PPT4: Opening Persuasion Files in Mac PowerPoint

Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q121508
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY

PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh opens Aldus Persuasion 2.1 files. PowerPoint 3.0 does not have this feature.

MORE INFORMATION

To open Aldus Persuasion 2.1 files in PowerPoint 4.0, follow these steps:

  1. Run PowerPoint 4.0.

  2. From the File menu, choose Open.

  3. Select the Persuasion file you want to open, and click Open.

If the Persuasion file does not appear in the dialog box as expected, it is not a Persuasion 2.1 file, or the converter may not have been installed. To verify that it has been installed, follow these steps:

  1. From the File menu, choose Open. Under List Files Of Type, click Presentations. You should see this listing:

          All Files
          Presentations
          All Readable Outlines
          Mac Persuasion 2.1
    

  2. If Mac Persuasion 2.1 is not listed, the converter was not installed. Run Microsoft PowerPoint Setup and install the Mac Persuasion converter. It can be found in the Maintenance Mode Setup. Choose Add/Remove. Mac Persuasion 2.1 is under Converters, Filters and Translators: Presentation Translators.


Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 power point powerpt mac ppt
macppt read import translate filter convert 3.x 4.x adobe
Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop kbfasttip kbdta kbconversion
Component : converter
Version : macintosh:4.00
Platform : MACINTOSH
Hardware : MAC
Issue type : kbhowto


Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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