MacPPT: How to Obtain Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 98

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 98 is a Macintosh-based viewer that you can use to display presentations. It supports files created in the versions of PowerPoint listed at the beginning of this article, earlier versions of Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows versions 3.0 and later.

PowerPoint Viewer 98 is not available on floppy disk. It is available as a self-extracting archive from the Microsoft Download Center.

To install the PowerPoint Viewer, download the following file from the Microsoft Download Center and then double-click the Ppt98vw.hqx file to start the Setup program.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Microsoft encourages you to copy the PowerPoint Viewer 98 file freely and distribute it to friends and co-workers in addition to presentations you have created in PowerPoint format.

NOTE: You may also be able to find this file on other Internet sites or electronic bulletin board services.