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Q155842: PPT7: How to Open a .ppz File in Microsoft PowerPoint

Article: Q155842
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Last Modified: 16-APR-2000

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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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If you export your current presentation for the Internet as a PowerPoint
Animation, PowerPoint will create a .ppz file. If you do not save your
presentation before you close it, you will not have a PowerPoint presentation
(.ppt) file.

PowerPoint cannot directly open a PowerPoint Animation (.ppz) file.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you want to convert a PowerPoint Animation file to a PowerPoint presentation
file, follow these steps.

NOTE: This procedure requires that you have the Microsoft PowerPoint Animation
Player for ActiveX installed.

1. Start the PowerPoint animation. You can do this by opening a Web page (HTML
  document) that contains a PowerPoint animation in Microsoft Internet Explorer
  or another Web browser and clicking the animation. If the .ppz file is saved
  to your local drive, you can also double-click it from Windows Explorer.

2. While the animation is running, use Windows Explorer to open your
  C:\Windows\Temp folder. You should see a file with a .ppt extension. Its file
  name will begin with a tilde (~). This is a PowerPoint presentation file.

3. Copy this file to a different folder and give it a more descriptive name.

For additional information about obtaining and installing the PowerPoint
Animation Player for ActiveX, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q143665 PPT7: Animation Player for ActiveX Available

Additional query words: powerpt ppt7

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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