PPS Files: How To Open Them Without PowerPoint

PPS files are PowerPoint files which are often distributed in place of the original .ppt files because they open immediately in full screen/presentation mode, and not inside a PowerPoint editing screen.

This format makes it easy to send PowerPoint presentations to other people and have the slide show start as soon as they double-click the .pps file. Unfortunately this works fine only if the recipient has PowerPoint installed.

What to do when you have a .pps but do not have Microsoft Powerpoint installed on your computer?

Can you still open that file?

T.Jones wrote just to as this very question:

QUESTION: A relative of mine sends me email containing .pps files. I do not have PowerPoint on my computer.

Can I open these files?

Thanks.

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posted by Robin Good on Sunday, November 7 2004
Thursday, December 1 2005

URL of this article:
http://masterview.ikonosnewmedia.com/2004/11/07/pps_files_how_to_open.htm

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