Microsoft PowerPoint XP

Converting Your Presentation

PowerPoint's Save As option allows you to save your presentation in different versions. PowerPoint XP is version 2002. This is helpful when you create the presentation in one version, but may need to run it in another version.

Moving between PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 95
Moving between PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation

Moving between PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 95

If you are creating a presentation with PowerPoint 2002 that may need to also run on PowerPoint 95, save the presentation as a PowerPoint 95 file. It is also recommended that you give the file a different name when you are saving from PowerPoint 2002 to PowerPoint 95.

WARNING: If you do this, be sure to test the presentation because your colors may be changed.

In PowerPoint 2002, from the File menu, select Save As...
The Save As dialog box appears.
Verify that the presentation will be saved to the correct location
In the File name text box, type a name different from the name of the PowerPoint 2002 file
From the Save File as type pull-down list, select PowerPoint 95 (*.ppt)
Click SAVE

Moving between PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation

If you are creating a presentation with PowerPoint 2002 that may need to also run on PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation, save the presentation as a PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation file. It is also recommended that you give the file a different name when you are saving from PowerPoint 2002 to PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation.

WARNING: If you do this, be sure to test the presentation because your colors may be changed.

In PowerPoint 2002, from the File menu, select Save As...
The Save As dialog box appears.
Verify that the presentation will be saved to the correct location
In the File name text box, type a name different from the name of the PowerPoint 2002 file
From the Save as type pull-down list, select PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation (*.ppt)
Click SAVE