ppt vs. pps?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a presentation or a show
for a finished product?

I'm using v. 2003

TIA,
Greg

..pps opens as a slide show and cannot be edited, because all you see is the
slide show.

..ppt opens as a normal ppt presentation and can be edited. It will not open
as a slide show, but f5 will launch its show.

To convert a file from one to the other, simply rename it: .pps == .ppt, or
..ppt == .pps

hth

"Greg Wilker" wrote in message
...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a presentation or a
show
for a finished product?

I'm using v. 2003

TIA,
Greg

Not true. PPS will open in Slide Show mode when you double click on the
file from Windows Explorer or the Desktop. However, if you open PowerPoint
and then open the PPS file, it will open in Normal view and you can edit it
freely.

The ONLY difference between the two file extensions is in the way file
association is set up. If you go to My Computer, click on Tools Folder
Options File Types and locate and select PPS in the list, then click on
Advanced, select Show and click on Edit, you will see a /s in the string in
the "Application used to perform action" box. The /s tells PowerPoint to
open in Show mode. Also, Show is in bold meaning that it is the default
action for a PPS file.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Walter Donavan" wrote in message
...
.pps opens as a slide show and cannot be edited, because all you see is
the
slide show.

.ppt opens as a normal ppt presentation and can be edited. It will not
open
as a slide show, but f5 will launch its show.

To convert a file from one to the other, simply rename it: .pps == .ppt,
or
.ppt == .pps

hth

"Greg Wilker" wrote in message
...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a presentation or a
show
for a finished product?

I'm using v. 2003

TIA,
Greg

Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

"Sonia" wrote in message
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Not true. PPS will open in Slide Show mode when you double click on the
file from Windows Explorer or the Desktop. However, if you open
PowerPoint
and then open the PPS file, it will open in Normal view and you can edit
it
freely.

The ONLY difference between the two file extensions is in the way file
association is set up. If you go to My Computer, click on Tools Folder
Options File Types and locate and select PPS in the list, then click on
Advanced, select Show and click on Edit, you will see a /s in the string
in
the "Application used to perform action" box. The /s tells PowerPoint to
open in Show mode. Also, Show is in bold meaning that it is the default
action for a PPS file.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Walter Donavan" wrote in message
...
.pps opens as a slide show and cannot be edited, because all you see is
the
slide show.

.ppt opens as a normal ppt presentation and can be edited. It will not
open
as a slide show, but f5 will launch its show.

To convert a file from one to the other, simply rename it: .pps ==
..ppt,
or
.ppt == .pps

hth

"Greg Wilker" wrote in message
...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a presentation or
a
show
for a finished product?

I'm using v. 2003

TIA,
Greg

nunc est bibendum.

"Walter Donavan" wrote in message
...
Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

"Sonia" wrote in message
...
Not true. PPS will open in Slide Show mode when you double click on the
file from Windows Explorer or the Desktop. However, if you open
PowerPoint
and then open the PPS file, it will open in Normal view and you can edit
it
freely.

The ONLY difference between the two file extensions is in the way file
association is set up. If you go to My Computer, click on Tools
Folder
Options File Types and locate and select PPS in the list, then click
on
Advanced, select Show and click on Edit, you will see a /s in the string
in
the "Application used to perform action" box. The /s tells PowerPoint
to
open in Show mode. Also, Show is in bold meaning that it is the default
action for a PPS file.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Walter Donavan" wrote in message
...
.pps opens as a slide show and cannot be edited, because all you see
is
the
slide show.

.ppt opens as a normal ppt presentation and can be edited. It will not
open
as a slide show, but f5 will launch its show.

To convert a file from one to the other, simply rename it: .pps ==
.ppt,
or
.ppt == .pps

hth

"Greg Wilker" wrote in message
...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a presentation
or
a
show
for a finished product?

I'm using v. 2003

TIA,
Greg

quisnam?

bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis.

"TAJ Simmons" wrote in message
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quisnam?

Boozers, all of you! LOL!!

"Adam Crowley" adam@web****eDOTorg wrote in message
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bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis.

"TAJ Simmons" wrote in
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quisnam?

bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis

Cor, dunnit just, luv!



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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"Sonia" wrote in message
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Boozers, all of you! LOL!!

"Adam Crowley" adam@web****eDOTorg wrote in message
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bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis.

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quisnam?