This is normal behavior in any version of Microsoft PowerPoint when saving a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) as
a PowerPoint Show (.pps).
You will need to start Microsoft PowerPoint first, then open the PowerPoint Show.
Click "Start" (a.k.a. the Start Menu).
Point to "Programs".
Point to "Microsoft Office".
Click on "Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003".
After Microsoft PowerPoint has loaded, click on the "File" menu, then click "Open".
In the Files of type box, select "Presentations and Shows".
It might help to change the current view to "Details" by selecting it from the views icon (which is to the
left of the Tools menu in the Open dialog box).
If you don't see the Type column, right click on the "Name" column and click on "Type".
Now find and single click on the Microsoft PowerPoint Show, then click "Open".
Alternatively, you can double-click the Microsoft PowerPoint Show to open it.
On the "File" menu, click "Save As...".
In the Save as type box, select "Presentation", and then click "Save".
The difference between a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) and a PowerPoint Show (.pps) is how the file opens
when double-clicked in Windows Explorer. The default action for opening a PowerPoint Show when double-clicked
in Windows Explorer is to open it in Microsoft PowerPoint in Slide Show mode.
In addition, there is a small difference in file size between a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) and a
PowerPoint Show (.pps) when saved using both formats in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Alternatively, you could just change the extension from .pps to .ppt. This method does little (if any) harm to
your PowerPoint Presentation.
NOTE: There is no difference in how PowerPoint Presentations (.ppt), PowerPoint Shows (.pps), and PowerPoint
Templates (.pot) open in the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. This is because the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer is
only that, a viewer.
