[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

Charles Marcus <CMarcus <at> Media-Brokers.com> writes:

> On 2011-02-10 5:41 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote:
> > From: Mihai Dobrescu <msdobrescu <at> gmail.com>
> > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:15 AM, David Griffiths <
> > > dave.griffiths62 <at> gmail.com
> > > > wrote:
> > > > Mihai Dobrescu <msdobrescu <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > > > > I have installed OpenOffice about two years ago. I don't
> > > > > remember hoe I set it to open .pps files as they were .ppt. How
> > > > > could I get that in my brand new LibreOffice - to open .pps
> > > > > files in edit mode instead of running the slideshow and without
> > > > > changing the extension?
>
> > > > If you rename the file from .pps to .ppt it opens for editing in impress
> > > > without
> > > > issue.
>
> > > HI :)  Have you tried the obvious
> > > 1. just double-click on the file
> > > 2. Right click and choose "Open with ... " (might be in "Properties"
> > > on that right-click menu) and choose LibreOffice or Impress in there
> > > 3. In LibreOffice's Impress go up to the menus and click on
> > > File - Open and navigate to the file.
>
> > Yes, I did. It plays the presentation, then closes.
>
> Just change the extension from .pps to .ppt...
>
> Also, please don't top-post in an already bottom/inline posted thread,
> it totally screws up quoting...

Hi Charles,

I already suggested this a while ago to Mihai, but he does not want to 
change the extension. The man page for LO suggests that the -show 
option should play the slideshow then revert to editing. I tried today, 
but it only plays the slideshow, then closes the application. In your 
opinion is this a bug that needs raising? Personally I have no issue 
with changing the extension, it works :-)

Best regards
Dave




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