PPT2001: How to Open PowerPoint 2001 Files in Earlier Versions (283286)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q283286

SUMMARY

This article describes how to open a Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac presentation in other versions of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Note Features that earlier versions of PowerPoint do not support are either approximated or ignored when you save a presentation in an earlier version's format.

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 for Windows

No special conversion is needed to open PowerPoint 2001 presentations in PowerPoint 2000.

Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

No special conversion is needed to open PowerPoint 2001 presentations in PowerPoint 98.

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

No special conversion is needed to open PowerPoint 2001 presentations in PowerPoint 97.

Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0

To open a PowerPoint 2001 presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows or Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Save the PowerPoint Presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 Format

  1. Create (or open) a presentation in PowerPoint 2001.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Format list, click PowerPoint 4.0 (*.ppt).
  4. In the Name box, type the file name that you want to use, and then click OK.

Method 2: Obtain the PowerPoint 97 Translator for PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows

Method 3: Obtain the PowerPoint 97-98 Import Converter for the Macintosh

Note The PowerPoint Office Assistant contains additional information about how to save presentations in earlier PowerPoint formats.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/11/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB283286
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