PPT: Error Opening Untranslated Presentation

 Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q88082
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 3.0

SUMMARY

When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows presentation in PowerPoint for the Macintosh, or open a PowerPoint for Macintosh presentation in PowerPoint for Windows, you receive a warning message. The text of this message varies depending on which version of PowerPoint you are using to open the presentation file. This article lists some of the warning messages you may encounter.

NOTE: If you want to take a PowerPoint 2.x presentation across platform, you must use the Apple File Exchange utility along with the Microsoft PowerPoint Translator for Apple File Exchange. This utility changes a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.x file into a Windows PowerPoint 2.x file, and a Windows PowerPoint 2.x file into a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.x file. This utility cannot be used with presentation files created in any other version of PowerPoint.

MORE INFORMATION

PowerPoint 97

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This presentation is being updated from a previous version of
   PowerPoint.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is: 

   PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by <filename>.

PowerPoint 7.0

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This presentation is being updated from a previous version of
   PowerPoint and will be opened as a read-only file.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is: 

   "<filename>"

   Sorry, this type of file cannot be opened by PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 4.0c for Windows

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This is a Macintosh PowerPoint file. It will be translated and
   opened read-only.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is: 

   Sorry, Macintosh PowerPoint files must be either version 3.0 or
   4.0 to be opened.
NOTE: PowerPoint 4.0c can open Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 and 4.0 presentations. PowerPoint 4.0 can open only Macintosh PowerPoint 4.0 presentations.

PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows

If you open a Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This is a Macintosh PowerPoint file. It will be translated and
   opened as an untitled presentation.
If you try to open a Macintosh PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, the message is: 

   '<filename>':

   Sorry, only Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 files can be translated.

PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh

If you open a Windows PowerPoint 4.0 or 3.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This is a Windows PowerPoint file. It will be translated and
   opened as read-only.
If you try to open a Windows PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   Sorry, Windows PowerPoint files must be either version 3.0 or
   4.0 to be opened.

PowerPoint 3.0 for Macintosh

If you open a Windows PowerPoint 3.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   This is a PowerPoint for Windows file. It will be converted
   and opened as 'Untitled'.
If you try to open a Windows PowerPoint 2.0 presentation, you see this message: 

   Sorry, this Windows PowerPoint file cannot be opened by this
   version of PowerPoint.

REFERENCES

For more information about using Apple File Exchange with the PowerPoint Translator, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q95598
   TITLE     : PPT: Apple File Exchange (AFE) Translator Available

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 7.00 convert import
export afe mpf ppt20 ppt30 winppt ppt95
Keywords : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Version : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0,97 macintosh:3.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware : MAC x86
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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