Microsoft KB Archive/176390

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PPT97: How to View PowerPoint 97 and 98 Files on Windows 3.x

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Q176390

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

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SUMMARY
To open or view a Microsoft PowerPoint 97 presentation on a computer running Windows 3.x that has PowerPoint 4.0 or the PowerPoint Viewer (16-bit) installed, you can install the PowerPoint 97 translator for PowerPoint 4.0.

NOTE: Currently there are no plans to create a PowerPoint 97 Viewer for Windows 3.x.

Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality and product design. You are invited to submit suggestions by filling out the form at the following Microsoft Web site:

"http://www.microsoft.com/regwiz/regwiz.asp"

MORE INFORMATION
You can download the PowerPoint 97 translator for PowerPoint 4.0 from the following Microsoft web site:

"http://www.microsoft.com/PowerPoint/FreeStuff/Cnv_Overview.htm" For additional information about downloading the PowerPoint Viewer (16- bit), please see the following article in the Knowledge Base:

"Q112827 PPT97: PowerPoint Viewer (16-Bit) Available from Online Services" Additional query words: ppview pptview pp4 pp7 pp98 pp97 pp8 95 error opening unable open type read

Keywords : kbviewer

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt97 kbPowerPt97Search