You can open and save files in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) file format that is used by some presentation applications, such as Apache OpenOffice Impress and LibreOffice Impress.
Save a PowerPoint presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format
Important
If you want to keep a PowerPoint version of your file you must first save the file as a PowerPoint presentation, for example in the .pptx file format, and then save it again in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.
- Click the File tab.
- Click Save As.
- In the Save as type list, click OpenDocument Presentation.
- Name and save your file.
Open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint
Click the File tab.
Click Open.
To only see files saved in OpenDocument format, in the File of type list, click OpenDocument Presentation.
Click the file you want to open, and then click Open.
Tip
To open the file, you can also double-click it after you find it.
Note
When you open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint, it might not have the same formatting as it did in the original application it was created in. This is because of the differences between applications that use the OpenDocument Format.
Learn more about the OpenDocument Format
When you open or save presentations in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format, some formatting might be lost. This is because of the different features and options, such as formatting, that OpenDocument Presentation applications and PowerPoint support.
Supported features in .ODP format
The table below shows which PowerPoint features are fully, partially, or not at all supported in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.
- Supported Both PowerPoint and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability won’t be lost.
- Partially supported Both PowerPoint and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected. No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.
- Not supported This feature isn't supported in OpenDocument format. If you plan to save your presentation in an OpenDocument Format, don’t use these features.
| Area | Subarea | PowerPoint Support |
|---|---|---|
| Animations | Entrance/Exit animations |
Partially supported Animations that can't be supported by ODF are changed to an Appear or Disappear animation. |
| Animations | Color animations | Not supported |
| Animations | Scaling animations | Not supported Blast, Flash bulb, Grow & Shrink, Vertical Height animations are not supported. |
| Animations | Animation delays | Supported |
| Animations | Animation timing | Supported |
| Animations | Text animations | Supported |
| Animations | Triggered animations | Supported |
| Animations | Animation sounds |
Not supported |
| Animations | Media animations | Supported |
| Animations | SmartArt | Not supported |
| Animations | Chart Parts | Partially supported Animations on chart parts are converted to an animation on the whole chart. |
| Animations | OLE action animations |
Not supported |
| Animations | Master/Layout animations | Not supported |
| Transitions | Transitions | Partially supported The following transitions are not supported: Blinds, Cut, Strips, Comb, and Newsflash. |
| Transitions | Transition Sounds | Not supported |
| Content Media (Movies/Sounds) | Trim and bookmark | Partially supported |
| Content | Embedding WAV files | Supported |
| Content | OLE | Supported |
| Content | ActiveX Controls | Not supported |
| Content | Tables | Partially supported |
| Content | Headers/Footers | Partially supported When you save a file with headers or footers in it in the .odp format, the headers and footers become text boxes. |
| Content | Date and Time fields | Partially supported All date and time types are included, but they might be converted to a default type by other ODF applications. Similarly, date and time types from other ODF applications may be converted to a default type by PowerPoint. |
| Content | Hide Shape | Supported |
| Content | Hide Slide | Supported |
| Macros, Programmability | Macros, OM, Programmability | Not supported |
| Presentation settings | Page size | Partially supported Although the page size is saved with the presentation, the Page Size settings in the Page Setup dialog box is inaccurate. The dialog box tries to default to the default page size. |
| Presentation settings | Custom Shows | Supported |
| Presentation settings | Narrations, Timings | Supported |
| Presentation settings | Show Settings | Partially supported |
| Presentation settings | Print Settings | Not supported |
| Presentation settings | View Settings | Not supported |
| Collaboration | Comments | Not supported |
| Charts | Charts | Partially supported |
| Presentation Design | Masters | Partially supported Theme information is lost and placed onto the masters/layouts. Fonts, colors, and effects on new shapes are no longer inherited. When you open the presentation after saving the presentation in .odp format, the default theme is used, but should not cause any changes in the presentation. However, it does cause all future edits to be done as if that default theme was applied. |
| Presentation Design | Layouts | Partially supported Layouts are treated similar to masters when opened in other ODF applications. |
| Presentation Design | Placeholders | Partially supported Theme information is lost from placeholders. |
| Presentation Design | Notes | Supported |
| Presentation Design | Notes Masters | Supported |
| Presentation Design | Handout Masters | Supported |
| Encryption | Encryption | Not supported |
| Protection | Protection | Not supported |
| Text | International text formatting | Partially supported Unsupported features include:
|
| Text | Alignment | Partially supported Distributed alignment is not supported. Some visual differences might be seen in the alignment, anchoring, or wrapping of the text in other ODF applications. |
| Text | Columns | Not supported |
| Text | Text rotation | Partially supported 270-rotation and stacked text are not supported. |
| Text | Hyperlinks | Partially supported Regular hyperlinks are supported, but on-hover hyperlinks are not supported. |
| Text | Lists | Supported Other ODF applications might change the numbering/bulleting or not support it all together. |
| Text | Basic formatting | Supported Italics, bold, underline, and strikethrough are all supported in ODF applications. Different fonts or sizes are supported. |
| Text | Advanced formatting/graphic effects | Partially supported Unsupported features include:
|
| Text | Autofit | Not supported |
| Text | Overflow | Supported Overflow might be seen differently in different ODF applications. |
The table below shows which PowerPoint graphics features are supported, partially supported, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odp).
| Basic shapes | PowerPoint Support |
|---|---|
| Shapes | Supported |
| Text boxes | Supported Objects inside text boxes are dropped when you open an OpenDocument file. |
| WordArt | Partially supported ODF does not support WordArt options. Text and base text color are kept, but WordArt effects and formatting are lost. |
| 3D shapes options | Not supported |
| Pictures | Supported Supported except for the insert and link option which are not supported by ODF. |
| SmartArt diagrams | Supported Converted to a group of shapes. |
| ActiveX controls | Not supported |
| Objects in charts | Partially supported Some object types are supported, but they aren't all supported. |
| Ink annotation | Supported The ink annotation is converted to an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image. |
| Group of objects | Supported |
| Object visibility | Supported |
| Object borders | Supported Not all border styles are supported. Unsupported styles are saved as the default border style (black, solid line). |
| Object fills | Supported Supported except for slide background fill. Gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two. |
| Line formatting | Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default, black solid line and open arrow type, respectively. |
| Picture cropping | Supported Cropping a picture with a shape is not supported. |
| Picture recoloring | Partially supported Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be modified. |
| 3D picture options | Not supported |
| Picture styles | Partially supported Borders are partially supported, but they might not look the same. |
| Themes | Not supported |
| Hyperlink on shape | Not supported |
Tips
- Before sending a file to someone else, you might want to close the file and open it again to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.
- To keep advanced object formatting that is not supported in the OpenDocument Presentation format, convert the object to a picture.
- Avoid using emphasis animations (that is, animations that are not entrance or exit animations) that involve color change or scaling because those parts of animations are lost when you save the presentation in the .odp file format.
See Also
Edit OpenDocument .odp and PowerPoint .pptx files in PowerPoint for the web