Tuesday 3 May 2011

Opening .pps and .ppt files


the following steps that would assist you in opening the .pps Powerpoint files.

Please follow the below steps for opening .pps e-mail file attachments:

1) Click Start button,
2) Click on Run button and type CONTROL FOLDERS
3) You will receive a box named Folder options which has three tabs: General, View, File Types.
4) Select File Types,
5) Then under Registered file types, scroll down and select "PPS Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show" option,
6) Then click Advanced,
7) Click on New button,
8) Type Open in the the Action: text box (just type open in the entry area)
9) In the Application used to perform action: field, type the following exactly:

For PowerPoint Viewer 2007, please type the below code:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\pptview.exe" "%1"

10) Uncheck the Use DDE box
11) Click OK, OK
12) Close the Folder Options dialog

Please follow the below steps for opening .ppt e-mail file attachments:

1) Click Start button,
2) Click on Run button and type CONTROL FOLDERS
3) You will receive a box named Folder options which has three tabs: General, View, File Types.
4) Select File Types,
5) Then under Registered file types, scroll down and select "PPT Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation" option,
6) Then click Advanced,
7) Click on New button,
8) Type Open in the the Action: text box (just type open in the entry area)
9) In the Application used to perform action: field, type the following exactly:

For PowerPoint Viewer 2007, please type the below code:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\pptview.exe" "%1"

10) Uncheck the Use DDE box
11) Click OK, OK
12) Close the Folder Options dialog

By following the above steps you will be able to open Powerpoint files.

I have also taken time to search the Microsoft and other online resources and found the following web links that might help you. Please visit:

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