From: wolf_tracks on
I just created a ppt file with PPT 2007 on my Win 7 PC. I'd now like to
xfer it to my PC XP laptop that has PPT 97 on it. Will it work? I guess
I'll find out! If not, is there a conversion I should make in 2007?
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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39� 15' 7" N, 121� 2' 32" W, 2700 feet



From: Michael Koerner on
You will have to download and install the compatibility pack. How to do it is listed here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505 Then you should have no problems running your presentation.

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Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint



<wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:#NqBI0Z3KHA.5820(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I just created a ppt file with PPT 2007 on my Win 7 PC. I'd now like to
> xfer it to my PC XP laptop that has PPT 97 on it. Will it work? I guess
> I'll find out! If not, is there a conversion I should make in 2007?
> --
> Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
>
>
From: David Marcovitz on
On 4/16/10 3:43 PM, wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com wrote:
> I just created a ppt file with PPT 2007 on my Win 7 PC. I'd now like to
> xfer it to my PC XP laptop that has PPT 97 on it. Will it work? I guess
> I'll find out! If not, is there a conversion I should make in 2007?

Will it work is a difficult question to answer. Your best bet is
probably to save it in 97-2003 format because 2007 uses a different
format. There is a compatibility pack for older versions of PowerPoint
to read the 2007 format, but I'm not sure if it is available for 97.

The next problem you will have is that 2007 (and 2003, 2002, and 2000)
has new features that won't work in 97. If you used SmartArt or multiple
masters or triggered animations or any of the other newer features, they
will not work properly in 97.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
From: wolf_tracks on
On 4/16/2010 1:00 PM, David Marcovitz wrote:
> On 4/16/10 3:43 PM, wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com wrote:
>> I just created a ppt file with PPT 2007 on my Win 7 PC. I'd now like to
>> xfer it to my PC XP laptop that has PPT 97 on it. Will it work? I guess
>> I'll find out! If not, is there a conversion I should make in 2007?
>
> Will it work is a difficult question to answer. Your best bet is
> probably to save it in 97-2003 format because 2007 uses a different
> format. There is a compatibility pack for older versions of PowerPoint
> to read the 2007 format, but I'm not sure if it is available for 97.
>
> The next problem you will have is that 2007 (and 2003, 2002, and 2000)
> has new features that won't work in 97. If you used SmartArt or multiple
> masters or triggered animations or any of the other newer features, they
> will not work properly in 97.
>
> --David
>
97-2007 did the trick. Thanks. My ppt work is pretty basic.

--
Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39� 15' 7" N, 121� 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Solid waste produced to generate electricity per person
over a lifetime:
Nuclear power -- 2 pounds in a coke can
Fossil (coal) fuel -- 68.5 tons in six 12-ton RR cars

-- Power to Save the World, Gwyneth Cravens

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From: Steve Rindsberg on
Hmm. I thought the Compat Pack would only install into PPT 2000 or
higher. Does it work with PPT 97 too?

In article <e6lgk5Z3KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Michael Koerner
wrote:
> You will have to download and install the compatibility pack. How to
> do it is listed here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505 Then you
> should have no problems running your presentation.
>
> --
> Michael Koerner
> MS MVP - PowerPoint
>
>
>
> <wolf_tracks(a)invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:#NqBI0Z3KHA.5820(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > I just created a ppt file with PPT 2007 on my Win 7 PC. I'd now
> like to
> > xfer it to my PC XP laptop that has PPT 97 on it. Will it work? I
> guess
> > I'll find out! If not, is there a conversion I should make in
> 2007?
> > --
> > Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City,
> CA)
> >
> > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> > Obz Site: 39� 15' 7" N, 121� 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
> >
> >
> >


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