Office 2008 is out for Mac.
Includes Powerpoint.
Works like a charm./
"Jim Gordon MVP" wrote:
> Hi Craig,
>
> To expand on what Fred said...
>
> The most recent PowerPoint viewer for Mac was made for PowerPoint 98,
which
> means it is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The viewer is still
available
> and works on PowerPCs. In OSX it requires classic. It does not sup****t
any
> new features added since Office 98 was released, but it will open and
play
> as best it can any file that is in .ppt or .pps file format.
>
> Here's the link to the viewer.
>
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/downl
> oad/office98/powerpoint98viewer.xml&secid=20&ssid=7&flgnosysreq=False
>
> It's really quite bizzare that Microsoft wants Mac users to use
OpenOffice
> to view PowerPoint presentations. Usually Microsoft is accused of doing
> everything in its power to keep customers "in the fold" by providing
> complete solutions, but for newer versions of Microsoft Office they are
> relying on Sun Microsystem's free OpenOffice product, which is a direct
> competitor to Microsoft Office. It's not just giving Sun a "foot in the
> door" it's like an open invitation to take the house over.
>
> Granted, OpenOffice isn't as good as PowerPoint, has some compatibility
> problems, looks sorta ugly and doesn't sup****t add-ins or visual basic,
but
> for many people it's "good enough" to substitute for Microsoft Office -
plus
> it's free.
>
> -Jim
>
>
>
> Quoting from "Craig Roberts" <Somewhere @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lindstrom Minnesota USA>, in
> article O1ZcWinRIHA.280@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
on [DATE:
>
> > Is there a Powerpoint Viewer app for the Macintosh? I have Office
2003
> > installed on a PC and would like to share a presentation with my Mac
based
> > friends. They don't have Office.
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jim Gordon
> Mac MVP
>
> MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
> MVP info http://mvp.sup****t.microsoft.com/
>
>
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