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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / May 2008No text converter is installed for this file type
I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it pops up a an error message 'Powerpoint can't read the outline from file name. No text converter is installed for this file type'. Does anyone had similar problem but had already been resolved. Please note that Office 2007 Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. Are you sure it's a PowerPoint file? I've seen that message, when someone tries to open a PDF (with the wrong file extension) in PowerPoint. So renaming the extension to .PDF and opening in Adobe Reader might be worth a try. Best regards, Ute  SignatureUte Simon Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team Schon gesehen? www.ppt-user.de/blogger und www.ppt-tv.de >I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it >pops [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if > re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. Since PowerPoint says it cannot read the outline, is this a word processing document or text file? SignatureGeetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP http://www.indezine.com http://www.ppted.com > I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it pops > up a an error message 'Powerpoint can't read the outline from file name. No > text converter is installed for this file type'. Does anyone had similar > problem but had already been resolved. Please note that Office 2007 > Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if > re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. Whenever I've gotten this error message, it's meant the file is completely hosed. I've not been able to get any of the infomation out of it. I know that's not what you wanted to hear... You could try the things mentioned here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx It's not been updated for 2007. Insert | Slides from File is now on the Home tab | New Slide | Reuse Slides. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx >I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it >pops [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if > re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. Daniel, ¿PowerPoint version? Did you follow the advice? in http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=941b3470 -3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466 regarding... -please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update *before* downloading the Compatibility Pack. Have you tested with *more than one* presentation? http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q=powerpoint+filetype%3Apptx&meta= Can you save as pptx or ppts? Very cordialmente Enric SignatureEnric Mañas [PowerPoint MVP] >I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it >pops [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if > re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. I have the same problem. Its a Windows Vista with office 2003 and office 2007 converter installed (and updates). I have tested with a Word 2007 file and it works. I have tried to open the pptx file on a computer that has powerpoint 2007 and it works. I have tried to convert the file to powerpoint 97/2003 format it works But as soon as I try to open the pptx file on the vista machine with office 2003 and 2007 converter I get the "PowerPoint can't read the outline from filename. No text converter is installed for this file type." But I'm sorry to say I have yet no solution. > I have a file that a user wants to open in Powerpoint, but everytime it pops > up a an error message 'Powerpoint can't read the outline from file name. No > text converter is installed for this file type'. Does anyone had similar > problem but had already been resolved. Please note that Office 2007 > Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if > re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. ooooooh, you know, that rings a bell. The compatibility packs don't work unless all critical Windows updates have been applied -- to Windows. I don't know if there were any Vista patches required (there shouldn't have been, I don't think), but it would be worth trying. See if installing all the latest Vista patches and service packs resolves it. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx >I have the same problem. > Its a Windows Vista with office 2003 and office 2007 converter installed [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if >> re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. Maybe this will shed some light? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924074 SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx > ooooooh, you know, that rings a bell. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> Compatibility pack was installed and re-installed because to test if >>> re-install works or not. Thanks in advance. |
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