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Ability Office to Powerpoint.......

OnceUponADream
OnceUponADream Posts: 16,047 Forumite
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I wonder if someone can help me out!?

My son needs to take a 'slide show' into school but as I only have Ability Office and the school uses Powerpoint I'm at a lost as to how to do this!

I'm guessing the file won't open in Powerpoint? I did a quick google to see if I could get a free download of Powerpoint but couldn't see anything?

Would anyone have suggestions as to what I could do - as I really don't want to go out and buy Powerpoint as it would never be used again.

TIA
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  • seedyh
    seedyh Posts: 105 Forumite
    http://www.openoffice.org/ can save as .ppt if I remember correctly.
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    seedyh wrote: »
    http://www.openoffice.org/ can save as .ppt if I remember correctly.
    I have OpenOffice (v3.1) and the word processor package does not have an option to save as .ppt.
    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  • [Deleted User]
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    bat999 wrote: »
    I have OpenOffice (v3.1) and the word processor package does not have an option to save as .ppt.

    Surely you'd need to use Impress, the Powerpoint equivalent, to save it in a compatible format?
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    anewhope wrote: »
    Surely you'd need to use Impress, the Powerpoint equivalent, to save it in a compatible format?
    Maybe that is the solution. I haven't got Impress installed so I don't know.
    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  • OnceUponADream
    OnceUponADream Posts: 16,047 Forumite
    Thanks for your help. I seemed to be having a blonde moment as I can save it as a ppt file using the Office software I have so all sorted now - thanks again for your replies.
    The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
    :TBig thanks to all competition posters:T
  • tronator
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    bat999 wrote: »
    Maybe that is the solution. I haven't got Impress installed so I don't know.

    If you have OpenOffice installed then Impress should be there too. It's part of OpenOffice.
  • bat999
    bat999 Posts: 1,951 Forumite
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    edited 28 April 2010 at 9:46PM
    tronator wrote: »
    If you have OpenOffice installed then Impress should be there too. It's part of OpenOffice.
    It isn't there.
    I only chose to install Writer, Calc and Draw.
    Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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