Microsoft KB Archive/188372

PPT98: How to View PowerPoint 98 Files on Windows 3.x

PSS ID Number: Q188372 Article last modified on 06-26-1998

MACINTOSH:98

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition == 

= SUMMARY =

To open or view a Microsoft PowerPoint 98 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:

ARTICLE-ID: Q112827 TITLE : PPT: PowerPoint Viewer (16-Bit) Available from Online Services

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