Unable to open .PPTX files?

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Unable to open .PPTX files?

Hello,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I am unable to open my college's lecture notes which are in the form of a Power Point presentation. I am running MS Office 2011 which is fully updated. I have attached some screen shots with the hope that someone might be able to help me out. The file will not open, and when I click repair it tells me that the file is either corrupted or was made with an older version of Power Point. Any help would be appreciated!!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 3, 2012 7:55 AM

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Topher Kessler

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Jul 3, 2012 8:52 AM in response to Karl0528

If you cannot open the file in any other programs (openoffice, etc.), then try having your colleague send the file in the older .ppt format. Does this only happen with files from this one individual, or with all .pptx files?

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Karl0528 Author

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Jul 3, 2012 8:56 AM in response to Topher Kessler

Honestly this is the first time I've tried to open a .pptx file on my mac. I just switched to a mac a few weeks ago so I'm relitevly green behind the ears so to speak. The file I am trying to open is from my professor which is a lecture that we have to view. I have searched all over the net and I cannot find any sort of resolution to this. I don't have open office. I have tried power point and keynote with no luck yet...

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CT

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Jul 3, 2012 9:08 AM in response to Karl0528

Whoever is in charge of preparing/distributing those lecture notes should be spanked.

Have you not contacted the person in charge?

charlie

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dsimagry

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Jul 3, 2012 9:35 AM in response to Karl0528

PowerPoint Open XML Presentation

http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/pptx <<< click here.

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Karl0528 Author

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Jul 3, 2012 9:50 AM in response to dsimagry

I went to the link and it just forwards me to a page to buy MS Office 2011 for Mac which I already own, am I missing something?

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Karl0528 Author

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Jul 3, 2012 10:09 AM in response to dsimagry

I found what you referred me to but it wont convert, see the screen shot below...

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dsimagry

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Jul 3, 2012 10:09 AM in response to Karl0528

Download/use these programs and see if they work for you...

Mac OS

	Microsoft PowerPoint 2011	info
	Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter	info
	Apple Keynote 5.1	info
	OpenOffice.org	info
	Planamesa NeoOffice	info
	LibreOffice