Apache OpenOffice 4.1 here, WinXP64. (yes, xp64, long story, no I won't upgrade OS...).
I created a 64-slides long presentation using AOO. I saved this to PPT with the intent of later using a shareware PPT/PPS to video converter. But first I wanted to know if Microsoft's own Powerpoint Viewer would open the file. Went to Microserf's site and downloaded what looks like the latest greatest Powerpoint Viewer for my system. It's "Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer 2007" It doesn't open it. Even while AOO 4.1 claims to save in PPT (97/2000/XP). I tried even installing the Powerpoint 97 viewer. Doesn´t open up the AOO 4.1 generated PPT either. So what version of PPT does AOO 4.1 write to? Shouldn´t the user be able to select rather than a generic, the version of the PPT generated? (I´m assuming that PPT 97 is not the same as 2000 which is not the same as XP). Perhaps the Powerpoint Viewer 2007 has developed "counter measures" to identify AOO generated files and abort?. It wouldn´t be the first or the last time, remember the infamous AARD routine... Thoughts? FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act - George Orwell ------------------------------------------- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
