Hi, does anyone have a recommendation for (free) tool to open pptx file and save in common form e.g. PDF

camac99 - 2021-05-01 17:44:00

Libre Office will open it but it's a powerpoint file and that means it can, and is likely to have, multiple different pages which are designed to work as a 'live' presentation.

I don't think you'll be able to save it as a pdf. Why do you want to do that ?

Edited by nice_lady at 5:47 pm, Sat 1 May

nice_lady - 2021-05-01 17:46:00

Is Google a blocked domain on your PC?
Just askin'

Edited by tegretol at 5:48 pm, Sat 1 May

tegretol - 2021-05-01 17:47:00

tegretol wrote:

Is Google a blocked domain on your PC?
Just askin'

Google can give confusing results and too much info sometimes. It can be easier to come to a forum and ask real people.

nice_lady - 2021-05-01 17:54:00

nice_lady wrote:

Google can give confusing results and too much info sometimes. It can be easier to come to a forum and ask real people.

Precisely.
Not everyone has Powerpoint but all users can Get Adobe Acrobat

camac99 - 2021-05-01 18:20:00

Well you've seen what I wrote on attempting to convert a Power point presentation into a pdf.

TBH it's going to be difficult and it'll destroy the presentation factor. At best you'd get a series of individual pages. Which given the nature of the source material may be basically useless.

Essentially it's not going to work.

Edited by nice_lady at 6:42 pm, Sat 1 May

nice_lady - 2021-05-01 18:40:00

It would be easier to put all the individual pages into A GIF.

And that won't be easy at all.

nice_lady - 2021-05-01 18:43:00

camac99 wrote:

Hi, does anyone have a recommendation for (free) tool to open pptx file and save in common form e.g. PDF

pptx is a container for several types of media, including video. I've not see PDF's containing video, so no, I don't think a generic conversion is possible.

gyrogearloose - 2021-05-01 18:54:00

LibreOffice Impress will open .pptx files and export .pdf files (with a range of options which you can mostly ignore). You will just get a series of pages, but you are right that most people should be able to read it.

Animated gif file? Google lists a number of options in various programs and online services. PowerPoint in Office 365 will export directly as an animated gif apparently.

emmerson1 - 2021-05-02 20:59:00