How to reduce PowerPoint to fit captivate 6 project

I want to pull in a created PowerPoint to my Captivate project. My Captivate project needs to be 640x480 but some of the PowerPoints come in at a much larger size. When I reduce them the images are distorted. How can I alter the PowerPoint to come in smaller from the beginning?

You can adjust the size of your presentation in Power Point by going to the design ribbon in the 2010 version. Then select page set up. It will return a pop up box that allows you to adjust the size of your power point. You may have to figure out the number of pixels per inch before setting the size in Power Point.
I use Power Point almost exclusively to create our recordings. I never have an issue with importing the larger size Power Point and then using the resize or rescale option. It does appear blury on the screen but it clears up great upon publising. Before trying to resize the Power Point I would suggest you publish your file to see if it clear enough for your end product.

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