PPT7: Importing Freelance 96 Presentations into PowerPoint (161532)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q161532

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95 version 7.0 does not include a converter for Lotus Freelance Graphics 96 for Windows 95 or Lotus Freelance 2.x for Windows files.

If you try to import a Freelance 96 presentation (.prz) file into PowerPoint, you receive one of the following messages:
PowerPoint cannot open the type of file represented by <filename>.prz.

-or-

<path>\<filename>.prz. Sorry, this type of file cannot be opened by PowerPoint.
If you save a Freelance Graphics 96 file as a Freelance Graphics 2.x for Windows (.pre) file and try to import it into PowerPoint, you receive only a single slide from the presentation.

Although Lotus Development Corporation advertises that you can save Freelance 96 presentation files in Freelance 2.x for Windows format, Microsoft has not tested this feature and does not guarantee its performance.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To open a Freelance 96 file in PowerPoint, create a separate file for each slide, save each file in Freelance 2.x format, and then open the files in PowerPoint. To save a Freelance 96 file as a Freelance 2.x for Windows file, follow these steps:
  1. Open the .prz file in Freelance.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. From the Save As Type list, click Lotus Freelance 2.x for Windows (PRE).
  4. In the File Name box, type the file name you want. Click Save.
You can now insert the Freelance 2.x formatted files in your PowerPoint presentation by following these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click New.
  2. Select a blank presentation. In the New Slide Layout dialog box, click Cancel.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Slides From File.
  4. Select the Freelance 2.x file you want and then click Insert.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have inserted all of your Freelance slides.
Lotus Freelance is manufactured by Lotus Development Corporation, a vendor independent from Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbconversion kbprb KB161532
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