Microsoft KB Archive/148561

= PPT: How to Open a PowerPoint 7.0 File in PowerPoint 4.0 =

Article ID: 148561

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c

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This article was previously published under Q148561



SUMMARY
You can open a PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0, presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 by installing a translator on the computer on which PowerPoint 4.0 is installed. The translator that you need to use is available with the PowerPoint Viewer for version 7.0.



MORE INFORMATION
To install the translator, use the following steps:
 * 1) Locate the PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer files. If you have PowerPoint 7.0 on disk, one disk is labeled "PowerPoint Viewer and Translator disk."

If you have PowerPoint 95 on CD-ROM, the files are located in the Ppview\Viewdisk folder.
 * 1) Double-click Vsetup.exe to start the Setup program.
 * 2) A dialog box appears asking if you want to install the Viewer and/or the Translator. Click the options you want to install and click OK.
 * 3) Click OK once Setup is complete.

Your computer is now set up to open PowerPoint 7.0 presentations in PowerPoint 4.0.

The PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer and Translator can be installed on computers running Windows 3.x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. The Viewer and Translator can open all of the previous versions of PowerPoint in addition to PowerPoint 7.0 (the version of PowerPoint that cannot be accessed with the translator is PowerPoint for Macintosh 2.0).

How to Obtain the PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Pptvw16.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Note PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer can be freely distributed, without any additional license.

