By The switch to standards-based open XML file formats has brought a much-needed revolution in the way Office stores multimedia in its documents, and PowerPoint 2011 is no different. All the XML formats listed in File→Save As are packages that contain the presentation and copies of embedded media files (pictures, sounds, and movies). File formats are identical on PowerPoint for Windows and Mac, and XML formats are the default file formats for PowerPoint 2007 (PC), 2008 (Mac), 2010 (PC), and 2011 (Mac). Users of PowerPoint 2003 (PC) and 2004 (Mac) need only install the free software updates from Microsoft to work with these files.
From the Finder, Control-click the file, then choose Open With > Keynote. If Keynote is the only presentation app on your Mac, you can just double-click the file. From the Keynote for Mac app, choose File > Open, select the file, then click Open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not a compatible format. Moving Keynote presentations between Mac and Windows can be tricky, especially if you want to open them in PowerPoint. To solve this problem we show you easy ways to edit.key files on a Windows.
These are the PowerPoint XML file formats to choose from in the Save As dialog. PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx): The default format.
PowerPoint show (.ppsx): When this file type is double-clicked in Finder or Windows, the presentation starts to play. PowerPoint template (.potx): You open this type of file using the PowerPoint Presentation Gallery. PowerPoint Macro Enabled Presentation (.pptm): Same as PowerPoint presentation (.pptx), except the letter m on the extension alerts you that there is VBA macro code included in the presentation. PowerPoint Macro Enabled Show (.ppsm): Same as PowerPoint show, but contains macros. PowerPoint Macro Enabled Template (.potm): Same as PowerPoint template, but contains macros. PowerPoint add-in (.ppam): This is a PowerPoint add-in created with VBA. Office Theme (.thmx): A theme consists of a color scheme, font family, slide masters, and slide design masters.
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In a professional setting, you may not need to mess with older file formats. But not everyone has the latest software, so you may have to save in old file formats on occasion. PowerPoint 2011 lets you save in these old formats:. PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (.ppt): The former default format. PowerPoint 97-2004 Show (.pps): The old PowerPoint show format. PowerPoint 97-2004 Template (.pot): The old template format. PowerPoint 97-2004 Add-in (.ppa): The old VBA add-in format.