1. Powerpoint crashes when opening even after installing 12.2.1 upgrade
2. Opening PC created PowerPoint Files
I do safety training for an organization that contracts with workplaces to pirovide Safety training and regularly am contracted to provide training for them. The trainer has an option of doing the training using overheads or PowerPoint. The slides and overheads are constantly updated. Using Office 2004 on my Mac I was told I needed to contact the originator of the PowerPoint files and have them saved in an older compatible version of PowerPoint ( or a message to that effect). Now using Office 2008 I figured my problems were long gone. I cannot begin to express my suprise when I went to open the same files I opened and used to do training on a PC computer two weeks ago with ease and got the following message on my Mac. "This presentation is protected by a password or Digital Rights Management (DRM) To access the presentation, you must have a version that is not protected by a password or DRM. I have spoken to the trining organization and they are scratching their heads. Any suggestions? I know they open fine on a PC? Mim Mahon
3. Problems opening Mac created Powerpoint File on PC.
4. Open or convert a Mac PowerPoint 4.0 file created in 1994
In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >, Ebbinghaus wrote: > I have PowerPoint 4.0 files created in 1994 and 1995 that Office 2004 for the > Mac refuses to open. icWord does not help either. How can I open or convert > these on my Intel Mac? How many files and how large are they? Do you have access to a PC version of PowerPoint? > Note that Passport has an old email address for me. I will try to figure out > how to change that but please send replies to me at: XXXX@XXXXX.COM . Thanks No matter; we mostly reply only via the newsgroup. Private email deprives you of the chance to hear other opinions and others of the opportunity to learn from the discussion. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
5. Excel on PC crashes when trying to open file created on Mac
6. Excel crashes when opening file created by Windows user
Hi I have been sent a file that is used for keeping simple books of account for a school parent support organisation. I have Office 2004 intalled on my eMac running OSX.3.5. Whenever I try to open the file Excel crashes. I haven't used Excel before, I usually use Appleworks for simple spreadsheets or a programmable database such as Panorama for more complicated work. The IT department at government department that sent me the file responded that it was crashing because it was being used on a Mac. Very helpful! :-S Is there some way I can save this file on a Windows machine, or other way, to make it compatible with the Mac. I have no idea how it has been created. From the accompanying (Word) manual, it seems to contain some macros and graphics. I have translated it to Appleworks using MacLink Plus and back to Excel. It looks ok but loses its functionality. It's about 500kB if anyone would like a copy to play with. Hope you can help Peter
7. Powerpoint 2003 cannot open Powerpoint 2008 created presentation
8. Inserting chapter markers in video file prior to creating DVD
I have a 22 GB .DV file that I am splitting in two and making two dvds out of. The mac dvd and video editing tools are nice, but very feature limited. The problem I am having is that when I try to import the file into iMovie to insert chapter markers is it fails with error -40. Same if I convert the file into .mov format. iDVD does not allow me to make a dvd with a text menu, so I need to add some chapter markers to split these big files up and create a text menu with another program. Any advice on a tool that will allow me to do so? Appreciate any pointers.