Thank you both very much, for answering my request for help with the
Subject.
While waiting for your answer, I found a way of viewing the .pps attachments
from MS VISTA mail:
1) Copy or save the .pps attachment into either a DVD-RW drive E: or under
Document files in C: (I used dragging)
2) Open OO.o 2.4 Impress, click "Open Existing Presentation", an OO.o
Impress window shows: OO.o 2.4 Error loading template, incorrect format,
file cannot be used as template. Click OK. Then click OPEN (same OO.o 2.4
window),go to Look: Open menu of files, click under DVD-RW drive E: or
Documents drive C: pick the .pps file you wish to see. Double click it and
you'll see it in the OO.o 2.4 Impress window. Go to View (Menu Bar), open it
and click at "Slide Show" in the menu, and voila' the .pps slides will show.
From there you can modify the .pps file or add music or text if you wish.
You end it and discard if no changes have been made.
A quicker alternate is, as Brian Barker recommended, to download/install a
MS Office Power Point Viewer 2007 and view the attachment saved/copied in
the DVD-RW (E:) or any other files, directly, but you won't be able here to
make any modifications.
Again, thank you both for your respective inputs. They have been very
useful!
Jorge P. Amador Sr.
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From: "James Knott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [users] Use of OpenOffice.org 2.4 to open .pps attachments in
mail
Jorge P. Amador Sr. wrote:
I am using version 2.4 of OpenOffice.org since I installed it on
04/03/08.
Now, I am not able to view e-mail attachments written in Microsoft Office
Power Point. I get a pop-up window saying as follows: "This file does not
have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations Control Panel" , which I can't find
in the Control Panel! I use Windows VISTA Home Premium.
Q: How can I use OpenOffice.org 2.4 Impress to open the e-mail
attachments written in .pps format?
Thanks, Jorge P. Amador ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
That sort of problem often occurs, if the file does not have a valid
extention. If so, just rename it, to include an extension. Also, what
happens if you save the file and then double click on it? If it opens
that way, then there may be some issue with your email application.
In XP, you can easily change the file associations by following these
instructions. I assume similar applies in Vista.
Changing file associations
Right click on file icon
Select Open With > Choose Program...
Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" and
choose the desired application.
If that method is not available, follow the directions listed here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859
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