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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / June 2006Opening E-mail Attachment
Thanks to the help given here, I'm able to open my PowerPoint Slide Shows. However, I can't open a .pps extension directly from an e- mail attachment. I have to save it.....saving it any place then allows me to open it. I'll double click on the attachment and I see a box stating "Do you want to open this file?" It states that it's going to open it with Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show. I have a choice between clicking on "Open" or "Cancel". When I click on "Open", I get a pop-up box that states: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel." As I stated, if I save the attachment ANY WHERE, I can then open it in the PowerPoint Slide Show Viewer. What am I doing wrong ? Thanks, David Take a look here: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00341.htm Hope this helps!!!  SignatureJohn Fallon Instructional Technology Evangelist for PPT4Teachers.com Where Instruction and Technology meet for Teachers and the Classroom http://www.ppt4teachers.com > Thanks to the help given here, I'm able to open my PowerPoint Slide Shows. > However, I can't open a .pps extension directly from an e- mail attachment. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks, > David John, thank you. However the link you suggested pertains to Presentations being attached to e-mail and changing the extension from PPT to PPS. This still gets me back to my problem of not being able to open the PPS extension when attached to e-mail without first saving it to any place in my computer. David > Take a look here: > http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00341.htm [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Thanks, >> David When you click on the paperclip do you not get the filename of the attachment and the option to save the attachment? If you click on the filename you will get the option to open it. Signature<>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<> <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><> <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><> <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><> Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] | Thanks to the help given here, I'm able to open my PowerPoint Slide Shows. | However, I can't open a .pps extension directly from an e- mail attachment. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] | Thanks, | David Thanks for your comments. However, if you'll go back and read my post, you'll see my problem isn't identifying the file name nor the option to save or open it. The problem is , when I try to open the PPS attachment directly from the e-mail attachment, it won't open directly........I have to save it some place (ANY place) before it'll open. Otherwise I get the error message mentioned in my post.....which is: << "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel." >> I do have a program associated with it because I can open it from any saved location.....just not directly from the e-mail that has the attachment. I use Outlook Express for e-mail. I feel that there must be a setting I'm missing......being a novice, I just don't know where to look. Thanks again, David > When you click on the paperclip do you not get the filename of the > attachment and the option to save the attachment? If you click on the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > | Thanks, > | David Save the file , then right click on it, select properties, set the opens with option to whatever you have on your system, the PowerPoint viewer or the full version of PowerPoint Signature<>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<> <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><> <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><> <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><> Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] | Thanks for your comments. However, if you'll go back and read my post, | you'll see my problem isn't identifying the file name nor the option to save [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] | > | Thanks, | > | David Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying Windows XP SP2 http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00657.htm Also, see John Langhans's posts in this thread: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.powerpoint/browse_thread/thread/ aa6bb8f75190b43c/aa012bbc69fbba1e?lnk=st&q=langhans+%22outlook+express%22+group% 3Amicrosoft.public.powerpoint&rnum=1&hl=en#aa012bbc69fbba1e I realize that these threads discuss the PPT Viewer, not the full version of PPT, but I don't see where you mentioned which you're using. If this is happening with the full version of PPT, then it's probably some security setting somewhere for your email client. You know, like the one that blocks EXE and ZIP files from Outlook.... SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com > Thanks to the help given here, I'm able to open my PowerPoint Slide Shows. > However, I can't open a .pps extension directly from an e- mail [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks, > David Thank you. I think you've finally pointed me in the right direction!! It always amazes me that people like yourself seem to know where to go for the solutions to problems. I only downloaded the PPS Viewer. The only reason was a friend sent me an attachment with the .pps extension and I couldn't open it. I have no reason to have the full PPT or the PPS...just the PPS Viewer. When I purchased this computer from Dell 6 months ago It had the Windows XP installed and the SP2. I'll let you know how I make out. Thanks again. David > Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after > applying Windows XP SP2 [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> Thanks, >> David Echo S, Thank you, you're amazing! I went to where you suggested, downloaded and then ran "Shyam Pillai's Power Point Viewer Registry Fix. And, the problem's fixed!! Pls. send me your invoice as an attachment. If I can open it, I'll pay it immediately :) Again, thank you very much. David > Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after > applying Windows XP SP2 [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> Thanks, >> David > Echo S, > Thank you, you're amazing! I went to where you suggested, downloaded > and then ran "Shyam Pillai's Power Point Viewer Registry Fix. And, the > problem's fixed!! I'm very glad to hear that! > Pls. send me your invoice as an attachment. If I can open it, I'll pay it > immediately :) LOL! > Again, thank you very much. You're very welcome, David. Thanks for the thanks! SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com Echo S. I too thank you immensely as I have tried without luck for months and even getting no help from a computer software specialist. I now can open up the OE pps file attachments directly. A simply solution but not easy to detect w/o your good help. Thanks again. > Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying > Windows XP SP2 [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Thanks, > > David I have MS Outlook Express V6. I just downloaded PP Viewer, 2003. Is there a fix to allow me to open the slide shows by simply clicking on the attachment in Outlook Express, or do I have to save every one of them first? Thanks for your help. SignatureRetired > Thanks to the help given here, I'm able to open my PowerPoint Slide Shows. > However, I can't open a .pps extension directly from an e- mail attachment. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks, > David Have you installed the Viewer? If so find one of your PowerPoint presentations and make sure that the file association point towards the PowerPoint viewer. Once that is done, selecting open in OE will open the presentation in the viewer. Signature<>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<> <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><> <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><> <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><> Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] |I have MS Outlook Express V6. I just downloaded PP Viewer, 2003. Is there | a fix to allow me to open the slide shows by simply clicking on the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] | > Thanks, | > David Thx for the quick response. I believe the Viewer installed successfully. I displays in my "Add or Remove" programs Control Panel listin, and I have the PP Viewer Icon on my desktop. Not sure what you mean when you say make sure the file association points towards the PP Viewer. The error message I get when clicking on the attachment in Outlook Express is "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options panel." How do I do this or what it is that you are recommending. Thanks in advance. SignatureRetired > Have you installed the Viewer? If so find one of your PowerPoint > presentations and make sure that the file association point towards the [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > | > Thanks, > | > David > Thx for the quick response. I believe the Viewer installed successfully. I > displays in my "Add or Remove" programs Control Panel listin, and I have the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > association in the folder options panel." How do I do this or what it is that > you are recommending. Thanks in advance. Have a look here: Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying Windows XP SP2 http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00657.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Steve, I downloaded the fix, and extracted it, but it doesn't seem to run. In fact, I can't find it using the the MS Search function. Windows said it was extracted to C:Documents and settings\Stu Pinkerton\local settings\temporary internet files\content.IE5\RH56hv37\PVREGFIX[1]. What to do? Thanks again in advance for your help SignatureRetired > > Thx for the quick response. I believe the Viewer installed successfully. I > > displays in my "Add or Remove" programs Control Panel listin, and I have the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Steve, I downloaded the fix, and extracted it, but it doesn't seem to run. > In fact, I can't find it using the the MS Search function. Windows said it > was extracted to C:Documents and settings\Stu Pinkerton\local > settings\temporary internet files\content.IE5\RH56hv37\PVREGFIX[1]. What to > do? Thanks again in advance for your help Hmm. Sounds like Windows is being its usual bad self and hiding stuff. Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00781.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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