The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0e, 3.0, 4.0,
4.0a, 4.0c
- Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.01,
3.0, 3.0a, 3.0b, 4.0
SUMMARY
The following is a list of the file formats that the different versions of
Microsoft PowerPoint are able to open and import.
NOTE: This list includes only presentation formats, not picture types or
outline types that can be inserted into PowerPoint presentations.
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PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows Design Templates (.pot)
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows Show (.pps)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 Design Templates (.pot)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows Show (.pps)
- PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh*
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 Design Templates (.pot)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows Show (.pps)
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows Design Templates (.pot)
- PowerPoint 97 for Windows Show (.pps)
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
This version of PowerPoint can import:
- Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS charts (.cht)
- Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS shows (.shw)
- Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS charts (.ch3)
- Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS shows (.sh3)
- Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS (.drw)
- Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS shows (.shw)
- Lotus Freelance 1.0 - 2.1 for Windows (.pre)
PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh*
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 Design Templates (.pot)
- PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows Show (.pps)
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
This version of PowerPoint can import:
- Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS charts (.cht)
- Harvard Graphics 2.3 for DOS shows (.shw)
- Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS charts (.ch3)
- Harvard Graphics 3.0 for DOS shows (.sh3)
- Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS (.drw)
- Lotus Freelance 4.0 for DOS shows (.shw)
- Lotus Freelance 1.0 - 2.1 for Windows (.pre)
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q61916
TITLE : PPT: How to Create (Format) a Default Presentation
PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows
This version of PowerPoint can open:
This version of PowerPoint can import:
PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)*
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh
- Aldus Persuasion 2.1**
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
** For additional information about how to convert this file
format, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q121508
TITLE : PPT4: Opening Persuasion Files in Mac PowerPoint
This version of PowerPoint can import:
Persuasion 2.1 for the Macintosh
PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh*
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
This version of PowerPoint can import:
PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)*
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 3.0 and 3.0b for the Macintosh
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh*
*PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh files must be moved
cross-platform by the Apple File Exchange utility, and require
the PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information on this utility, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
This version of PowerPoint can import:
- Harvard Graphics for DOS 2.3 and earlier Show files (.shw)**
- Harvard Graphics for DOS 2.3 and earlier Chart files (.cht)**
** Harvard Graphics files must be translated first using the
Harvard Graphics Translator, version 1.0. For more
information about this, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q85902
TITLE : PPT3: Using the Harvard Graphics (HG) Translator with
PowerPoint
PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh
This version of PowerPoint can open:
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.01x for the Macintosh
- PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows (.ppt)*
* PowerPoint 2.0 and 2.0e for Windows files must be moved cross-
platform by the Apple File Exchange utility and require the
PowerPoint Apple File Exchange Translator. For more
information about this utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
TITLE : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available
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