Microsoft KB Archive/63049

Using the Windows/Macintosh PowerPoint Translator PSS ID Number: Q63049 Article last modified on 09-25-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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WINDOWS

Summary:

Microsoft has made available the Apple File Exchange Translator, which enables you to convert Windows PowerPoint files into Macintosh PowerPoint files and vice versa. Apple File Exchange is a program that can be found on your Macintosh Utilities 2 Disk. To use the translator, do the following:


 * 1) Copy the PowerPoint translator file and Apple File Exchange into the same folder.
 * 2) Double-click the Apple File Exchange icon. This loads the Apple File Exchange program and presents you with a screen containing two small windows and a set of buttons.
 * 3) In the left-hand window, locate the file to be translated. If the file is on a DOS-formatted disk, insert that disk (you must have a high-density FDHD disk drive to do this).
 * 4) In the right-hand window, specify the destination for the translated file by opening the appropriate folder. If the desired destination is a DOS-formatted disk, insert that disk now (you must have a high-density FDHD disk drive to do this).
 * 5) Depending on the type of translation you are doing, you will see “Mac to DOS,” “DOS to Mac,” or “Mac to Mac” appear in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click this menu and choose Other Translations.
 * 6) You will be presented with a list of possible translations. Choose either PowerPoint Mac To Windows or PowerPoint Windows To Mac (depending on the type of translation desired). Click OK.
 * 7) In the left-hand window, select the file to be translated and click the Translate button.
 * 8) The file is then translated and placed in the designated destination folder or disk.

More Information:

If your PowerPoint file contains large or complex images, you should allow the Apple File Exchange program as much memory as possible. This can be achieved by turning off MultiFinder, removing extra fonts, Desk Accessories, start up programs (inits), and Control Panel devices, and by turning off your RAM cache.

The PowerPoint translator for Apple File Exchange is available from Microsoft’s Sales and Information Center by calling (800) 426-9400.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.