Microsoft KB Archive/141845

PPT4: Read-Only Message When Opening PowerPoint Presentations

PSS ID Number: Q141845 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0; macintosh:4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation created with an earlier or different platform version of PowerPoint, you may receive a message similar to one the following:

This presentation is from a previous version of PowerPoint. It will be updated to the current version and opened as read-only.

-or-

This presentation is from a previous version of PowerPoint. If you save it, it will be updated to the current version.

-or-

This is a Windows PowerPoint file. It will be translated and opened as read-only.

-or-

This is a Macintosh PowerPoint file. It will be translated and opened as read-only.

= CAUSE =

These messages indicate that PowerPoint is opening a copy of the presentation.

= RESOLUTION =

You can work with these files as you would any PowerPoint file. To eliminate the read-only message, save the presentation in the current version of PowerPoint.

NOTE: When you click Save (on the File menu) you may receive a message stating:

This file is read-only.

Your only option is to click OK, after which the Save As dialog box will appear. It is recommend to give the presentation a different name to preserve the original presentation.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For additional information on error messages while translating file, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q88082 TITLE : PPT: Error Opening Untranslated Presentation

ARTICLE-ID: Q141522 TITLE : PPT4: Error Opening PowerPoint 7.0 Files in Mac PowerPoint

Additional query words: 4.00 m_powerpt w_powerpt mppt wppt ppt4 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbdta Version : windows:4.0; macintosh:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.