File formats for saving presentations
This topic presents a list of file types that you can use to save your PowerPoint presentations.
| Type | What it is |
| PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx) | The default, XML-based presentation format for PowerPoint for Mac 2011, PowerPoint 2008 for Mac, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for Windows, and PowerPoint 2007 for Windows. Tip: For more information about how to open this file format in earlier versions of PowerPoint, see Sharing documents with other versions of Office. |
| PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (.ppt) | A presentation format that is compatible with PowerPoint 98 through PowerPoint 2004 for Mac and PowerPoint 97 through PowerPoint 2003 for Windows. |
| PowerPoint Template (.potx) | Saves the presentation content and formatting as an XML-based template that you can use to start new presentations. Cannot store VBA macro code. Tip: For more information about how to open this file format in earlier versions of PowerPoint, see Sharing documents with other versions of Office. |
| PowerPoint 97-2004 Template (.pot) | Saves the presentation content and formatting as a template that you can use to start new presentations. Compatible with PowerPoint 98 through PowerPoint 2004 for Mac and PowerPoint 97 through PowerPoint 2003 for Windows. |
| Movie (.mov) | Exports the presentation to a movie file that you can play in the QuickTime Player. |
| | Exports the presentation to a PDF file, which looks the same on Macintosh and Windows computers. |
| PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) | Saves as an XML-based presentation that automatically opens in slide show view. Compatible with PowerPoint for Mac 2011, PowerPoint 2008 for Mac, PowerPoint 2010 for Windows, and PowerPoint 2007 for Windows. Tips:
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| PowerPoint 97-2004 Show (.pps) | Saves as a presentation that automatically opens in slide show view. Compatible with PowerPoint 98 through PowerPoint 2004 for Mac and PowerPoint 97 through PowerPoint 2003 for Windows. Tip: To open this file format in normal view so that you can edit the presentation, open PowerPoint. On the File menu, click Open, and then choose the file. |
| PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation (.pptm) | The XML-based presentation format that preserves Microsoft Visual for Basic Applications (VBA) macro code. VBA macros run in PowerPoint 2011, but they do not run in PowerPoint 2008. |
| PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template (.potm) | Saves the presentation content and formatting as an XML-based template that preserves VBA macro code. VBA macros run in PowerPoint 2011, but they do not run in PowerPoint 2008. |
| PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show (.ppsm) | The XML-based presentation format that automatically opens in slide show view and preserves VBA macro code. VBA macros run in PowerPoint 2011, but they do not run in PowerPoint 2008. |
| Outline / Rich Text Format (.rtf) | Exports the outline text of your presentation to a format that other applications, including compatible Microsoft programs, can read and interpret. |
| Office Theme (.thmx) | Saves the presentation formatting—such as color scheme, font scheme, backgrounds, and graphics—which complement each other and create a unified look across all slides. Also, preserves one or more slide masters and its corresponding slide layouts. |
| PowerPoint Add-In (.ppam) | The XML-based add-in format that preserves VBA macro code. VBA macros run in PowerPoint 2011, but they do not run in PowerPoint 2008. |
| PowerPoint 98 - 2004 Add-In (.ppa) | Saves the add-in in a format that preserves VBA macro code. Compatible with PowerPoint 98 through PowerPoint 2004 for Mac and PowerPoint 97 through PowerPoint 2003 for Windows. |
| JPEG | Exports each slide to a graphic file that other applications can open. |
| PNG | Exports each slide to a graphic file that other applications can open. |
| GIF | Exports each slide to a graphic file that other applications can open. |
| BMP | Exports each slide to a graphic file that other applications can open. |
| TIFF | Exports each slide to a graphic file that other applications can open. |
See also
File formats that work with Visual Basic
Save a file in a different file format
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