PPT97: Error Opening Word Outline

ID: Q158490

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you click Slides From Outline on the Insert menu in PowerPoint and then choose a Word 97 document, you may receive an error similar to the following:

   PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by
   <name of document>

CAUSE

This error occurs if the document is open in Word at the same time you try to import it into PowerPoint.

RESOLUTION

Method 1

Close the document in Word before you use it as the outline for a presentation.

Method 2

In Word, point to Send To on the File menu and then click Microsoft PowerPoint.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 winword powerpt w_powerpt ppt8 ppt8.0 kberrmsg kbtshoot

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86

Last Reviewed: November 30, 1998