saving .ppt files from websites

[Guest]

I have a problem saving powerpoint files from websites. If i click on the
link, the slideshow will open in internet explorer instead of allowing me to
download the presentation source. i know it is possible to download the
source because it works from the same website on a friends computer. How can
I adjust my settings so that I can download a presentation file to edit it
instead of opening it in internet explorer?

 

[Guest]

Right click (instead of double click) on the link. Then choose the option
"Copy to Folder" or "Save Target As" to download the file to your computer.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a problem saving powerpoint files from websites. If i click on the
link, the slideshow will open in internet explorer instead of allowing me to
download the presentation source. i know it is possible to download the
source because it works from the same website on a friends computer. How can
I adjust my settings so that I can download a presentation file to edit it
instead of opening it in internet explorer?

Rightclick the link and choose "Save target as ..." or similar.

 

[Guest]

That was the first thing I tried, but from the java script site I am using it
doesn't work.

 

[Guest]

This is a great idea. I ran into a couple slides where the person who
created them made the text boxes so narrow that they did not show up in edit
view--it looked like they weren't even there--but they were visible in slide
show. Having autofit for a textbox would have prevented something like this,
which was very confusing.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

That was the first thing I tried, but from the java script site I am using it
doesn't work.

In that case, you might be able to puzzle out the url of the PPT file by looking at
the source code for the web page. But perhaps the author of the site and/or
presentation did this deliberately to prevent people from saving the file.

If so, it's a bit naive ... the PPT file is in a temp folder someplace on your HDD
one way or the other.