Microsoft KB Archive/59367

Transferring Files Between PC and Macintosh PowerPoint PSS ID Number: Q59367 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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Summary:

The article below discusses using Apple’s Apple File Exchange program to convert PowerPoint files between the PC and the Macintosh. The second of the two basic methods depend on whether or not the Macintosh is equipped with a High Density Drive or Super Drive (FDHD). These drives come standard on the Macintosh SE/30, IIc, IIcx, and all other Macintosh computers manufactured after September 1989. Apple’s new High Density Drives have the ability to read and write to MS-DOS 720K and 1.44K 3.5-inch disk formats.

More Information:

To Transfer from Macintosh to PC Without the High Density Drive (FDHD)

 * 1) Launch the Apple File Exchange program.
 * 2) Select the document to be translated on one side of the dialog box.
 * 3) Select the destination drive/folder on the other side.
 * 4) From the Mac To Mac menu, choose PowerPoint Mac To Windows.
 * 5) Choose the Translate button.
 * 6) Transfer the translated file to MS-DOS disk format using any one of the many methods available, including direct connection, modem transfer, LAN connection, or special third-party disk drive.

To Transfer from PC to Macintosh Without the High Density Drive (FDHD)

 * 1) Transfer the original file to Macintosh disk format using any one the many methods available, including direct connection, modem transfer, LAN connection, or special third-party disk drive.
 * 2) Launch the Apple File Exchange program.
 * 3) Select the document to be translated on one side of the dialog.
 * 4) Select the destination drive/folder on the other side.
 * 5) From the Mac To Mac menu, choose PowerPoint Windows To Mac.
 * 6) Choose the Translate button.

To Transfer from Macintosh to PC Using the High Density Drive (FDHD)

 * 1) Launch the Apple File Exchange program.
 * 2) Insert an MS-DOS formatted disk in the High Density Drive.
 * 3) Select the document to be translated on one side of the dialog box.
 * 4) Select the MS-DOS formatted disk as the destination drive.
 * 5) From the Mac To PC menu, choose PowerPoint Mac To Windows.
 * 6) Choose the Translate button.

To Transfer from PC to Macintosh Using the High Density Drive (FDHD)

 * 1) Launch the Apple File Exchange program.
 * 2) Insert the MS-DOS formatted disk containing the document.
 * 3) Select the document to be translated on one side of the dialog box.
 * 4) Select the destination drive/folder on the other side.
 * 5) From the PC To Mac menu, choose PowerPoint Windows To Mac.
 * 6) Choose the Translate button.

Without a Macintosh equipped with a High Density Drive (FDHD), there is no way to directly use an MS-DOS formatted disk in a Macintosh or a Macintosh formatted disk in an IBM or IBM-compatible computer because of the difference in formats. However, the following devices and software exist that will allow you to work around this incompatibility:


 * 1) Special drives that can be connected to a computer that can read or write using a different disk format. For example, a Daynafile is a DOS-formatted disk drive that can plug into a Macintosh.
 * 2) Special hardware or software can be used to enhance the capability of your existing hardware. For example, The Copy II PC Deluxe Option Board lets you read and write Macintosh data files with the 3.5-inch internal drive of your PC. DOS Mounter, a utility program by Dayna, allows you to read and write to MS-DOS formatted disks on a Macintosh equipped with a High Density Drive.
 * 3) Macintosh and PC communications programs can transfer files between platforms using modems connected to each machine. To maintain file integrity, the file must be sent and received using the XMODEM DATA (Binary) protocol.
 * 4) Direct or network connections between the PC and Macintosh, running the necessary software, allows simulation of a PC disk on the Macintosh or a Macintosh disk on the PC. Some examples of this are the TOPS network and LapLink Mac.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.