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Opening and Saving Presentations

how-to articles - Opening and Saving Presentations

how-to articles - Opening and Saving Presentations

How passwords work with PowerPoint Show (.pps) files
Explains how you can apply passwords to help protect your PowerPoint Show (.pps) files. Also explains the available password setting options.
Issues that you may encounter if the computer is not fully updated to be compatible with the Office Open XML formats
Describes the installation requirements to open and save files that are in the Open XML Formats by using earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Description of how to use the Package for CD feature in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2007
Describes how to put a presentation on a CD in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2007.

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In PowerPoint 2003, when you try to open a presentation file was created in an earlier version of PowerPoint, the presentation file does not open, or the presentation file opens slower than you expect
Describes a problem that is caused by large .wmf files in a presentation file that was created in an earlier version of PowerPoint. Provides information about a hotfix that resolves the problem.
Description of the update for Office 2003: October 10, 2006
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2003. This update provides the framework for SharePoint Team Services to open and save files by using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
You receive an "Another version of this product is installed" error message when you try to help protect or to open an IRM document in an Office 2003 program
Describes a problem where you receive a "Another version of this product is installed" error message when you try to open an IRM protected document or you try to protect a document in an Office 2003 program.

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Troubleshooting - Opening and Saving Presentations

Troubleshooting - Opening and Saving Presentations

You may experience issues when you run the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3
Describes issues that occur because of security changes that were made in Office 2003 Service Pack 3. Provides a workaround.
Slide transitions may not appear in PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint 2003
Explains that the slide transitions may not appear as expected if you view a presentation in PowerPoint 2000. To work around this issue, you can add a transition that is available in the PowerPoint version that you are using to view the presentation.
Changes to an Office Open XML Formats file are not saved when you click a hyperlink to open the file
Describes the issue that occurs when you open an Office Open XML Formats file by using an earlier version of an Office program.

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