Date: 30/07/2013 18:30:12
From: purple
ID: 358904
Subject: PPTX file

I have powerpoint installed but can’t find it when I choose “open with’ in the box.
But if I go through windows explorer PP is definitely there.
I d/l PPTX viewer but it’s not displaying well. There is no play option that I can see, and some words and titles appear to have moved from their page and are stuck over the middle of other pages.
I don’t know what to do and would appreciate help.
thanks

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Date: 30/07/2013 18:57:25
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 358929
Subject: re: PPTX file

purple said:


I have powerpoint installed but can’t find it when I choose “open with’ in the box.
But if I go through windows explorer PP is definitely there.
I d/l PPTX viewer but it’s not displaying well. There is no play option that I can see, and some words and titles appear to have moved from their page and are stuck over the middle of other pages.
I don’t know what to do and would appreciate help.
thanks

Do you have Powerpoint/Office 2007 or later? The files ending in x were introduced in the 2007 version.

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:31:24
From: purple
ID: 358959
Subject: re: PPTX file

I think its 2000. but google tells me it should be able to open it.
thinking on d/l a converter from http://www.pptx2ppt.com/viewer/pptx.html
also, I shall buy the latest M$ office. girl child will need it to get through uni I’m guessing

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:32:34
From: Divine Angel
ID: 358960
Subject: re: PPTX file

Open Office should suffice. Plus there’s a powerpoint maker/viewer in it too. Free download, no registration.

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:33:38
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 358962
Subject: re: PPTX file

purple said:


I think its 2000. but google tells me it should be able to open it.
thinking on d/l a converter from http://www.pptx2ppt.com/viewer/pptx.html
also, I shall buy the latest M$ office. girl child will need it to get through uni I’m guessing

Buy the Student version from Harvey Norman or such Purps, it’s a lot cheaper.

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:37:15
From: purple
ID: 358967
Subject: re: PPTX file

thanks peepz
I just looked at buying it (officeworks) but you can only use it on one computer.
How does it know?
(gunna check out open office now)

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:41:07
From: PM 2Ring
ID: 358974
Subject: re: PPTX file

Also see LibreOffice

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:44:43
From: PM 2Ring
ID: 358977
Subject: re: PPTX file

purple said:


I just looked at buying it (officeworks) but you can only use it on one computer.
How does it know?

From http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/infopath-help/activate-or-register-programs-in-the-microsoft-office-system-HA001118776.aspx

To continue to use all the features of your product, you need to activate your software. Microsoft Product Activation is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify that software products have been legitimately licensed. It is quick, simple, unobtrusive, and helps protect customer privacy. Product Activation works by verifying that a software program’s product key, which you must use in order to install the product, has not been used on more personal computers than intended by the software’s license.

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:45:30
From: Michael V
ID: 358979
Subject: re: PPTX file

purple said:


thanks peepz
I just looked at buying it (officeworks) but you can only use it on one computer.
How does it know?
(gunna check out open office now)
.

I use OpenOffice. It’s fine.

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Date: 30/07/2013 19:47:07
From: PM 2Ring
ID: 358981
Subject: re: PPTX file

What happens if I don’t activate?

Before you activate, you can run the software up to 50 times. After that, the software will go into Reduced Functionality mode. You will not be able to save modifications to documents or create a new document, and additional functionality might be reduced. Full functionality returns when you activate the software.

No existing files or documents will be harmed during Reduced Functionality mode.

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Date: 30/07/2013 20:00:49
From: Michael V
ID: 359009
Subject: re: PPTX file

PM 2Ring said:


Also see LibreOffice

.
Do you have experience with that?

I yesterday tried to download the latest OpenOffice several times (I had been having trouble re-sizing images, and it wanted a different Java Runtime Environment, but I have the latest…). Somehow, the download killed the download and the browser several times, so I gave up…

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Date: 30/07/2013 20:14:40
From: PM 2Ring
ID: 359020
Subject: re: PPTX file

Michael V said:


PM 2Ring said:

Also see LibreOffice

.
Do you have experience with that?

I yesterday tried to download the latest OpenOffice several times (I had been having trouble re-sizing images, and it wanted a different Java Runtime Environment, but I have the latest…). Somehow, the download killed the download and the browser several times, so I gave up…

Sort of. It’s part of this Linux distro (Mepis), but I rarely use it and I haven’t explored it thoroughly. It’s handy when I want to play with Word documents, though.

It’s annoying that Java is a problem with OpenOffice; I guess Oracle are a bit slack on that score since they handed OO over to Apache.

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Date: 30/07/2013 20:19:42
From: Michael V
ID: 359024
Subject: re: PPTX file

PM 2Ring said:


Michael V said:

PM 2Ring said:

Also see LibreOffice

.
Do you have experience with that?

I yesterday tried to download the latest OpenOffice several times (I had been having trouble re-sizing images, and it wanted a different Java Runtime Environment, but I have the latest…). Somehow, the download killed the download and the browser several times, so I gave up…

.
Sort of. It’s part of this Linux distro (Mepis), but I rarely use it and I haven’t explored it thoroughly. It’s handy when I want to play with Word documents, though.

It’s annoying that Java is a problem with OpenOffice; I guess Oracle are a bit slack on that score since they handed OO over to Apache.

.

Thanks. I might give it a try.

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