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Q161532: PPT7: Importing Freelance 96 Presentations into PowerPoint

Article: Q161532
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty 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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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95 version 7.0 does not include a converter for
Lotus Freelance Graphics 96 for Windows 95 or Lotus Freelance 2.x for Windows
files.

If you try to import a Freelance 96 presentation (.prz) file into PowerPoint, you
receive one of the following messages:

  PowerPoint cannot open the type of file represented by <filename>.prz.

  -or-

  <path>\<filename>.prz. Sorry, this type of file cannot be opened
  by PowerPoint.

If you save a Freelance Graphics 96 file as a Freelance Graphics 2.x for Windows
(.pre) file and try to import it into PowerPoint, you receive only a single
slide from the presentation.

Although Lotus Development Corporation advertises that you can save Freelance 96
presentation files in Freelance 2.x for Windows format, Microsoft has not tested
this feature and does not guarantee its performance.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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To open a Freelance 96 file in PowerPoint, create a separate file for each
slide, save each file in Freelance 2.x format, and then open the files in
PowerPoint. To save a Freelance 96 file as a Freelance 2.x for Windows file,
follow these steps:

1. Open the .prz file in Freelance.

2. On the File menu, click Save As.

3. From the Save As Type list, click Lotus Freelance 2.x for Windows (PRE).

4. In the File Name box, type the file name you want. Click Save.

You can now insert the Freelance 2.x formatted files in your PowerPoint
presentation by following these steps:

1. On the File menu, click New.

2. Select a blank presentation. In the New Slide Layout dialog box, click
  Cancel.

3. On the Insert menu, click Slides From File.

4. Select the Freelance 2.x file you want and then click Insert.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have inserted all of your Freelance slides.

Lotus Freelance is manufactured by Lotus Development Corporation, a vendor
independent from Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: free-lance ppt95 7.0b convert kbconversion kbdsi

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdta kbconversion 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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