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Thread ID: 29787	2003-02-03 00:23:00	Cyberchuck - one last try	Robin S_ (86)	Press F1

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117848	2003-02-03 00:23:00	I am still trying to get to the bottom of the 'opening .pps files' problem -see: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Since making that post I have downloaded and installed the Powerpoint97 viewer (thanks for the link, S B) and have viewed the file OK. However I am interested in the point that you made about the possibility of including an inbuilt viewer if we pass the file on to someone who doesn't already have Ppnt or the viewer. You seem to be the only one who knows about this - could you please reveal all (about it!).	Robin S_ (86)
117849	2003-02-03 00:42:00	Under the file menu you should have the option to "Pack & Go" This wizard should give you the option to pack together allthe fonts and also a viewer into a single package. This should then be usable on a computer without PP on it Cheers	Shroeder (492)
117850	2003-02-03 06:18:00	Thank you, Schroeder. What does the recipient use to open the file? Is there any way of determining if a particular .pps file has been made "pack and go"?	Robin S_ (86)
117851	2003-02-03 06:59:00	Originally posted by Shroeder >This wizard should give you the option to pack together allthe fonts >and also a viewer into a single package. im guessing it will be exported as a .exe, so it will just run by itself (should expect it to be a lot bulkierfile size) grtz sal. tga	sal (67)
117852	2003-02-03 07:15:00	Thanks, Sal. I wondered about that too, but an .exe file in an attachment runs the risk of being torpedoed by an antivirus.	Robin S_ (86)
117853	2003-02-03 08:49:00	Without a viewer or PowerPoint installed on the recipient machine, it will not be able to be run the slide show unless its an exe file in my understanding, as there can be nothing to associate the file type with. It will be likely to be blocked in some cases. I note that the viewer download is 13 MB (inludes Word viewer) and that a fair part of this will have to be included for a self-running file, exe or whatever is created. For dial up, it may be a long download for the recipient.	godfather (25)
117854	2003-02-03 11:37:00	Funny things happening tonight. I have made 2 posts and neither went through. I think the 1st (some hours) ago was a pf1 problem and the second, a few minutes ago, seemed like an ISP problem. 3rd time lucky! Thanks GF - again I thought similarly. I wonder what download site you looked at. I downloaded the viewer file from the link that Schroeder posted (see pf1 link above) and that was <3MB. The installed prog was around 9 MB (I think) and did not include a Word viewer. I also considered that a big chunk to add to a file to make it viewable and wondered if there was a stripped-down kernel that might be inserted to build in the viewer.	Robin S_ (86)
117855	2003-02-03 19:39:00	If you really need to send power points to people without a viewer, use that pack and go function, and it builds an .exe file. Then use winzip or something similar and compress it. not only will this make a smaller file to send, it will get past simple virus scanners that simply remove any .exe file. However, the recipient will need to know how to save the attachment and get it out of the compressed file. HTH Craig.	craig_b (2740)
117856	2003-02-03 19:43:00	I just read something in your original post too - the difference between .ppt and .pps .ppt is the working file - when you open it, powerpoint opens so you can work on it, ie you can see all the slides and can edit it. .pps is the finished file - when you open this, powerpoint opens and automatically runs the viewer so you can't edit it immediately. They are still the same file, and both need either powerpoint or the viewer installed.	craig_b (2740)
117857	2003-02-03 19:48:00	Thanks Craig, you made that clearer for me too. I was wondering about it myself ( .pps & .ppt) Cheers :-)	PressF1 User (1065)
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