What is the Standard for Designating a Powerpoint File on a Websit

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AlixE - 07 Dec 2007 17:01 GMT

When I add a pdf on a website, I type (PDF) after it so people will know it
is a pdf file.

With Powerpoint, is the standard to type (PPT)? Is there a symbol to put
with it like Adobe has for a pdf?

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Steve Rindsberg - 07 Dec 2007 18:38 GMT

> When I add a pdf on a website, I type (PDF) after it so people will know it
> is a pdf file.
>
> With Powerpoint, is the standard to type (PPT)?

If it's saved as a PowerPoint Presentation (ie with a PPT extension), yes.

If you choose to save it as a PowerPoint show (PPS extension), you might want
to use PPS instead.

On the other hand, PPT is a very common abbreviation for PowerPoint as well as
being the actual file extension. PPS isn't so familiar to most folk.

So it depends on what you're trying to convey. If it's just "Here's a
PowerPoint file of some kind" ... I'd go with PPT.

> Is there a symbol to put
> with it like Adobe has for a pdf?

I think Adobe supplies that icon if you want to include a link to their free
Reader, not for more general use. MS doesn't have anything like that for
PowerPoint. In theory you could grab a screenshot of a PPT file icon; I'm not
sure MS' legal department would approve of that though.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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AlixE - 07 Dec 2007 20:00 GMT

Thanks so much Steve!

Alix

> > When I add a pdf on a website, I type (PDF) after it so people will know it
> > is a pdf file.
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