Microsoft KB Archive/180056

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PPT97: How to Obtain the PowerPoint Viewer for 16-Bit Systems

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Q180056

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has made available a PowerPoint Viewer for 16-bit Operating Systems (Windows 3.1). You can use the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer to display PowerPoint slide shows under Windows 3.1 if you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer. PowerPoint Viewer is available as a self-extracting archive in the Microsoft Download Center.

To install PowerPoint Viewer for 16-bit Operating Systems, download the following file from the Microsoft Download Center and then double-click the Ppview16.exe file to start the Setup program:

"Ppview16.exe" For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

MORE INFORMATION
PowerPoint Viewer for 16-bit Operating Systems includes import converters for the following presentation file formats:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows and Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows and Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2.0 for Windows and Macintosh

NOTE: PowerPoint Viewer for 16-bit Operating Systems does not read native PowerPoint 97 and 7.0 files. Instead, it converts PowerPoint 97 and 7.0 presentations to the PowerPoint 4.0 format and then displays the slide show. Because the files are converted to PowerPoint 4.0 format, some features that are available in PowerPoint 97 and 7.0 but not in PowerPoint 4.0 may be lost.

For best results, you should save the presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format from within PowerPoint 97 or 7.0. To do this, click Save As on the File menu, and select PowerPoint 4.0 in the Save as type box.

Microsoft encourages users to copy the PowerPoint Viewer file freely and distribute it to friends and co-workers along with presentations they have created in the PowerPoint format.