I have a Toshiba Satellite that came with Windows XP and Microsoft Works
installed and I have all the latest updates. Why can't I open a Windows PPS
document with this software. Does this mean I have to purchase an Office
software program just to look at a PPS presentation on my Notebook? That does
not seem right.

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http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.powerpoint

There is a free PowerPoint Viewer that Microsoft provides for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
(this link might wrap-around).

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

"southrun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a Toshiba Satellite that came with Windows XP and Microsoft Works
> installed and I have all the latest updates. Why can't I open a Windows
> PPS
> document with this software. Does this mean I have to purchase an Office
> software program just to look at a PPS presentation on my Notebook? That
> does
> not seem right.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.powerpoint

Download Free PowerPoint Viewers
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00153.htm


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"southrun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EB0288C4-DB72-4CDA-A92D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a Toshiba Satellite that came with Windows XP and Microsoft Works
> installed and I have all the latest updates. Why can't I open a Windows
> PPS
> document with this software. Does this mean I have to purchase an Office
> software program just to look at a PPS presentation on my Notebook? That
> does
> not seem right.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.powerpoint