I opened a office 2003 powerpoint on a 97' office powerpoint @ school. When i got home i tried to open it again on 2003 ofice, it says it cannot read the file. Is there a program that i can use to convert i back into a 2003 office or something to get it to open?
I have a trial 2007 it opens on 2007 but my trial for some reason does not let me do nothing on the programs, so all i can do is watch the slideshow.
2007-11-12 09:25:01 · 5 answers · asked by miss.amanda 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I had the same problem. What I did was go on GoogleDocs. It can do the same things as Powerpoint. You have to make an account though, but it's really worth it
2007-11-12 09:31:09 · answer #1 · answered by :/ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You usually have to activate the trial, a box pops up when you open it, to be able to do anything. And as far as the 97 office powerpoint, open it from the original 2003 powerpoint-- if that is not possible look at the Save as option on the 97, compare it with the 2003 and save it in the format that both can use.
2007-11-12 09:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by pinkenvelope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could also download PowerPoint 2003 Viewer that will play it correctly. It's free from the Microsoft website, but you can't edit the show.
2007-11-12 09:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Have you run all of the program updates for Office 2003? If your copy of Office has not been updated it could cause a problem like this.
-Jim
2007-11-12 12:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by jimgmacmvp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should work fine. try saving it onto the computer then opening it up in the newer one.
2007-11-12 09:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋