File types and powerpoint

[William S.]

Please help! I have an annual report published to the web in 2003 Publisher.
Embedded in this presentation are powerpoint presentations. These powerpoint
files are maintained on our web server. Problem-the powerpoint presentations
work fine on computers with the powerpoint program, but with ones with just
the powerpoint reader; the file is not recognized as a ppt or pps. It can be
saved and then opened with the program in the dialog box. For the readers of
the report, this will not work. Any help here would be appreciated.

 

[William S.]

Yes

I don't understand where Publisher fits into this or in what format this is all
published to the web.

But it sounds as though somewhere along the line there are links to PowerPoint
files. When users who DO have PPT installed click the links, it works as
expected. When users who only have the free Viewer click the links, they get a
dialog box from their browser asking what to do with the file; there they can
specify the viewer IF they know they're supposed to do that but most don't.

Does that sum it up accurately?



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