A techie question

[cincibuck]

Five years ago I put together a power point salute to those in my high school class who served. Did it on a Mac using Windows 2010. Trying to update for our 55th reunion and I discover that folks with older Windows can't open the pppts file. Is there a version out there I can convert the file to? Is there a way to save the file in an older format? Oh and Windows community page is out of commission as I write.

Thanks,

Cincibuck

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

I've heard of folks converting/saving a ppt to a .wmv file...

 

[BuckeyeFlorida]

Yes if you go to File -> Save As then you can choose the file format and save it into the .ppt format easily (this is the old file extension and should open on older versions). Alternatively you Save As a pdf, but the first would be the easiest and allow the others to open it in Powerpoint.

Note: The above works for all Office programs (.docx/.doc, .xlsx/.xls, .pptx/.ppt, etc...)

 

[cincibuck]

Thanks, went to "save as" and found choices all the way back to Windows 97. Doh!

 

[Dryden]

You could also create a Google Docs account for yourself then import the PowerPoint to Google Slides and host it on Google Drive.

This gives you shared hosting and a platform/version agnostic format.

 

[BUCKYLE]

You could also create a Google Docs account for yourself then import the PowerPoint to Google Slides and host it on Google Drive.

This gives you shared hosting and a platform/version agnostic format.

Keep the religious stuff in the poli forum. Last warning.

 

[DoctorWho]

Keep the religious stuff in the poli forum. Last warning.

Are you being sarcastic?

 

[BUCKYLE]

Are you being sarcastic?

I take my admimistrative duties very srsly. I don't care if you're a Muslim or Christian or Agnostic but this ain't the place for it.

Edit : I don't know what to do if your computer is an atheist. I mean, it would have to be right. Gray area.

 

[scarletmike]

Personally, I think Google's Agnosticism is horrible. Pick a format, don't be wishy-washy.

 

[DoctorWho]

I take my admimistrative duties very srsly. I don't care if you're a Muslim or Christian or Agnostic but this ain't the place for it.

Edit : I don't know what to do if your computer is an atheist. I mean, it would have to be right. Gray area.

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/23666/platform-agnostic

 

[scarletmike]

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/23666/platform-agnostic

Dude...the joke is up here.












Your head is way down here.

 

[BUCKYLE]

https://www.techopedia.com/definition/23666/platform-agnostic

If it isn't a link to a bible verse I'm not sure what you're trying to say

 

[TDunk]

If it isn't a link to a bible verse I'm not sure what you're trying to say

1 Samuel 21:13

So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.

Uncanny. Reads like an admimistrator resume.