Microsoft KB Archive/121508

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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998

Article ID: Q121508 The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY
PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh opens Aldus Persuasion 2.1 files. PowerPoint 3.0 does not have this feature.

MORE INFORMATION
To open Aldus Persuasion 2.1 files in PowerPoint 4.0, follow these steps:


 * 1) Run PowerPoint 4.0.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Open.
 * 3) Select the Persuasion file you want to open, and click Open.

If the Persuasion file does not appear in the dialog box as expected, it is not a Persuasion 2.1 file, or the converter may not have been installed. To verify that it has been installed, follow these steps:   From the File menu, choose Open. Under List Files Of Type, click Presentations. You should see this listing: All Files Presentations All Readable Outlines Mac Persuasion 2.1  If Mac Persuasion 2.1 is not listed, the converter was not installed. Run Microsoft PowerPoint Setup and install the Mac Persuasion converter. It can be found in the Maintenance Mode Setup. Choose Add/Remove. Mac Persuasion 2.1 is under Converters, Filters and Translators: Presentation Translators.
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