PPT97: How to Open a .ppz File in Microsoft PowerPoint

ID: Q190328

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

If you export your current presentation for the Internet as a PowerPoint Animation, PowerPoint will create a .ppz file. If you do not save your presentation before you close it, you will not have a PowerPoint presentation (.ppt) file.

PowerPoint cannot directly open a PowerPoint Animation (.ppz) file.

MORE INFORMATION

If you want to convert a PowerPoint Animation file to a PowerPoint presentation file, follow these steps.

NOTE: This procedure requires that you have the Microsoft PowerPoint Animation Player for ActiveX installed.

1. Start the PowerPoint animation. You can do this by opening a Web

   page (HTML document) that contains a PowerPoint animation in Microsoft
   Internet Explorer or another Web browser and clicking the animation.
   If the .ppz file is saved to your local drive, you can also double-click
   it from Windows Explorer.

2. While the animation is running, use Windows Explorer to open your

   C:\Windows\Temp folder. You should see a file with a .ppt extension.
   Its file name will begin with a tilde (~). This is a PowerPoint
   presentation file.

3. Copy this file to a different folder and give it a more descriptive

   name.

For additional information about obtaining and installing the PowerPoint Animation Player for ActiveX, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q143665
   TITLE     : PPT7: Animation Player for ActiveX Available

Additional query words: 7.00, 8.00 powerpt ppt7 ppt8

Keywords          : kbconversion
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

Last Reviewed: November 20, 1998