Like a good pitcher and catcher in baseball, ODS layout and the ODS destination for PowerPoint are a winning combination in SAS® 9.4. With this dynamic duo, you can go straight from performing data analysis to creating a quality presentation. The ODS destination for PowerPoint produces native PowerPoint files from your output. When you pair it with ODS layout, you are able to dynamically place your output on each slide.  Through code examples this paper shows you how to create a custom title slide, as well as place the desired number of graphs and tables on each slide. Don’t be relegated to the sidelines—increase your winning percentage by learning how ODS layout works with the ODS destination for PowerPoint.     

Bio: 

Jane Eslinger is a Senior Technical Training Specialist at SAS world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. Jane is a SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS®9 and a SAS Certified Advanced Visual Business Analyst. She frequently presents PROC REPORT and ODS topics at conferences and SAS users groups. She is the author of numerous papers and The SAS® Programmer's PROC REPORT Handbook: Basic to Advanced Reporting Techniques. In her day-to-day work, Jane enjoys supporting SAS customers using ODS and Base SAS procedures, with an emphasis on PROC REPORT. Prior to joining SAS, Jane served as a statistician and statistical programmer in the social science and clinical research fields. She has a BS in Statistics from North Carolina State University.