PPT filter to open Lotus Freelance Graphics (*.pre) files

[Guest]

Does anyone know of or where I can find a filter to open Lotus Freelance
Graphics (*.pre) files with PowerPoint?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Deb & Pete

see
Converting from Freelance to PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00345.htm

and for good measure
Converting XXX presentations to PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00447.htm


Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but...
I went to add/remove programs, used the change option for my currently
installed MS Office and looked around inside office and all of its
sub-components under the custom install option and didn't see a filter for
*.pre anywhere. I didn't just check under PPT, I check all of the components
w/in office. Any suggestions or did I go to the wrong place?
Again, thanks!

Pete

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks, but...
I went to add/remove programs, used the change option for my currently
installed MS Office and looked around inside office and all of its
sub-components under the custom install option and didn't see a filter for
*.pre anywhere. I didn't just check under PPT, I check all of the components
w/in office. Any suggestions or did I go to the wrong place?

Which version of PPT do you have? PPT97, 2000, 2002 have optional filters for
PRE files. Run SETUP, choose Add/Remove features, Open the PowerPoint section
and under that open the Presentation Translators section.

PPT2003 doesn't have this option.

Sometimes current versions of Lotus SmartSuite are available for a song ...
It might be best to get a copy, install just Freelance then use it to open your
Freelance files and save to PPT (and the converter seems to do a better job
anyhow)

 

[Derek]

Free viewer is available
Some suggestions here:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00345.htm