reading pptx files with ppt 2004

[mweseley]

Version: 2004 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) When I get .pptx files in emails I cannot open them. I can see them in quick view. When I try to open them it sends me to a microsoft web site that wants me to download 2004 - which I have.

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

Version: 2004 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) When I get .pptx
files in emails I cannot open them. I can see them in quick view. When I
try to open them it sends me to a microsoft web site that wants me to
download 2004 - which I have.

In PowerPoint, use Help > Check for updates. You should apply all
updates in succession until there are no more updates to install. One of
the updates will allow Office 2004 to open the new file format.

You can also manually download the updates from the Microsoft web site,
but be sure to apply the right ones in order if you do that.

-Jim

 

[mweseley]

> > Version: 2004 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) When I get .pptx
> > files in emails I cannot open them. I can see them in quick view. When I
> > try to open them it sends me to a microsoft web site that wants me to
> > download 2004 - which I have.

>
> In PowerPoint, use Help > Check for updates. You should apply all
> updates in succession until there are no more updates to install. One of
> the updates will allow Office 2004 to open the new file format.
>
> You can also manually download the updates from the Microsoft web site,
> but be sure to apply the right ones in order if you do that.
>
> -Jim
>
> --
> Jim Gordon
> Mac MVP
> Co-author of Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies
> http://tinyurl.com/Office-2008-for-Dummies
>

I did this and installed the one update that I needed. The problem still persists.

 

[CyberTaz]

IIRC, the 11.5.0 update enabled menus access to opening OXML files if the
converter is installed, but I don't believe the Converter was actually
supplied by way of AutoUpdate... I think you have to download it separately:

<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx?pid=Mactopia_AddTools&fid=4DD4B
C05-1217-497E-8F65-4347F2544ED6#viewer>

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac