Use PowerPoint to open or save a presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format

Starting with Microsoft PowerPoint, you can open and save files in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) file format that is used by some presentation applications, such as OpenOffice.org Impress and Google Docs.

2016, 2013, 2010 2007

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What do you want to do?

Open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint

Save a PowerPoint presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format

Learn more about the OpenDocument Format

Open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint

1. Click the File tab.

2. Click Open.

3. To only see files saved in OpenDocument format, in the File of type list, click OpenDocument Presentation.

4. Click the file you want to open, and then click Open.

   Tip: To open the file, you can also double-click it after you find it.

Note: When you open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint, it might not have the same formatting as it did in the original application it was created in. This is because of the differences between applications that use the OpenDocument Format.

Save a PowerPoint presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format

Important: If you want to keep a PowerPoint version of your file you must first save the file as a PowerPoint presentation, for example in the .pptx file format, and then save it again in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.

1. Click the File tab.

2. Click Save As.

3. In the Save as type list, click OpenDocument Presentation.

4. Name and save your file.

Learn more about the OpenDocument Format

When you open or save presentations in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format, some formatting might be lost. This is because of the different features and options, such as formatting, that OpenDocument Presentation applications and PowerPoint support.

Tips

• Before sending a file to someone else, you might want to close the file and open it again to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.

• To keep advanced object formatting that is not supported in the OpenDocument Presentation format, convert the object to a picture.

• When you work with tables, complete the table before closing PowerPoint. Tables are converted to images when you close PowerPoint and cannot be subsequently edited.

• Avoid using emphasis animations (that is, animations that are not entrance or exit animations) that involve color change or scaling because those parts of animations are lost when you save the presentation in the .odp file format.

What do you want to do?

Open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint

Save a PowerPoint presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format

Learn more about the OpenDocument Format

Open an OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Open.

2. In the File of type list, click OpenDocument Presentation.

3. Click the file you want to open, and then click Open

Note: When you open a OpenDocument Presentation file in PowerPoint 2007, it might not have the same formatting as it did in the original application it was created in. This is because of the differences between applications that use the OpenDocument Format.

Save a PowerPoint presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format

Important: If you want to keep a PowerPoint version of your file you must first save the file as a PowerPoint document, for example in the .pptx file format, and then save it again in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and click Save As.

2. Click OpenDocument Presentation.

Learn more about the OpenDocument Format

When you open or save presentations in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format, some formatting might be lost. This is because of the different features and options, such as formatting, that OpenDocument Presentation applications and PowerPoint 2007 support.

Tips

• Before sending a file to someone else, you might want to close the file and open it again to see what it looks like in OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.

• To keep advanced object formatting that is not supported in the OpenDocument Presentation format, convert the object to a picture.

• When you work with tables, complete the table before closing PowerPoint 2007. Tables are converted to images when you close PowerPoint 2007 and cannot be subsequently edited.

• Avoid using emphasis animations (that is, animations that are not entrance or exit animations) that involve color change or scaling because those parts of animations are lost when you save the presentation in the .odp file format.

See also

Supported features in OpenDocument presentation (.odp) format

Edit OpenDocument .odp and PowerPoint .pptx files in PowerPoint Online

Save your presentation in a different file format