.Insuchcaseyouwillsee
thatthedownloadbuttonisdisabledandgreyedout.Sohowwillyoudownloadinsuchascenario?Ifyouareurgently
inneedofthedocumentthiscouldcertainlyfrustrateyou.Theonlyoptionleftistopersonallyrequesttheauthortosend
youthepresentation.
Nowletsseeanalternativesolutiontothis.Theproceduremightlooklengthybutitsprettysimple.

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1.Gototheconcerneddocumentyouwanttodownload.
2.RightclickonblankspacearoundthepresentationandselectViewpagesource.
3.PressCTRL+fandsearchforog:image
4.CopytheURLassignedtocontenttillthephpapp01/phpapp02part.

5.Append.xmltotheURLyoucopiedandremovethess_thumbnailspartfromtheURL.Thenpasteitintotheaddress
barandhitenter.Referthebelowexample.
[UpdateAugust06,2012]
E.g:
Original:http://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/testebookphpapp01thumbnail2.jpg
Modified:http://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/testebookphpapp01.xml
OR
Original:http://m.slidesharecdn.com/convert.php?file=testebookphpapp02slide1.jpg
Modified:http://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/testebookphpapp02.xml
YoumightalsolikehowtodownloadPPTfromauthorSTREAMforfree
6.NowyouwillbeabletoseeallURLsofallslidesthatmakeupthispresentation.Makeanoteofit.

BonusTip:Youcanautomatethewholeprocessbelowviamacro.
7.OpenMicrosoftOfficePowerPointandcreateanewblankpresentation.IusedPowerPoint2007.
8.ClickontheMicrosoftOfficeLogobuttonontopleftandclickPowerPointOptions.NowchecktheoptionShow
DevelopertabintheRibbon.

9.SelectDevelopertabandclickonthehammer/wrenchicon.InolderversionofPowerPointrightclickonmenubar
andselectControlToolboxandthenselectonthehammericon.

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10.NowselectShockwaveFlashObjectfromthepopupwindow.

11.Drawabigrectanglewithyourmousecursor.Thenrightclickonitandselectproperties.Inthemoviefieldpastethe
URLoftheSWFfileyounoteddownbefore.
E.g:http://s3.amazonaws.com/slideshare/testebookphpapp02slide1.swf

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12.Insertanewslide,followthesameprocedureandinsertallslideshareswfonebyoneontoeachslide.Oncedone
savethepresentationontoyourdisk.
Tip:Contentmaynotappearinitiallyonlycrossmightappear,pressF5(Slideshow)toviewthem.
13.NowtoconverttheSlideSharepresentationintoaportablePDFeBookdothefollowing.
14.ClickSaveAsandselectPDForXPS.GiveanametoitandsaveasPDF.IfyoudontfindpublishtoPDFoption,
installMicrosoftSaveasPDForXPSAddin.Oncedone,closeandopenyourpresentationtogetsavetoPDFoption.

AutomateShockwaveFileInsertioninPresentationviaMacro:
1.DownloadAutoInsertSlideShareSlidepresentationfile.
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2.Openthepresentation.Ifyouareshownsecuritywarning,clickonoptions>Enablethiscontent.
3.PressALT+F8andclickRun.

4.Nowyouwillbeshownthebelowwindow.
InprefixenterURLwhichyounoteddowninstep6uptoslideEg:http://slideshare.s3.amazonaws.com/testebook
phpapp02slide
Infromandtoenterslidenumbers.Allslideswithintherangewillbeinserted.
Insuffix,enter.swf

5.ThenclickInsertandwaitforawhileforallslidestobeinserted.Oncedone,pressF5andmakesureyouviewall
slides.Nowcarryonfromstep13tosavethefileasPDF.ItsalwaysrecommendedtosavethefileasPDFinsteadof
havingthemasPPT.
ThanksValerioOliveiraforthemacro!
IfyouneedanalternativetodownloadSlideSharepresentationswithoutusingMicrosoftPowerPointwhatyoucando
isdownloadallSWFfilesusingdownloadmanagerlikeIDMthenprintallSWFsintoPDFusingPDFcreatorslike
PrimoPDFpreferablyuseInternetExplorertoopenandprintflashfile.ThenfinallymergeallPDFintoasingle
eBookusingPDFmergetoollikePDFill.
So,wereyouabletofollowthesteps?Stuckupinanystep?Feelfreetodropinyourqueries.
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