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#1 2006-09-30 3:48 pm
powerpoint .exe slides?
So I have these ppt slides that are .exe's, is it possible to open them with mac powerpoint. In other words is the .exe just some wrapper that I can get around, or is it an actual executable.
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#2 2006-09-30 3:57 pm
- ConnertheCat
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Re: powerpoint .exe slides?
Those seem to run on computers without powerpoint... so it's like a selfcontained app (something quicktime can make too). You might be able to rip the slides out of it, good luck on that though.
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#3 2006-09-30 4:03 pm
- D'Eyncourt
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Re: powerpoint .exe slides?
What may be going on is that the file you have is a self-extracting (well, on a Windows/DOS computer) file which, when run, would extract the compressed contents. You can dropping the file onto StuffIt Expander and see if that will identify the file as such and will decompress the contents for you.
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#4 2006-09-30 4:18 pm
- 333imacman
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Re: powerpoint .exe slides?
if you need to just run the presentation, you could try it on the free beta of CrossOver Mac:
http://www.codeweavers.com/beta/cxmac/
you need an intel mac
hope that helps
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