On 25/02/2008, Robert Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am using a laptop (Compaq), and recently my hard drive needed to be > replaced. I had loaded > "Microsoft Office" into the old hard drive, but was told that I could use > "Openoffice" to open "Power Point > Presentations". I downloaded "Openoffice"; but was not able to view any > New or stored PPS. > I tried uninstalling the Openoffice, and re-installing it; but was still > not able to view PPS. > > Can you help, or do I have to purchase another Microsoft Office disc?? > > Thank you for any assistance you can offer. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OpenOffice can view .pps files from Microsoft PowerPoint unless they were created as .pppx files by the new "2007" version of MS Office. What version of OpenOffice have you installed? What version of Windows are you using? Please explain, step by step *exactly* how you tried to open your files and *exactly* what happened. What error messages (*exactly*) did you get? As far as re-installing MS Office is concerned, you should be able to do this from your original disks. If you don't have those then you will have to buy a new version from a Microsoft vendor - not from us. OpenOffice is free to use in any context on as many computers as you lie. Documentation is free via download although there are several books for sale for people who prefer that style. Support via this e-mail list and several web forums is also free. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
