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naepupst
03-31-2006, 01:41 PM
I have uploaded a power point presentation to my file manager both as a .ppt and as a htm. file, and moved it to the index folder but neither format will open and run.

How do you get a power point presentation to run on your webpage?

Early Out
03-31-2006, 02:04 PM
You should be able to move a Powerpoint file to your domain, then just point your browser to it: http://www.yourdomain.org/filename.ppt. The browser will ask whether you want to open it or save it. Remember, Powerpoint doesn't run on the server - it runs on whatever PC is opening the file.

Alternatively, you can put a link to it in an html file:

<a href="filename.ppt">Click here for the Powerpoint file</a>

Of course, if the person accessing the file doesn't have Powerpoint, or at least the freebies Powerpoint Viewer from MS, they're not going to able to do anything with the file. I don't believe there's a way for the browser itself to run the presentation, but perhaps someone else has a solution to that problem.

By the way, you can get the MS Powerpoint Viewer here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en).

Edit: There seems to be something I wasn't aware of. According to this MS article (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299824), a Powerpoint hyperlink on a webpage should launch the presentation in slide show mode in the browser. If that's true, that "a href=" syntax I provided should do the trick. I don't have Powerpoint, so I can't create a file to test it with!

Second Edit: I just played with it, and as far as I can tell, you have to have the Powerpoint Viewer on your PC, at a minimum, to be able to view the file.

WebJDC
04-01-2006, 08:08 PM
i a not sure wht the .htm version doesnt work...could you possible provide a link to the files you uploaded?
it might give an error or something might distinguish the problem that other people might recognize