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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / January 2005Opening PowerPoint PC presentation on a Mac
I am having difficulty opening any PowerPoint presentation that was created on a PC. I receive the following error message: PowerPoint cannot open the file....The file may be corrupt, in use, or of a type not recognized by PowerPoint. The file can be opened and perform fine if on a PC, so is there some fix to this incompatibility? > I am having difficulty opening any PowerPoint presentation that was > created on a PC. I receive the following error message: PowerPoint > cannot open the file....The file may be corrupt, in use, or of a type > not recognized by PowerPoint. The file can be opened and perform fine > if on a PC, so is there some fix to this incompatibility? Hello Cynthia Could you be a bit more specific. What version of PPT:win are you using and what is the Mac version Currently the ONLY case I can think of is when you try to open a PPT:95 or older in a PPT:Mac above Office:98 The PPT file format changed in 1997. PPT:Mac does not support the old pre 1997 format this Office:2001. If this is the case, you have 2 work around: - use PPT:Win from Office:97 up to open and save back the file making sure that you use a PPT format like PPT97, XP or 2003. Then you will be able to open the file on your Office:Mac - locate a PPT:Mac version from 1998. It can work in classic under MacOS X and you can have it installed on the same machine that Office:2004 for example If this is not your scenario, we will have to look more into this... BAM > > I am having difficulty opening any PowerPoint presentation that was > > created on a PC. I receive the following error message: PowerPoint [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > BAM BAM Thanks for the input. I don't know what version of PPT was used on the PC as it is a file created by my professor on a designated website that we are supposed to be using. However, I am using PowerPoint 2004 for the Mac Version 11.1. I am guessing that the file is pre-1997, so I will try the 2 options you suggested and let you know. Thanks again, for the info. Cynthia Is the web site open to the public? If so, post the address here and some of us here might be able to take a look at it. --David  SignatureDavid M. Marcovitz Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology Loyola College in Maryland Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_ http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ > BAM > Thanks for the input. I don't know what version of PPT was used on the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks again, for the info. > Cynthia Sorry David, it's not open to the public, just students only, but the suggestions provided by BAM do work. Thanks for the offer. Cynthia > Is the web site open to the public? If so, post the address here and some > of us here might be able to take a look at it. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks again, for the info. > > Cynthia > Sorry David, it's not open to the public, just students only, but the > suggestions provided by BAM do work. Thanks for the offer. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>> Thanks again, for the info. >>> Cynthia Great to know that it worked... BAM Thanks so much for the suggestions. Cynthia > > Sorry David, it's not open to the public, just students only, but the > > suggestions provided by BAM do work. Thanks for the offer. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > BAM Microsofr seem to have introduced a degree of incompatibility in their latest service packs/updates. I am having problems opening ppt files for the first time in 5 years. I have had to resort to using ppt viewer on a pc emulator until someone posts a fix. If you have access to an emulator (virtual pc) you can download the viewer for free from microsoft. > Thanks so much for the suggestions. > Cynthia [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > > BAM thanks for the info. > Microsofr seem to have introduced a degree of incompatibility in their > latest service packs/updates. I am having problems opening ppt files [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > > > > > BAM > I am having difficulty opening any PowerPoint presentation that was > created on a PC. I receive the following error message: PowerPoint > cannot open the file....The file may be corrupt, in use, or of a type > not recognized by PowerPoint. The file can be opened and perform fine > if on a PC, so is there some fix to this incompatibility? When opening on the PC, does it ask for a password? If so, that's the problem. To pre-2002 Windows PPT and all Mac PPT versions, password-protected files appear corrupted and can't be opened. Somebody who knows the password would have to open it in PPT 2002/2003 Windows and resave w/o password protection. ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Hello Steve, No, it does not ask for a password, so I am hoping that the options BAM offered will work. Thanks for your input though. Cynthia > > I am having difficulty opening any PowerPoint presentation that was > > created on a PC. I receive the following error message: PowerPoint [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ |
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