Thanks Microsoft–Opening 1995-era PowerPoint files on a Mac
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When I started rebuilding my website, I decided that I should also try and post copies of all of my old presentations. Well, at least all of the ones that I could find. I did a relatively good job of keeping copies of my old presentations, and also named the files to help me remember when/where/at what event I gave the presentation.
And then Microsoft and technology incompatibility hit.
Apparently the new versions of PowerPoint for the Mac (at least after those versions included in Mac Office X, circa 1999-2001 or later) are not able to open PowerPoint 1995 formatted files. (I found a website that describes it as having something to do how the file includes both PowerPoint 1995 and 1997 or newer data.) But, if I open the file in Office 2002 for Windows, and re-save the file with a new filename, then I should be able to open the file in the newest version of PowerPoint for the Mac.
Turns out this works. Sheesh.
And now, all I have to do is prep all the files for posting like my current MIT presentations. Though I’m not sure if I’ll post these all to Slideshare like I’ve been doing. At least not until Slideshare implements a sorting feature.
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