Microsoft KB Archive/125731

PPT4: Power Mac Persuasion Converter Requires QuickTime

PSS ID Number: Q125731 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

macintosh:4.0

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Power Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you try to open an Aldus Persuasion 2.1 presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 for the Power Macintosh, you may receive the following error message:

Sorry, this file is not a PowerPoint presentation.

You may be able to open the same file using the standard Macintosh release of PowerPoint 4.0.

= CAUSE =

This problem occurs if you do not have the following items in your Extensions folder:

QuickTime QuickTime PowerPlug

= STATUS =

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= RESOLUTION =

Install the QuickTime and QuickTime PowerPlug extensions from your System CD-ROM or floppy disks and then restart your computer. The Persuasion converter will work correctly.

NOTE: The Persuasion converter that ships with PowerPoint for the Macintosh (that is, the non-Power Macintosh version) does not require the QuickTime or QuickTime PowerPlug extensions.

The third-party products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 4.00 powermac pdi Persuasion 2.1 library 680XX cannot unable translator translate ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbdta Version : macintosh:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.