• Obtain a free download of PowerPoint Viewer 2007

Obtain a free download of PowerPoint Viewer 2007

To run a presentation on a computer on which Microsoft Office PowerPoint is not installed, or to distribute a self-contained presentation to an audience that might not have PowerPoint installed, use Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer. Also, to run a .pps file, you must have PowerPoint Viewer 2007 installed. The PowerPoint Viewer is a free download!

• If PowerPoint 2007 is not installed on the computer, click here to download the free PowerPoint Viewer 2007 directly from Microsoft Office Online. Download instructions appear at the bottom of the download page.

 Important   You must have an Internet connection for this link to work properly.

• If PowerPoint 2007 is already installed on the computer, PowerPoint Viewer is installed each time you use the Package a Presentation for CD feature in PowerPoint.

To package a presentation for CD, do the following:

1. In PowerPoint, open the presentation that you want to package.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button, point to the arrow next to Publish, and then click Package for CD.
3. In the Package for CD dialog box, click Options, and then select the options that you want.

 Note   For information about the options, see Package a presentation for CD.

4. Click Copy to Folder or Copy to CD.

PowerPoint packages your presentation to the folder or CD so that you can distribute it.

 Notes 

• You can use PowerPoint Viewer 2007 to view files that are formatted for PowerPoint 2000, 2002, or 2003 or later.
• PowerPoint Viewer 2007 does not support files that are formatted for PowerPoint 97 or earlier. To use PowerPoint Viewer 2007 to view a presentation that is formatted for PowerPoint 97 or earlier, open the presentation in PowerPoint 2000, 2002, or 2003 or later, and then save it in a format for PowerPoint 2000, 2002, or 2003 or later.
• You can run PowerPoint Viewer 2007 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later.

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