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wb
8th November 2005, 18:34
Does anyone know if Microsoft Office Powerpoint works in Windows XP? :doh

You see, im working on something here in college that has to be handed in tomorrow, but Im unsure if I can finish it on my home pc (which has XP)

Something similar happened before with excel. the excel spreadsheet that i was working on in college would not open in Works when i got home. I tried to get a limewire version, but it would not download properly, and I had to get up really early in the morning and go in to college to finish it. Don't want to do that again!

Thanks

mathare
8th November 2005, 18:42
It'll work as long as when you save it at home you save it as a compatible version.

When you save there will be a drop down box at the bottom. Set that to an older version than the one you have, preferably to match the version at college.

It's the version of MS Office you need to worry about, not Windows.

The Excel thing you encountered was because Works is a big bag of pants! :)

wb
8th November 2005, 18:44
so basically, the newer versions should open all older versions?

mathare
8th November 2005, 18:55
so basically, the newer versions should open all older versions?Yep, and they can save in formats compatible with older versions too so make sure you save as an older version

wb
8th November 2005, 19:01
thats a great help. thanks mathare

wb
8th November 2005, 21:04
I have a page typed in a power point display (bullet points)

does anyone know how to have it that the bullet points appear when you click the mouse?

wb
8th November 2005, 21:21
its ok, i figured it out