title: Programatically extract content of PowerPoint slides into MS Word-like format?
body: <p>I'd like to extract all of the information (formatted text, images, etc) from <a href="/questions/tagged/powerpoint" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'powerpoint'" rel="tag">powerpoint</a> slides into a flowing, readable (MS Word-style) format.</p>
  
  <p>I'm not interested in keeping the slide concept at all--think of taking class slides from a college course and batch converting them all into one collective study guide.</p>
  
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  <li>I can't find a way to do this <em>within</em> <a href="/questions/tagged/powerpoint" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged 'powerpoint'" rel="tag">powerpoint</a> (though if you know of one, please share!) and,</li>
  <li>I don't have experience scripting Office apps. Is this kind of thing easily done? Does this kind of script already exist somewhere?</li>
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  <p><em><strong>Clarification</em></strong>:<br>
   In an earlier version of this post, I used the word "flowing" to refer to a <em>slide-free</em> (MS Word-like) format. This does not, however, refer to the actual formatting of slide content.  So keeping bullet lists, etc. is fine and even desirable.</p>