iPad & PowerPoint documents

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iPad & PowerPoint documents

Dear iPad-ers!

I am considering doing a PowerPoint presentation via iPad. When I try to open the PowerPoint presentation (I sent it to my Yahoo! account on iPad; then tried to open the 25.8 MB PowerPoint attachment / document), I get an iPad Error Message: "This Attachment is Too Large to be Opened".

I am curious if this can be corrected and what the MB size limit is to view documents / presentations on iPad?

Thanks!

Ken

32 GB iPad / iMac / MacBookPro / 1TB Time Capsule / Apple TV / Macbook Pro 17" / iPhone 4 / Extender, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 24, 2010 4:25 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 24, 2010 6:49 PM in response to KDjr

You need the Keynote App on the iPad to play a PowerPoint presentation.

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Answer 2

Aug 25, 2010 4:20 AM in response to KDjr

It doesn't make any difference what size it is, you can't open a PowerPoint presentation without having an app capable of viewing it. Keynote is one such app, but be aware that once you load a PowerPoint into Keynote, if you make any changes to it, you will not be able to get it transferred back as a PowerPoint. Another app that will allow you to view and edit PowerPoints but also transfer them back as a PowerPoint is Documents To Go.

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KDjr Author

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Sep 1, 2010 2:07 PM in response to KDjr

Thank you!

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Answer 4

lllaass

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Sep 1, 2010 2:58 PM in response to virtualgeo

The tech specs for the iPad says:
Mail attachment support
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Thus, no additional apps are needed to open Power Point (.ppt) attachments. However, I suspect the 28 MB Power Point is too large.

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Answer 5

Jun 14, 2011 7:22 PM in response to KDjr

But if i open a powerpoint with my iPad 2, i can't Heard the music and see thé animation?? how can I view the powerpoint as it is?

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PogoPossum

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Jun 14, 2011 7:27 PM in response to mimigadget

You probably can't. Animations and sounds in PowerPoint and Keynote docs do not translate well to other formats, and likely the iPad app can not recognize them.

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Answer 7

Jun 16, 2011 4:40 AM in response to PogoPossum

is there an other way to view and listen a powerpoint i receive in a mail?

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Answer 8

PogoPossum

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Jun 16, 2011 4:47 AM in response to mimigadget

Well, there are some 3rd party Office Suite apps (Documents to Go, Quick Office) that allow you to edit Power Point docs, and therefore view them - but there's no guarantee you'll be able to listen to sounds or see animations in those either. Presentation Software does not easily convert to other formats if the documents have lots of bells and whistles in them.

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Answer 9

Jun 19, 2011 7:16 PM in response to PogoPossum

Does someone with doc to go or Quick office can tell me if it work?

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Answer 10

PogoPossum

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Jun 19, 2011 7:46 PM in response to mimigadget

I use D2Go and I can tell you that it does open PP apps, and that some of the animations/sounds work but most do not. Without viewing the actual document, there's no way to tell whether the specific features you want will work.

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