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- MICROSOFTÆ POWERPOINTÆ VIEWER 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems
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- Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit operating systems allows
- you to view Microsoft PowerPoint 97 documents. PowerPoint Viewer 97 can
- open presentations created with all previous versions of PowerPoint for
- Windows, and version 3.0 and above of Microsoft PowerPoint for MacintoshÆ.
- You cannot edit a presentation in PowerPoint Viewer 97. Microsoft encourages
- you to distribute PowerPoint Viewer 97 with your PowerPoint 97 presentations
- to people who are not using Microsoft PowerPoint 97.
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- Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems is
- intended for Windows 3.x users. Windows 95 and Windows NT users should instead
- install the 32-bit version of PowerPoint Viewer 97. This version is available
- online as a self-extracting executable file at any of the following locations:
- 1. Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet:
- http://www.microsoft.com/powerpoint/internet/viewer/
- 2. Internet (anonymous FTP): Use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) utility to connect
- to ftp.microsoft.com with anonymous logon. Then change to the Softlib\Mslfiles
- folder. Use the GET command (get PPView97.exe) to download the file.
- 3. Microsoft Download Service (MSDL): You can connect to this bulletin board by
- dialing (425) 936-6735. Then follow the instructions to download a file and
- download "PPView97.exe".
- 4. A disk set containing both viewers can also be ordered from the Microsoft Order
- Desk, at (800) 360-7561, for a standard shipping and handling charge.
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- System Requirements for Using PowerPoint 97 Viewer
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- ∑ A personal computer with a 486 or higher processor
- ∑ Win 3.0 or later
- ∑ 4 MB of memory
- ∑ 3 MB of hard disk space (6 MB free for installation only)
- ∑ VGA or higher-resolution video adapter
- ∑ Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
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- Installing Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
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- To install PowerPoint Viewer, you must have the file PPView16.exe on your LAN
- or local hard drive, (or one of the alternate file sets described in this
- document under "Distribution of PowerPoint Viewer"). Close all other applications
- and ensure that you are not running any utilities or virus protection programs.
- In Windows File Manager, double-click PPView16.exe. Follow these instructions
- to successfully complete the installation.
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- 1.Installation of PowerPoint Viewer is designed to take place from within
- Microsoft Windows. If Windows is not running, please start it before continuing.
- Make sure to close all applications first, and make sure you are not running any
- utilities or virus protection before proceeding. It is very important that your
- computer runs under a Windows 16-bit operating system in order to install this
- version of PowerPoint Viewer. The Setup application for PowerPoint Viewer prevents
- you from installing PowerPoint Viewer in a 32-bit operating system like Windows 95
- or Windows NT(r). A 32-bit version of PowerPoint Viewer 97 is also available.
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- 2.Your starting point for PowerPoint Viewer installation depends upon whether you
- download the Viewer from the Microsoft Web site or an online service, or receive
- it on disks.
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- (a) If you download PPView16.exe and choose to run it, the file will unpack itself.
- You can also save the file to a local folder and run PPView16.exe later. The unpack
- program will ask you for a destination folder. The default is c:\PPSetup. After
- choosing a destination folder, select "Unzip". When finished, select "Close".
- After unpacking the contents of PPView16.exe you will have to start the PowerPoint
- Viewer Setup program (setup.exe) in order to continue the installation of Microsoft
- PowerPoint Viewer. Use File Manager to open the destination folder, then
- double-click on the setup program (setup.exe).
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- (b) If you received PowerPoint Viewer on disks, insert the disk labeled as disk 1
- into your floppy drive. In Program Manager, on the File menu, select "Run."
- Type "a:setup".
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- 3.PowerPoint Viewer Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install
- PowerPoint Viewer or you can simply accept the suggested default location. The
- default folder location for PowerPoint Viewer is C:\PPTVIEW.
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- 4.After choosing the folder location for PowerPoint Viewer, continue through setup
- and click "Install" to install PowerPoint Viewer.
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- 5.To run PowerPoint Viewer, in File Manager, double-click on the PPTView.exe file.
- You can also double-click on the PowerPoint Viewer icon in Program Manager. If you
- plan to distribute PowerPoint Viewer, either online or on disks, you will need
- PPView16.exe or the files it unpacks.
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- Features of the PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems
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- The PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems allows
- Windows 3.x users to view PowerPoint presentation files. Because the files are
- converted to PowerPoint 4.0 format, any special features of PowerPoint 97
- will be lost. This includes such features as 3D effects, WordArt, texture
- and picture fills, and some drawing behaviors such as connectors. In most
- cases, features were translated as closely as possible using PowerPoint 4.0
- functionality.
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- For maximum visual fidelity, users should save the presentation in
- PowerPoint 4.0 format from within PowerPoint 97. To do this, click Save As
- on the File menu, then choose "PowerPoint 4.0" in the Save as type box.
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- Ordering Microsoft PowerPoint 97
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- For information on how to order the retail version of Microsoft PowerPoint 97,
- contact the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 in the U.S., visit the
- Microsoft Online Shop
- (http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/Referral/PR_CountryLocation.idc?ProductFamilyCode=POW)
- or contact your local Microsoft subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the
- Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:
- http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm
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- Technical Support for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
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- Microsoft Technical Support provides a number of no-charge options for you to
- obtain technical information about Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. These options
- include Microsoft Technical Support Online (http://www.microsoft.com/support/),
- the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://www.microsoft.com/kb/default.asp) and
- Microsoft FastTips.
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- Distribution of PowerPoint Viewer
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- Microsoft encourages all users of PowerPoint Viewer for Windows 16-bit Operating
- Systems to distribute it to friends and colleagues. You can post it to online
- services, put it on networks, or give it to others on disks.
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- Disk Distribution
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- Microsoft distributes PowerPoint Viewer on two disks as well as online. The disk
- set is available from the Microsoft Order Desk, at (800) 360-7561, for a standard
- shipping and handling charge.
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- (c)1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-
- This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
- EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT.
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