Reading ppt files
Hi guys, Could you guys please tell me what program to use for reading PowerPoint files? Browsing throught freshmeat, I see powerpoint-like programas, they might read ppt files, but the brief description didn't mention it. TIA, -Marvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Reading ppt files
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:23:33 -0600 Marvin Gerardo Aguero Salazar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, Could you guys please tell me what program to use for reading PowerPoint files? Browsing throught freshmeat, I see powerpoint-like programas, they might read ppt files, but the brief description didn't mention it. If all else fails, OpenOffice can read PowerPoint files. I say if all else fails, because OO is fairly bloated and pretty slow. HTH, Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #25: Microsoft: You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips. pgpCIhiolSXUW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Reading ppt files
On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:41:14PM -0500, Jacob S. wrote: If all else fails, OpenOffice can read PowerPoint files. I say if all else fails, because OO is fairly bloated and pretty slow. Without disagreeing, I can testify that it does an excellent job of reading PowerPoint files -- in some ways it's more compatible than MS PowerPoint. (It can read comments from both 2002 and 2000 versions, which PP2000 can't.) -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Reading ppt files
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:14:57 -0400 Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:41:14PM -0500, Jacob S. wrote: If all else fails, OpenOffice can read PowerPoint files. I say if all else fails, because OO is fairly bloated and pretty slow. Without disagreeing, I can testify that it does an excellent job of reading PowerPoint files -- in some ways it's more compatible than MS PowerPoint. (It can read comments from both 2002 and 2000 versions, which PP2000 can't.)-- Sure, as long as you have a decent computer. But it is still the slowest program I've found in Linux, as far as how long it takes it to startup. And if you're stuck with an old laptop, say 133Mhz and 96MB of ram... you can do e-mail, web browsing and most other things without too much trouble - even Acrobat, provided the file isn't too many pages, but OO is out of the question. Nevertheless, I use OO quite often. Hopefully the developers will continue their good work and it'll get even better. In the meantime though, it's not my favorite program. :-) Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #61: Linux: Because rebooting is for adding hardware Solaris: Because you don't need to reboot to add hardware Windows: Because rebooting is for adding hardware, adding software, regularly scheduled downtime, and should also be done on a daily basis to keep the machine running. pgpRMARjvUMqK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Reading ppt files
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:14:57 -0400, Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 01:41:14PM -0500, Jacob S. wrote: If all else fails, OpenOffice can read PowerPoint files. I say if all else fails, because OO is fairly bloated and pretty slow. Without disagreeing, I can testify that it does an excellent job of reading PowerPoint files -- in some ways it's more compatible than MS PowerPoint. (It can read comments from both 2002 and 2000 versions, which PP2000 can't.) I like to add to that a nice litle feature. My boss got an ppt file from someone the other day, which he wanted to make some changes in, but he was not allowed to due to some restriction on embedded fonts which was read-only or something. I just loaded the file in OO, exported it as ppt, the newest version available in OO, and, voila, when he loaded the file back in PowerPoint, everything was ok! So, OpenOffice is good for lots of things. Take care, - Mandus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PPT files
Hi All ! Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? Thanks in advace, Jerome BENOIT -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PPT files
On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:41, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? Openoffice works fine. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: PPT files
Thanks for the quick reply ! Is there corresponding DEB (Woody) files somewhere in the web ? Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote: On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:41, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? Openoffice works fine. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PPT files
Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? Openoffice works fine. Fine is relativ. *Never* prepare a presentation in OpenOffice and present it in Powerpoint without going trough it first. The result can be very embarrassing (I've been through it). But only reading it should work. Mostly. Sometimes. Every now and then. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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deb http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/openoffice/ testing main contrib Jerome BENOIT wrote: Thanks for the quick reply ! Is there corresponding DEB (Woody) files somewhere in the web ? Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote: On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:41, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? Openoffice works fine. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PPT files
Jerome == Jerome BENOIT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jerome Hi All ! Does Debian provide a tool for reading PPT files ? ppthtml converts PPT to HTML, if you just want to read the PPT and not use it as a presentation. Other than that, OpenOffice seems to work relatively well, and I think it's supposed to be hitting unstable soon. -- Hubert Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred. msg05790/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
