Q112827: PPT: PowerPoint Viewer (16-Bit) Available from Online Services

Article: Q112827
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0; WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbinterop kbviewer kbGraphxLink
Last Modified: 10-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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You can use the Microsoft PowerPoint, version 7.0 16-bit Viewer for Windows to
display PowerPoint electronic slide shows under Windows if you don't have
Microsoft PowerPoint installed. The PowerPoint Viewer runs on Windows 3.1 and
later, Windows NT 3.5 and later, and on Windows 95. It allows you to view
PowerPoint files created and saved in PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.0
through 4.0, PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0, or PowerPoint for the
Macintosh, versions 3.0 through 4.0.

Microsoft has placed the Viewer for Windows in a self-extracting file named
Pptvw16.exe on several online information sources. For more information about
downloading this file from online services, see the section of this article
called "To Obtain Pptvw16.exe."

MORE INFORMATION
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In addition, Pptvw16.exe contains a translator for PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows.
When you install this translator, PowerPoint 4.0 can open and edit presentation
files created in PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0.

You can copy and distribute the PowerPoint Viewer and Translator on a disk, which
you can create by following the instructions in the Readme.txt file contained in
Pptvw16.exe.

The following topics are covered in the Readme.txt file:

- How to create a disk so you can carry the PowerPoint Viewer with you to
  install on another computer

- How to install the PowerPoint Viewer and Translator

- Readme notes about the PowerPoint Viewer

NOTE: PowerPoint Viewer does not play Media Clip objects unless you already have
Video for Windows files installed.

Minimum Requirements
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- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 3.1 or later (5.0 or later
  recommended)

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows NT
  3.5 or later

- Personal computer using 80386 or higher processor

- Minimum 4 MB of memory

- Hard disk

- 3.5-inch high-density (1.44 MB) disk drive

- VGA display supported by Windows 3.1 or later recommended

- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

To Obtain Pptvw16.exe
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  DownloadDownload Pptvw16.exe now (
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/powerpoint95/viewer/1/WIN98/EN-US/pptvw16.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words: power point powerpt softlib ppt winppt ppt95 slideshow slides pptvw16 exe

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Keywords          : kbfile kbinterop kbviewer kbGraphxLink 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerptMacSearch kbPowerPt95Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt300Mac kbPowerPt400Mac kbPowerPt200 kbPowerPt300
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0; WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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