A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation is stored as a PPTX file.
A Microsoft PowerPoint slide show is stored as a PPTX file. Formatted text, objects, slides, pictures, videos, and more can all be included.
With PowerPoint 2007 and later, this is the standard format for presentation files.
PPT files are extensions for older versions of this format that were used in PowerPoint versions 2003 and earlier.
The length of time your file is kept on the website before being automatically removed is specified in the Conholdate file retention policy.
Without a copy of PowerPoint, you can use the free WPS Office Presentation or OpenOffice Impress to open and edit PPTX files.
Additionally, some free presentation creators allow you to edit PPTX files online without installing any software.
You can use Google Slides to upload a presentation from your computer, edit it, and then save it to your Google Drive account or download it again in PPTX or another format, such as PDF.
Using an online file converter can sometimes result in a much faster conversion.
It is also possible to convert a PPTX file into a format that Google Slides can understand.
PPTX vs PPT
The most widely used file format for PowerPoint presentations that can be saved to a disc is PPT.
With the release of Office 2007, it was superseded by the more recent PPTX file format, which has been the standard for saving presentations ever since.
But as will be shown below, there are differences between the PPT and PPTX file types.
PPT files are saved to disc as binary files, while PPTX files are saved in Office Open XML format. This is the primary distinction between PPT and PPTX files.
Presentation content is saved in PPT files as a binary collection of records and structures.
PPTX files, on the other hand, are saved in the Office Open XML format, which uses ZIP compression to store data in XML that has been compressed.
The file size is another distinction between PPT and PPTX file formats.
Opening PPTX Files
A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation is stored as a PPTX file.
With PowerPoint 2007 and later, this is the standard format for presentation files.
Without a copy of PowerPoint, you can use the free WPS Office Presentation or OpenOffice Impress to open and edit PPTX files.
Additionally, some free presentation creators allow you to edit PPTX files online without installing any software.
You can quickly convert your presentation to a different file format if you’re using one of the full-support PPTX programs listed above. Simply open the file in the program and save it again in a different format.
It is also possible to convert a PPTX file into a format that Google Slides can understand.
Make sure you aren’t confusing this file extension with one that just looks similar if your file won’t open using the above suggestions.
Converting PowerPoint to PPTX
You can verify whether the files are in the .ppt format by looking in Explorer and seeing the file type "Microsoft PowerPoint 97 – 2003 Presentation," as demonstrated below.
Launch the Slideshow > SELECT TO FILE > SAVE AS… BROWSE will cause the window below to open. Verify that you are on the correct route in order to save the workbook. In SAVE AS TYPE >, select *POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (.PPTX)**. Choose SAVE.
For the modifications to take effect, close and then reopen the saved presentation (pptx). The converted file can be located in the same folder as the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation type, as indicated below:
We must first confirm that the .ppt files we are attempting to convert contain macros. Please follow the instructions below to confirm.
Present a PowerPoint file > Developer Tab Choose MACROS:
The dialog box opens as seen below. This window will list the names of any macros that are present.
Launch the macro-containing .ppt file that has been located. Select File > Save As > Browser to open the window below. Verify that you are on the correct route in order to save the workbook. Select SAVE after selecting *POWERPOINT MACRO-ENABLED PRESENTATION (.PPTM)**, as indicated below.
