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TMacK - 22 Feb 2006 07:49 GMT

Power point is listed in my "all programs",so I am assuming it is
installed.However,I cannot access things sent in this format.I have the works
suite CD..if I have to install it,would it be from there??Forgive my lack of
computer savy...I'm one of those newbies!

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Mary Sauer - 22 Feb 2006 10:54 GMT

PowerPoint is not part of Works. Maybe you have a trial version of Office??
There are PowerPoint viewers.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=powerpoint%20vie
wer&DisplayLang=en

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> Power point is listed in my "all programs",so I am assuming it is
> installed.However,I cannot access things sent in this format.I have the works
> suite CD..if I have to install it,would it be from there??Forgive my lack of
> computer savy...I'm one of those newbies!

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TMacK - 22 Feb 2006 18:47 GMT

Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does not have a
program associated with it for performing this action.Create an assn in the
folders option control panel" Say what??I am cursed with only having dial
up,so if I don't infact have PP,don't think I'll bother for now.Why would it
be listed in my all programs?

> PowerPoint is not part of Works. Maybe you have a trial version of Office??
> There are PowerPoint viewers.
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> > suite CD..if I have to install it,would it be from there??Forgive my lack of
> > computer savy...I'm one of those newbies!

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Gordon - 22 Feb 2006 18:56 GMT

> Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does not have a
> program associated with it for performing this action.Create an assn in the
> folders option control panel" Say what??I am cursed with only having dial
> up,so if I don't infact have PP,don't think I'll bother for now.

Find a CD on magazine with Open Office 2 on it - you will be able to
view, edit, create and save PowerPoint files. And it's free.

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TMacK - 22 Feb 2006 22:07 GMT

Sorry Gordon,I don't understand"find a CD on magazine"...could you explain
for this newbie??Thanx

> > Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does not have a
> > program associated with it for performing this action.Create an assn in the
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Find a CD on magazine with Open Office 2 on it - you will be able to
> view, edit, create and save PowerPoint files. And it's free.

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Gordon - 23 Feb 2006 08:06 GMT

> Sorry Gordon,I don't understand"find a CD on magazine"...could you
> explain for this newbie??Thanx

Computing Magazines generally have a CD on the cover with Software on - you
should be able to find one with Open office on - it will save you a 97MB
download on dial-up!

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Mike Hyndman - 22 Feb 2006 23:26 GMT

>> Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does not
>> have a
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Find a CD on magazine with Open Office 2 on it - you will be able to
> view, edit, create and save PowerPoint files. And it's free.

http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/01/problems_with_o.html
MH

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Gordon - 23 Feb 2006 08:03 GMT

>>> Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does
>>> not have a
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> http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/01/problems_with_o.html
> MH

That article doesn't ACTUALLY say what the "bugs" are - he just says "there
are a lot of them". I have never had any problems with the current version
of Open Office that I didn't get with MS Office. the OO mailing list (which
is a high-volume one) doesn't contain many complaints about bugs either -
and I would have thought THAT was the first place they would have been
raised.

Anyway, how is your link relevant to the OP? Open Office WILL open, edit and
save PowerPoint files successfully, which is what the OP wanted.

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Gordon - 23 Feb 2006 11:45 GMT

>>> Really didn't figure it was...The message I get is "this file does not
>>> have a
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/01/problems_with_o.html
> MH

Quit posting this rubbish - it's only ONE opinion out of THOUSANDS and
THOUSANDS - and it's NOT relevant to the OP.

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