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Q135260: Location of the Ppreadme.txt File in PowerPoint 95

Article: Q135260
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0; Win95:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbreadme
Last Modified: 21-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SUMMARY
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Last minute product information that was created too late to be included in
either the printed product materials or the online help in PowerPoint for Window
95 has been compiled in a text file called Ppreadme.txt. This file is included
with all installations of all versions (disk and compact disc) of PowerPoint for
Windows 95 version 7.0 and Office for Windows 95.

It is recommended that you read this text file.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can find Ppreadme.txt in the following locations:

1. PowerPoint Setup Disk 1.

2. The \Powerpnt folder on the PowerPoint or Office compact disc.

3. The \Powerpnt or \Msoffice\Powerpnt folder on your hard disk.

You can read the copies on the Setup disk and the compact disc before you install
PowerPoint.

Ppreadme.txt contains information on the following topics:

- Reading PowerPoint 7.0 files with PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows

- Saving PowerPoint 7.0 files in PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows format

- Reading PowerPoint 7.0 files with PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh

- Lotus cc:Mail or Lotus Notes

- Metric Measurements

- Embedded Fonts

- Presentation Conferencing

- The Apply Design Template

- Equation Editor

- Updates to Getting Results with Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95

- Setup on Windows NT 3.51 (or later)

- Using Help on Windows NT 3.51 Without Service Pack 1

- Removing Earlier PowerPoint Version's Help Files From Path statement

- Using Disks with Distribution Media Format (DMF)

REFERENCES
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For additional information and assistance on any PowerPoint related topic, click
the Answer Wizard on the Help menu and use plain English queries to search for
related help topics.

Additional query words: 7.00 7.0 read me readme readme.txt readme.hlp ppreadme.hlp

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Keywords          : kbreadme 
Technology        : kbOfficeSearch kbPowerPtSearch kbSQLServ700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOffice95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0; Win95:
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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