Can't open Microsoft Powerpoint on iPad or iphone 5s with IOS 7.1. Other Microsoft files are okay, word, excel. Can anyone help?

I've explored a half dozen options including additional apps that are supposed to help overcome this issue - but none are solid and/or been disproved. The IOS email app doesn't do it, the ipad/iphone view doesn't get it done, the Quick Note doesn't work. Evernote uses the same viewer; and I tried Azul - both dead ends. Other than spending $40 for the Office for iPad app, I don't see an alternative.

Any guidance is much appreciated - other than converting them to PDF. My immediate concern is with PPTX files.

I have the same issue. Even PPT iPad won't open them

It seems to affect PPTX files sent from Exchange. I forwarded the files to my iCloud email and they opened in PPT iPad without a problem. An annoying workaround but at least it works.

The problem lays with Exchange. Saving files to SugarSync and then opening them works as well.

Finally I have found the true issue and fix. You need to "download the full message" rather than just downloading the attached file in the email.

I brought a PowerPoint file into my iPad with DropBox. Can scroll through it (without audio) in DropBox App, but when I open PowerPoint iPad, file does not show up to click on.

Any ideas?

I had same issue - I don't think dropbox has integrated this option yet. You have to load the powerpoint file through itunes: Go to the ipad, click on apps, scroll down to filesharing, click on powerpoint, and hit add. Annoying? Yes - hopefully dropbox will add the "open in" option soon.

Perfect, thank you. This had been driving me mad. This has prevented my iPad flying out of the window!

I do this and it still doesnt work

Im having the exact same problem, Im in nursing school and I cant even download the powerpoints in class. They need to fix this STAT.