Convert PPS to PPT
Wondered how the PPS file that you received in your mail differs from PPT the default PowerPoint file extension?
When you create a PowerPoint presentation the file it saves by default has extension .PPT. This file when opened, opens up in the Edit mode where you need to press F5 key to start the presentation. You may also make any modifications to the presentation.
Powerpoint allows you to create a Powerpoint Show (.PPS) file from the “File Save As…” dialog box by selecting “PowerPoint Show (*.pps)” in the “Save as Type” drop down list. This proves to be beneficial in two ways.
- The presentation instead of getting into edit mode, starts up immediately.
- It insures that you don’t accidently modify/delete the file contents just before the presentation.
Technically a same presentation saved in PPS and PPT differs in the file header and in way the content is arranged in the file.
But in general they are the same files and you can convert a PPS to PPT by simply changing the file extension. The same also applies when you need to convert PPT to PPS.
The .pps to .ppt by changing the extension, was simply a cool idea. Simple, and it worked.
Comment by kamlesh — January 8, 2008 @ 11:57 am
been trying to figure this out for ages… thanks for the ingenious yet simple solution. tried it and it worked.
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Thanks a million for the idea of changing the file extension, it just worked.
Comment by Kindson Munonye — April 16, 2008 @ 10:45 am
Thanks a lot for the idea of changing the file extension, it just worked.
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