Types of Presentations PowerPoint 97 Can Open

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows

SUMMARY

This article lists the file formats that Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows is able to open or import.

NOTE: This list includes only presentation formats, not picture types or outline types that you can insert into PowerPoint presentations.

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PowerPoint 97 can open files saved in the following formats:

• PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)



• PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh*



• PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)



• PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh



• PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows (.ppt)



• PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh



• PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 (.ppt)



• PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 Design Templates (.pot)



• PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows Show (.pps)



• PowerPoint 97/98 Presentations (.ppt)**



• PowerPoint 97/98 Design Templates (.pot)**



• PowerPoint 97/98 Show (.pps)**

* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more information about this utility, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q95598 : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available

** PowerPoint 98 for the Macintosh files must be given the correct three letter extension, .ppt, .pot, .pps, before PowerPoint 97 will open these files.

• Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS charts (.cht)



• Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS shows (.shw)



• Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS charts (.ch3)



• Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS shows (.sh3)



• Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS (.drw)



• Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS shows (.shw)



• Lotus Freelance 1.0 - 2.1 for Windows (.pre)

Additional query words: winppt ppt xplat cross-platform files earlier version retroactive save filter converter translator macppt

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbinterop kbconversion 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999