Getting ppt figures into LaTeX

This might be of interest to folks who work with ppts and LaTeX.  There are some interesting methods discussed in this thread, apart from the usual PDF export and cropping edit cycle in comp.text.tex.  Might be worth checking out.

*Hell, the new forum interface of google groups is a total UI bork.  I so want to swear till the air is blue.  Just look at it and weep.  Me, I'm going back to my gnus cave.

Using TikZ graphics in Powerpoint

Came across an useful thread on the comp.text.tex newsgroup on how to get your Tikz graphics into Powerpoint. This should be useful to those who are forced to use the Office tools even if the graphics output from Tikz is superior.

So, there are ways to get the pics into Powerpoint. The only drag is of course, editing it if there is a blooper in the picture. You'd have to go through the edit, compile, check, export and paste into Powerpoint every time to fix things.

Which is not exactly ideal.