PPT98: How to View PowerPoint 98 Files on Windows 3.x
  
PSS ID Number: Q188372
Article last modified on 06-26-1998
 
MACINTOSH:98
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
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SUMMARY
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To open or view a Microsoft PowerPoint 98 presentation on a computer running
Windows 3.x that has PowerPoint 4.0 or the PowerPoint Viewer (16-bit) installed,
you can install the PowerPoint 97 translator for PowerPoint 4.0.
 
NOTE: Currently there are no plans to create a PowerPoint 97 Viewer for
Windows 3.x.
 
Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality
and product design. You are invited to submit suggestions by filling out
the form at the following Microsoft Web site:
 
   http://www.microsoft.com/regwiz/regwiz.asp
 
MORE INFORMATION
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You can download the PowerPoint 97 translator for PowerPoint 4.0 from the
following Microsoft web site:
 
   http://www.microsoft.com/PowerPoint/FreeStuff/Cnv_Overview.htm
 
For additional information about downloading the PowerPoint Viewer (16-
bit), please see the following article in the Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q112827
   TITLE     : PPT: PowerPoint Viewer (16-Bit) Available from Online
               Services
 
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Keywords          : kbfaq
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbinfo
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