Microsoft KB Archive/158490

= PPT97: Error Opening Word 97 Outline =

Article ID: 158490

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158490



SYMPTOMS
If you click Slides From Outline on the Insert menu in PowerPoint and then choose a Word 97 document, you may receive an error similar to the following:

PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by



CAUSE
This error occurs if the document is open in Word at the same time you try to import it into PowerPoint.



Method 1
Close the document in Word before you use it as the outline for a presentation.

Method 2
In Word, point to Send To on the File menu and then click Microsoft PowerPoint.

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