Running Windows PowerPoint Show Files with a Mac

[Jim Mahon]

I will try this again as I failed previously to describe my problem. I
do safety training for an organization on contract. The training is
done with overheads or Windows generated PowerPoint Show files. The
PPS files are password protected to keep others from modifying the
presentation.

These PPS files run fine with windows. I could not run the
presentation with PowerPoint from Office 2004 on the mac as it says I
needed a later version of PowerPoint so I used overheads or a borrowed
Windows laptop.

Now armed with Office PowerPoint 2008 I felt my problems were solved.
However to my surprise the PowerPoint Show will not run I get the
message. "This presentation is protected by a password or Digital
Rights Management (DRM) To access the presentation, you must have a
version that is not protected by a password or DRM."

Why won't the PowerPoint Show run on a mac? And if not what good is
PowerPoint 2008?

Jim Mahon

 

[Jim Mahon]

Adding to my previous post the following message is posted regarding
the PPS files I'm trying to run with PowerPoint 2008.

You have the choice of saving the 'exe' file and extracting the PPS
file later or installing (unzipping) the PPS to your hard drive.
Please note that all PPS have been checked for virus before uploading
and password protected to prevent changes.

All PPS will be created using PowerPoint 2007, if you do not have
PowerPoint or are using a older version of PowerPoint please download
the PowerPoint 2007 Viewer for Windows. Use this PowerPoint Viewer to
view the Unzipped PPS file.

Suggestions?

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Adding to my previous post the following message is posted regarding
the PPS files I'm trying to run with PowerPoint 2008.

You have the choice of saving the 'exe' file and extracting the PPS
file later or installing (unzipping) the PPS to your hard drive.
Please note that all PPS have been checked for virus before uploading
and password protected to prevent changes.

All PPS will be created using PowerPoint 2007, if you do not have
PowerPoint or are using a older version of PowerPoint please download
the PowerPoint 2007 Viewer for Windows. Use this PowerPoint Viewer to
view the Unzipped PPS file.

Suggestions?

Hi

Once again, as Matt and I have mentioned to you several times, Mac
PowerPoint will not open any ppt or pps files that have been password
protected.

-Jim

 

[Jim Mahon]

Okay well I guess that is that. I will try open office.

I thought that to run a PowerPoint Show files no password would be
needed as you don't need it with windows. I thought opening it was
being construed as in opening a ppt with editing ability.

Thankyou for the clarification though it wasn't what I wanted to here.
Looks like windows wins again. I always tell my windows friends I can
do anything the can. Not this time.


Jim Mahon