Re: Playing PowerPoint (.pps) files on an iMac

"Bob Harris" <nospam.News.Bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <13sdi5noeb24he8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  "Alan Illeman" <illemann@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > I have a PC (Win2k Pro) and my wife, an iMac (Tiger).
> > On the PC I use "Microsoft Power Point Viewer" to play
> > .pps files.
> >
> > I found that iMac's Keynote will play .pps files except
> > there is no sound. So installed Microsoft Office for Mac
> > (just Word & PowerPoint) but still no sound.
> >
> > Installed OpenOffice on the PC (as a test) but found that in .pps
> > files that do not automatically advance, where you have to use
> > mouse or keyboard to advance, that once the sound ends, it is
> > not restarted.
> >
> > When I try to install OpenOffice on the iMac I get this message
> > "OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X cannot be started because the X11
> > software is not installed. Please install Apple X11 first from the
> > Mac OS X install DVD. More information:
> > http://****ting.openoffice.org/mac/faq/installing/X11.html".
> >
> > I've looked at these instructions but am a little wary about doing
> > the X11 install. What is X11?
> >
> > Anyone have sound problems with .pps files on an iMac?
> >
> > tia
> > Alan
>
> First try NeoOffice instead of Open Office.  NeoOffice is a ****t
> of Open Office for Mac OS X.

Thanks Bob, I'll do that.