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Convert Powerpoint 2007 presentation to an executable.

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by rajdeepsokhi

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How can I convert a Powerpoint 2007 presentation to an executable stand-alone file (exe)? The exe should run as a stand-alone application on any machine without powerpoint installed on it. It should also retain the exact look and feel of the original ppt (animation, transitions, audio etc.).

With powerpoint 2003 I was able to create a exe using the inbuilt "iexpress" utility (start>run). When I do the same for a 2007 ppt it gives me an error "unable to initialize or some crap". Am I doing something wrong with the command line?

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by eyesonyou2

I'm usually a big fan of MS office products , but with Power point 2007 i am frustrated . I created a beautiful presentation with tons of animations with the intent of creating a pack and go for a non tech savvy user to be able to just put in a cd and give a presentation. BUT .... the pack-n-go feature converts the presentation into a .ppt (2003 readable file) , which stripped out ~80% of the smart art animations i used !!! so now this non tech savvy user has to bring a laptop with PP 2007 to be sure the presentation will play.

moral of the story .... the new version with the fancy features is not always the best version to use .

by sue t

maybe something in one of these links will help - To copy your Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation to a CD, a network, or a local disk drive on your computer, see Copy a presentation to a CD, network, or local disk drive. and the link for that is http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA100966961033.aspx and also this one to run your MS 2007 PowerPoint Presentation Unattended and the link is http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2007/10/01/set-up-your-powerpoint-2007-presentation-to-run-unattended/ I hope one of these is helpful.

by eyesonyou2

This does explain how to save a presentation , the only problem is , when you package for a cd it converts the presentation to a .ppt format and stipts out most of the animations.

so , the only solutions i can see is to save in pptx and make sure the computer that is used to play the presentation has Power point 2007.

by boxfiddler

using the Save As menu located within the Office Button menu to save it as a PowerPoint Show? This saves the completed presentation in .ppsx format that opens directly to slide show format.

by lord_stevil

Can redirect to folder. Includes the player/view and a handy .bat file to start the presentation

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