Different OS to share PowerPoint

~~Lydia Villar~~ · 08-13-2008, 03:56 AM

First, I don’t know if someone else posted the similar topic before, but I have searched the forum and didn’t find the similar posts.
My trouble is: I have a friend on a Macintosh and no PowerPoint program. Can I somehow save my presentation which includes some animation so that I can share it with my friend although he doesn’t have PowerPoint?

**djaburg** · 08-13-2008, 08:28 AM

One thing that you can do is to install OpenOffice on your MAC and then you'll have the ability to view and create power point presentations as well as work with Word and Excel Files. Nice suite and it's free.

ShosMeister · 08-13-2008, 11:58 AM

When you say "share", do you mean you want him to be able to open it and edit or just play it? If it's to open, then what DJ said works perfectly. On the Mac, it's called NeoOffice but it's the same source as OpenOffice. In fact, you may like it an start using it on your PC. As was said, it's free - can't beat that :)

08-13-2008, 03:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~Lydia Villar~~ Troubled Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1 OS: Mac	Different OS to share PowerPoint First, I don’t know if someone else posted the similar topic before, but I have searched the forum and didn’t find the similar posts. My trouble is: I have a friend on a Macintosh and no PowerPoint program. Can I somehow save my presentation which includes some animation so that I can share it with my friend although he doesn’t have PowerPoint?

08-13-2008, 08:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,322 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Different OS to share PowerPoint One thing that you can do is to install OpenOffice on your MAC and then you'll have the ability to view and create power point presentations as well as work with Word and Excel Files. Nice suite and it's free. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

08-13-2008, 11:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
ShosMeister Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 400 OS: OS X 10.4.x	Re: Different OS to share PowerPoint When you say "share", do you mean you want him to be able to open it and edit or just play it? If it's to open, then what DJ said works perfectly. On the Mac, it's called NeoOffice but it's the same source as OpenOffice. In fact, you may like it an start using it on your PC. As was said, it's free - can't beat that :)