PC to MAC

[Sharon]

I am going to put some PowerPoint presentations on CD and distribute them. I
use a PC, and I am using PowerPoint 2003 to create the presentations. I
need the CD to be compatible with both Mac and PC. What can I do so that
Mac users can view my presentations? I know that one option is to use the
Mac Viewer 98, but not only will it not show all of my animations, but it
doesn't work on all Macs. Another question: My husband thinks that some new
Power Macs can actually use the Windows viewer. Is this true? Is there
some other method of getting my presentations to work on a Mac?Thanks,
Sharon

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Why wouldn't the 98 Viewer run on all Macs (other than really old Macs)?
Although the 98 Viewer won't run under OS X, systems running OS X can all
run programs in the Classic (OS 9) environment. I have several OS 9
applications that I run in the Classic environment while using OS X as my
primary OS. PowerPoint Viewer isn't one of them because I have
PowerPoint X, but I don't see why the Viewer wouldn't work the same way.

As far as Macs running the Windows version of the Viewer, they would have
to buy Windows emulation software (such as Virtual PC) to do that.

--David

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David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi David,

OS9 does not come with new Macs or with OSX any more, so in order to use the
PPT98 viewer they would have to purchase OS9.

PowerPoint 2004 will play all the animations.

-Jim
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[David M. Marcovitz]

I know new Macs don't ship with OS9, but don't they stll have the Classic
environment that lets you run most OS9 applications? See:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/questions/movingto10.html

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I know new Macs don't ship with OS9, but don't they stll have the Classic
environment that lets you run most OS9 applications? See:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/questions/movingto10.html

But it says there that if you have Panther, you have to purchase OS9 in order
to make use of this. It's not expensive, but it's not something you can assume
all owners of newer Macs will have.

So for all intents and purposes, there IS no PowerPoint viewer for newer Macs.

Ouch.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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[Sharon]

What about Microsoft Producer? From what I have read, it looks like it can
take my slideshows and make them accessible to both PC and Mac users. Is
this a good option?

Thanks for all of the comments,
Sharon

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

What about Microsoft Producer? From what I have read, it looks like it can
take my slideshows and make them accessible to both PC and Mac users. Is
this a good option?

I've never used it. There's a group here dedicated to it though. You might
ask about it there. Maybe the users can point you to some posted examples you
can test on your own PC (to see if you like the results) and on the Mac (to
ensure that it works).

If you don't have a Mac, wander back here with a URL. I'm sure some folks'd be
happy to have a look for you

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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Jim Gordon MVP]

One way to save money...

There's always Open Office, which is FREE.

That's providing you don't mind that your fonts will look very different and
graphics will be terrible.

But it's FREE. Animations and transitions, well, good luck.

But it's FREE.

-Jim

But it says there that if you have Panther, you have to purchase OS9 in order
to make use of this. It's not expensive, but it's not something you can
assume
all owners of newer Macs will have.

So for all intents and purposes, there IS no PowerPoint viewer for newer Macs.

Ouch.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Jim Gordon
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[Steve Rindsberg]

One way to save money...

There's always Open Office, which is FREE.

That's providing you don't mind that your fonts will look very different and
graphics will be terrible.

But it's FREE. Animations and transitions, well, good luck.

But it's FREE.

Do they have the Mac version out of beta now? (it's free, isn't it?)

-Jim

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi Steve,

The current shipping Mac version is OpenOffice.org 1.1.1
http://www.openoffice.org/

-Jim

Do they have the Mac version out of beta now? (it's free, isn't it?)


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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Jim Gordon
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