[Isu570-f08-rpf] Please send .ppt files, not the newer .pptx. Send them now.

[Bob Futrelle]

The viewer does not support Mac OS X, so it won't work for me.  Like
many people in the world, I'm using Office 2004 for the Mac. The .pptx
files are in a new XML-based format, which is a radical move away from
the earlier formats.  Luckily, Apple's Keynote app can handle it.

It's always good to avoid problems for others by sending them versions
of files that they have a good chance of opening.  Remember the user!

- Professor Futrelle

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Brian Oley <brian.oley at gmail.com> wrote:
> As a heads up in case it becomes an issue for some people, Microsoft does
> offer a free windows application for viewing newer powerpoint files which
> can be found here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048dc840-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485&displaylang=en
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Bob Futrelle <bob.futrelle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Older Excel versions cannot open .pptx files at all.
>>
>> I did have pretty good luck opening .pptx with my Apple Keynote
>> presentation system.
>>
>> The solution is to save a copy as .ppt. That should work fine.
>>
>> So there can be problems - it's important to get yours sent so
>> there'll be time for me to give feedback, on formatting especially.  I
>> have eight of the twelve and it's already after 9pm. (I think one
>> student may have to present next Friday. That would make eight of
>> eleven handed in, three to go.)
>>
>>  - Professor Futrelle
>>
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