Microsoft KB Archive/124821

PPT4: Can’t Open Japanese PowerPoint 4.0 File in US Version

PSS ID Number: Q124821 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you open a file that has been saved from a Japanese version of PowerPoint 4.0 in either the American or other non-Asian international version of PowerPoint, you may get the following error message:

Sorry, the file cannot be opened by this version of PowerPoint.

= CAUSE =

The file structure for Japanese PowerPoint 4.0 presentations is different from other versions of PowerPoint 4.0.

= RESOLUTION =

To convert the file properly, you must reopen the file in the Japanese version of PowerPoint and save it as a PowerPoint 4.0 U.S. file.


 * 1) Open the file in the Japanese version of PowerPoint 4.0.
 * 2) From the File menu, choose Save As.
 * 3) From the Save File As Type list, select PowerPoint 4.0 US.
 * 4) In the filename box, type a new name, select the appropriate disk drive, and choose OK.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c Japan fail fails unable wrong foreign japanese ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.