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PPT: Error Opening Untranslated Presentation

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SUMMARY

When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows presentation in PowerPoint for the Macintosh, or open a PowerPoint for Macintosh presentation in PowerPoint for Windows, you receive a warning message. The text of this message varies depending on which version of PowerPoint you are using to open the presentation file. This article lists some of the warning messages you may encounter.

NOTE: If you want to take a PowerPoint 2.x presentation across platform, you must use the Apple File Exchange utility along with the Microsoft PowerPoint Translator for Apple File Exchange. This utility changes a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.x file into a Windows PowerPoint 2.x file, and a Windows PowerPoint 2.x file into a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.x file. This utility cannot be used with presentation files created in any other version of PowerPoint.
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PowerPoint 7.0

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 presentation, you see this message:
This presentation is being updated from a previous version of PowerPoint and will be opened as a read-only file.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is:
"<filename>"

Sorry, this type of file cannot be opened by PowerPoint.
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PowerPoint 4.0c for Windows

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 presentation, you see this message:
This is a Macintosh PowerPoint file. It will be translated and opened read-only.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is:
Sorry, Macintosh PowerPoint files must be either version 3.0 or 4.0 to be opened.
NOTE: PowerPoint 4.0c can open Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 and 4.0 presentations. PowerPoint 4.0 can open only Macintosh PowerPoint 4.0 presentations.
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PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 presentation, you see this message:
This is a Macintosh PowerPoint file. It will be translated and opened as an untitled presentation.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is:
'<filename>':

Sorry, only Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 files can be translated.
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PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh

If you open a Windows PowerPoint 4.0 or 3.0 presentation, you see this message:
This is a Windows PowerPoint file. It will be translated and opened as read-only.
If you try to open a Windows PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, you see this message:
Sorry, Windows PowerPoint files must be either version 3.0 or 4.0 to be opened.
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PowerPoint 3.0 for Macintosh

If you open a Windows PowerPoint 3.0 presentation, you see this message:
This is a PowerPoint for Windows file. It will be converted and opened as 'Untitled'.
If you try to open a Windows PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, you see this message:
Sorry, this Windows PowerPoint file cannot be opened by this version of PowerPoint.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 for Macintosh
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