Use powerpoint to open or save a presentation in the opendocument presentation odp format

You can open and save files in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) file format that is used by some presentation applications, such as Apache OpenOffice Impress and LibreOffice Impress.

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.

Supported features in .ODP format

The table below shows which PowerPoint features are fully, partially, or not at all supported in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.

• Supported     Both PowerPoint and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability won't be lost.

• Partially supported     Both PowerPoint and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected. No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.

• Not supported    This feature isn't supported in OpenDocument format. If you plan to save your presentation in an OpenDocument Format, don't use these features.

Area	Subarea	PowerPoint Support
Animations	Entrance/Exit animations	Partially supported Animations that can't be supported by ODF are changed to an Appear or Disappear animation.
Animations	Color animations	Not supported
Animations	Scaling animations	Not supported Blast, Flash bulb, Grow & Shrink, Vertical Height animations are not supported.
Animations	Animation delays	Supported
Animations	Animation timing	Supported
Animations	Text animations	Supported
Animations	Triggered animations	Supported
Animations	Animation sounds	Not supported
Animations	Media animations	Supported
Animations	SmartArt	Not supported
Animations	Chart Parts	Partially supported Animations on chart parts are converted to an animation on the whole chart.
Animations	OLE action animations	Not supported
Animations	Master/Layout animations	Not supported
Transitions	Transitions	Partially supported The following transitions are not supported: Blinds, Cut, Strips, Comb, and Newsflash.
Transitions	Transition Sounds	Not supported
Content Media (Movies/Sounds)	Trim and bookmark	Partially supported
Content	Embedding WAV files	Supported
Content	OLE	Supported
Content	ActiveX Controls	Not supported
Content	Tables	Partially supported In PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions, tables saved in the .odp format may not be rendered in the same way by other ODF applications, but will remain tables. In PowerPoint 2010, tables saved in the .odp format become images and can't be edited further.
Content	Headers/Footers	Partially supported When you save a file with headers or footers in it in the .odp format, the headers and footers become text boxes.
Content	Date and Time fields	Partially supported All date and time types are included, but they might be converted to a default type by other ODF applications. Similarly, date and time types from other ODF applications may be converted to a default type by PowerPoint.
Content	Hide Shape	Supported
Content	Hide Slide	Supported
Macros, Programmability	Macros, OM, Programmability	Not supported
Presentation settings	Page size	Partially supported Although the page size is saved with the presentation, the Page Size settings in the Page Setup dialog box is inaccurate. The dialog box tries to default to the default page size.
Presentation settings	Custom Shows	Supported
Presentation settings	Narrations, Timings	Supported
Presentation settings	Show Settings	Partially supported
Presentation settings	Print Settings	Not supported
Presentation settings	View Settings	Not supported
Collaboration	Comments	Not supported
Charts	Charts	Partially supported
Presentation Design	Masters	Partially supported Theme information is lost and placed onto the masters/layouts. Fonts, colors, and effects on new shapes are no longer inherited. When you open the presentation after saving the presentation in .odp format, the default theme is used, but should not cause any changes in the presentation. However, it does cause all future edits to be done as if that default theme was applied.
Presentation Design	Layouts	Partially supported Layouts are treated similar to masters when opened in other ODF applications.
Presentation Design	Placeholders	Partially supported Theme information is lost from placeholders.
Presentation Design	Notes	Supported
Presentation Design	Notes Masters	Supported
Presentation Design	Handout Masters	Supported
Encryption	Encryption	Not supported
Protection	Protection	Not supported
Text	International text formatting	Partially supported Unsupported features include: Kinsoku Vertical text rotation (270, stacked) East Asian line-breaking Kumimoji Some international numbering systems are mapped to bullets or Western numbering Distributed alignment
Text	Alignment	Partially supported Distributed alignment is not supported. Some visual differences might be seen in the alignment, anchoring, or wrapping of the text in other ODF applications.
Text	Columns	Not supported
Text	Text rotation	Partially supported 270-rotation and stacked text are not supported.
Text	Hyperlinks	Partially supported Regular hyperlinks are supported, but on-hover hyperlinks are not supported.
Text	Lists	Supported Other ODF applications might change the numbering/bulleting or not support it all together.
Text	Basic formatting	Supported Italics, bold, underline, and strikethrough are all supported in ODF applications. Different fonts or sizes are supported.
Text	Advanced formatting/graphic effects	Partially supported Unsupported features include: Picture filled, gradient filled, pattern filled, or empty filled text. Some outer shadow effects on text. Text with picture, gradient, pattern, or empty filled outlines. Text can't have outlines different from the fill color.
Text	Autofit	Not supported
Text	Overflow	Supported Overflow might be seen differently in different ODF applications.

The table below shows which PowerPoint graphics features are supported, partially supported, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odp).

Basic shapes	PowerPoint Support
Shapes	Supported
Text boxes	Supported Objects inside text boxes are dropped when you open an OpenDocument file.
WordArt	Partially supported ODF does not support WordArt options. Text and base text color are kept, but WordArt effects and formatting are lost.
3D shapes options	Not supported
Pictures	Supported Supported except for the insert and link option which are not supported by ODF.
SmartArt diagrams	Supported Converted to a group of shapes.
ActiveX controls	Not supported
Objects in charts	Partially supported Some object types are supported, but they aren't all supported.
Ink annotation	Supported The ink annotation is converted to an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image.
Group of objects	Supported
Object visibility	Supported
Object borders	Supported Not all border styles are supported. Unsupported styles are saved as the default border style (black, solid line).
Object fills	Supported Supported except for slide background fill. Gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two.
Line formatting	Supported Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default, black solid line and open arrow type, respectively.
Picture cropping	Supported Cropping a picture with a shape is not supported.
Picture recoloring	Partially supported Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be modified.
3D picture options	Not supported
Picture styles	Partially supported Borders are partially supported, but they might not look the same.
Themes	Not supported
Hyperlink on shape	Not supported

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.

• In PowerPoint 2010, when you work with tables, complete the table before closing PowerPoint. Tables are converted to images when you close PowerPoint 2010 and can't 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

Edit OpenDocument .odp and PowerPoint .pptx files in PowerPoint for the web

Save your presentation in a different file format