May 20, '10 08:30:00AM • Contributed by: KyleH
Drag your .pptx or .docx files onto Stuffit Expander or Stuffit Deluxe, if you own it. Then navigate to the ppt folder, then media folder. Inside the media folder are all the images PowerPoint uses. If using Stuffit Deluxe, drag the media folder to where you want it extracted. If using Stuffit Expander, you already have the original files extracted.
Stuffit is used because it can expand the XML document package as a folder, while the Finder can't. The only drawback is filenames and file dates are not preserved. This is still better than trying to export an individual graphic that was previously imported to PowerPoint.
[crarko adds: I tested this with a PowerPoint file and Stuffit Expander, and it works as described.]
