The PowerPoint Viewer 97 allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. When you post presentations on the Internet, you can include the PowerPoint Viewer to expand your online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint, or to those with different versions. You can use this viewer to view files created in both PowerPoint for Windows® and PowerPoint for the Macintosh.

Notes

• You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer.
• The PowerPoint Viewer supports all PowerPoint 97 and PowerPoint 95 features.
• Some PowerPoint 2000 and 2002 features are not supported by the viewer:
  • Picture bullets
  • Automatic numbering
  • Animated GIF pictures
  • Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) controls
  • ActiveX® controls are not supported by the viewer

To install this download:

1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
2. Download the file from the Microsoft Office Tools on the Web site by clicking the Download Now button (above) or install from the PMH CD and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
3. Double-click the PPView97.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Note   The PowerPoint Viewer installation dialog boxes do not refer to PowerPoint 2000 or PowerPoint 2002. However, the viewer does work with these versions.

Instructions for use:

• If you are creating a presentation, install this viewer and use Microsoft PowerPoint as you normally would.
• If you want to open a presentation but do not have PowerPoint, double-click the presentation file. The presentation will start.

To remove this download:

To remove the download file itself, delete the file PPView97.exe.

1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.

For support of this download:

If you are experiencing problems with this download or the Microsoft Office Tools on the Web site, please visit the Microsoft Product Support site for assistance.