Impress Guide

Opening and saving a PowerPoint file
OpenOffice.org’s Impress file format is highly compatible with
Microsoft’s PowerPoint format. You can open a PowerPoint
presentation in Impress, edit it, then save it in its original PowerPoint
format or in Impress format. You can also create a new presentation in
Impress and save it as a PowerPoint file.
Saving an Impress file as a PowerPoint file
1) Choose File > Save As from the menu bar.
2) Select the location where you want the PowerPoint file saved and
type a name for the file.
3) Under File type, choose Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP
(.ppt).
4) Click Save. If you have the “Warn when not saving in ODF or
default format” option set in Options > Load/Save > General,
the message shown in Figure 205 appears. Click Keep Current
Format to confirm that you want to save the file in Microsoft
PowerPoint format. You can deselect the Ask when not saving in
ODF format checkbox to not show the message again unless you
re-enable it in the Options.
Figure 205: Warning message when saving in
Microsoft PowerPoint format
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Always save your work in Impress OpenDocument format (.odp)
before saving in Microsoft format. Keep the Impress file as your
working copy: if you need to change the presentation, change it
in the Impress version and then save it again as PowerPoint. You
are much less likely to have problems than if you open a file
previously saved in PowerPoint format, edit it, and save it again.
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