PPT4: Can't Open Japanese PowerPoint 4.0 File in US Version
  
PSS ID Number: Q124821
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0
 
MACINTOSH WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you open a file that has been saved from a Japanese version of
PowerPoint 4.0 in either the American or other non-Asian international
version of PowerPoint, you may get the following error message:
 
   Sorry, the file cannot be opened by this version of PowerPoint.
 
CAUSE
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The file structure for Japanese PowerPoint 4.0 presentations is different
from other versions of PowerPoint 4.0.
 
RESOLUTION
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To convert the file properly, you must reopen the file in the Japanese
version of PowerPoint and save it as a PowerPoint 4.0 U.S. file.
 
1. Open the file in the Japanese version of PowerPoint 4.0.
 
2. From the File menu, choose Save As.
 
3. From the Save File As Type list, select PowerPoint 4.0 US.
 
4. In the filename box, type a new name, select the appropriate disk drive,
   and choose OK.
 
Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c Japan fail fails unable
wrong foreign japanese
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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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