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Help please
I'm trying to open a power point show I need to watch for one of my online classes, but I can not get the damn thing to work. I can't open it on the website, and when I download it I get this...
If I try to open it, it instead opens a window asking me to save it again, and if I try to save it I get "The converter failed to save the file"
Anyone know how to wrangle this thing?
If I try to open it, it instead opens a window asking me to save it again, and if I try to save it I get "The converter failed to save the file"
Anyone know how to wrangle this thing?
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Re: Help please
At first glance, I'd guess corrupted file. Can you re-download it?
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Several times, on multiple computers.SolkaTruesilver wrote:At first glance, I'd guess corrupted file. Can you re-download it?
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Looks bad then. Check with other classmates if you are the only one with problems.
Maybe corrupted file at the source?
Maybe corrupted file at the source?
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Where the change button is, click change, when the diologue comes up, change it to Powerpoint, it looks like it's trying to open it as an XML rather than a ppt which would be a great problem.
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I don't actually have Powerpoint on any of my computers. The only reason I've been trying is that the teacher actually said we don't need Powerpoint to view it, that it should work for a "variety" of programs. A claim I'm finding more and more dubious.
Re: Help please
Do you have openoffice on your computer? if so that should be able to open it.Lighthawk wrote:I don't actually have Powerpoint on any of my computers. The only reason I've been trying is that the teacher actually said we don't need Powerpoint to view it, that it should work for a "variety" of programs. A claim I'm finding more and more dubious.
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I do not.
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Download openoffice and it should be able to open the file, with the powerpoint program included on it.
It's at http://www.openoffice.org
It's at http://www.openoffice.org
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Dammable work filters! Ah well, I'll check it out when I get home. Thank you, I really appreciate it.
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Glad to help.
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2 steps forward, 1 step back. Openoffice will show me the slides, but I can't get it to play the sound files, which of course contain the bulk of the important information. And by bulk I mean 99% of all relevant data, the pictures are pretty much useless. Why the hell didn't he just make these into simple sound files that could be played on any media player?
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I wonder if it's possible to decrypt a ppt? More than likely yes, I'll look into it once I get home and out of classes and get back to you.
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I am about ready to commit acts, fueled by anger, that would be considered illegal across 90% of the world. So it turns out my mother-in-law has Powerpoint, and lent me the disc. Yay, problem solved right? Yeah right. It's incompatible with my laptop's version of XP, of course. If it doesn't work on my desktop when I get home there will be bodies, oh yes...
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If it doesn't work send me the file in an email, I'll take it apart and send the audio files back to you.