DOCUMENT:Q151046  16-APR-2000  [powerpt]
TITLE   :Errors Opening "PowerPoint Step by Step" Presentations
PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:7.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to open a PowerPoint presentation from the "PowerPoint for
Windows 95 Step by Step" Practice Files disk, you may receive one of the
following errors:

   Sorry, PowerPoint cannot read the outline from "Filename.ppt". No text
   converter is installed for this file type.

   -or-

   Sorry, this type of file cannot be opened by PowerPoint.

RESOLUTION
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In order to open these presentations, you must first run the installation
program for the Practice Files disk. For instructions on installing these files,
please read "Install the Practice Files" in the "Getting Ready" section of the
"PowerPoint for Windows 95 Step by Step" book.

Additional query words: powerpnt ppt powerpt setup

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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