PPT4: Error Message: One or More Files Had Unsupported Formats
  
PSS ID Number: Q140221
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
macintosh:4.0
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When importing an Aldus Persuasion 2.1 file into PowerPoint, you may
receive an error message similar to the following:
 
   One or More files had unsupported formats:
   <The path followed by the name of the File>
 
CAUSE
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This may indicate that the Persuasion 2.1 file is corrupted.
 
RESOLUTION
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It some cases, resaving a Persuasion file will eliminate minor file
corruption. To do this:
 
1. Start Persuasion 2.1.
 
2. On the File menu, click Open.
 
3. Select your Persuasion file.
 
4. Click OK to open the file.
 
5. On the File menu, click Save As.
 
6. Rename the Persuasion file, and then click OK.
 
7. Try to open the Persuasion file again with PowerPoint.
 
The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding these products' performance or reliability.
 
For additional information on importing Persuasion 2.1 files, please see
the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q125731
   TITLE     : PPT4: Power Mac Persuasion Converter Requires QuickTime
 
Additional query words: 4.00 macppt m_powerpt adobe aldus aldous
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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbdta kbconversion
Version           : macintosh:4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbprb
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