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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / July 2008I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007. Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format. Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] -------------- http://pschmid.net *** Outlook 2007 Performance Update: http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 *** Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote *** Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007. bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out my old version of office 2000. > Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to > open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007. You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to large to email.  SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint > bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out > my [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint >> > 2007. I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate responses! > You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on > their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >> > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint > >> > 2007. How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the material is sensitive. SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint >I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always > use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >> > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint >> >> > 2007. Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations- and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I´m glad to have it tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office. Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10 years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not in europe ;-((((( We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem in this and any later office-version as a main feature for business-customers. > How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy > to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >> >> > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint > >> >> > 2007. Originally, I was under the impression that it was only one file. Unfortunately since I no longer have Office 2003 on my system, I can no longer work with 95 files. But you can if what you say is true that you have Office 2003 on your system. To open a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 95, the file must first be saved to the PowerPoint 95 format. 1.. In Office PowerPoint 2003, on the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type box, click PowerPoint 95. 2.. Click Save SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations- and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I´m glad to have it tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office. Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10 years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not in europe ;-((((( We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem in this and any later office-version as a main feature for business-customers. "Michael Koerner" wrote: > How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy > to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the > material is sensitive. > > -- > Michael Koerner > MS MVP - PowerPoint > > > "dwk" <dwk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C8DED45A-A0E1-4DFC-B5BE-ABE97F0EC9D7@microsoft.com... > >I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always > > use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate > > responses! > > > > "Michael Koerner" wrote: > > > >> You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on > >> their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to > >> large to email. > >> > >> -- > >> Michael Koerner > >> MS MVP - PowerPoint > >> > >> > >> "dwk" <dwk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:CD5A53AE-B49F-4762-8EF1-7B7C1D546E8A@microsoft.com... > >> > bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped > >> > out > >> > my > >> > old version of office 2000. > >> > > >> > "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to > >> >> open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format. > >> >> > >> >> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP] > >> >> -------------- > >> >> http://pschmid.net > >> >> *** > >> >> Outlook 2007 Performance Update: > >> >> http://pschmid.net/blog/2007/04/13/105 > >> >> Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80 > >> >> *** > >> >> Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize > >> >> RibbonCustomizer Add-In: > >> >> http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer > >> >> OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote > >> >> *** > >> >> Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed > >> >> > >> >> "dwk" <dwk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:DA6F970E-531C-456D-968A-308B749927D5@microsoft.com: > >> >> > >> >> > I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint > >> >> > 2007. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > I have this problem as well (although maybe a hundred files instead of thousands). The problem is BACKWARD compatibility, not the usual problem of forward compatibility. My Office 2003, running under Vista, will NOT open any PowerPoint files created before 2002. I have the same problem on my work machine, which is running Office 2007 under Windows XP. The problem, so far, seems to be limited to PowerPoint--I do not have the same problem with Word files. I have searched in vain for a solution. PLEASE give us a fix for this problem--it's huge. Karen O'Quin Professor > Originally, I was under the impression that it was only one file. Unfortunately since I no longer have Office 2003 on my system, I can no longer work with 95 files. But you can if what you say is true that you have Office 2003 on your system. > [quoted text clipped - 93 lines] > > > > > I have this problem as well (although maybe a hundred files instead of > thousands). The problem is BACKWARD compatibility, not the usual > problem of forward compatibility. My Office 2003, running under > Vista, will NOT open any PowerPoint files created before 2002. I > have the same problem on my work machine, which is running Office > 2007 under Windows XP. (...) Office 2003 with Service Pack 2? Can you try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941636/en-us SignatureMit vielen Grüßen Pia Bork MVP PowerPoint http://www.ppt-faq.de Pia, this does not help: using this merely takes away the security-restrictions; we´ve tryed that. The problem is that Microsoft has not implemented any converter for those elder file-types in 2007. But as Microsoft wrote: we users may learn that our content is limited by decisions from MS. This mean, merely as long accessible as Microsoft is willing to allow us to do so. I´m very curious how long it will take until EU-Commission or US-authorities will watch this as using market-power against customers. > > I have this problem as well (although maybe a hundred files instead of > > thousands). The problem is BACKWARD compatibility, not the usual [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Office 2003 with Service Pack 2? Can you try this: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941636/en-us > Pia, this does not help: using this merely takes away the > security-restrictions; we´ve tryed that. The problem is that Microsoft has [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I´m very curious how long it will take until EU-Commission or US-authorities > will watch this as using market-power against customers. I wouldn't hold my breath. It's rare that programs read files from more than a few versions back; I've never heard of the government stepping in and demanding that they do so. If it's in the company's competitive and financial interests to make it happen, they'll do so. Otherwise no. Realistically, how many people do you imagine are still using files from PowerPoint 95 and earlier (from 12 or more years ago)? I doubt very much that it'd be worth MS' time and money to build the converter, particularly when anyone with a copy of an earlier version of PPT can convert the files to something that 2007 can read. There's a macro here that'll automate it in fact: Batch re-save presentations; update older presentations to newer PowerPoint version http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00740.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Live and in personable in the Help Center at PowerPoint Live Sept 21-24, San Diego CA, USA www.pptlive.com |
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