It would be better if people didn't post pptx (or any of the other brain-dead new Microsoft formats- docx, xlsx etc.).Number 1 reason - I can't install any software on my PC at school.Number 2 reason - I don't want to. If you want me to read your stuff then publish it in an accessible format.
A bit harsh?Let's see. Let's assume 1) Everyone can read .ppt files, 2) not everyone can read .pptx files and 3) I want my material to be read by everyone.Which format should I use to make things very easy for the most number of people? Hmm, .ppt.Or conversely,I'll release my work in a a format that many people can't use, which will lead to a stream of confusion culminating in a message posted to *every thread* about how to fix it, assuming of course that the fix is available to you and doesn't break something else.It's up to you.
Perhaps you are unaware, but pptx. allows for features that ppt. does not. This simple download allows people to keep those features while granting accessible for power point 2003 users. If you "don't want to," download this file that's "up to you," but people are obviously going to continue to release their power point files in pptx. format seeing as ppt. 2003 is an 8 year old program.
Quote from: minamteacher on September 16, 2011, 08:26:04 am Perhaps you are unaware, but pptx. allows for features that ppt. does not. This simple download allows people to keep those features while granting accessible for power point 2003 users. If you "don't want to," download this file that's "up to you," but people are obviously going to continue to release their power point files in pptx. format seeing as ppt. 2003 is an 8 year old program.I am completely aware of the fabulous and unmissable great new features in later versions of PowerPoint, but frankly they are a waste of time. If you can not get your information across in a simple, accessible way and instead have to rely on bells and whistles to make things interesting then you should quit now.Please tell me one feature that is not available in the older PowerPoint version that is essential, and why.Also, please explain why PowerPoint 2003 should be discarded because it is 8 years old when it does exactly what it is supposed to do?
Quote from: lotte world on September 16, 2011, 09:28:50 amQuote from: minamteacher on September 16, 2011, 08:26:04 am Perhaps you are unaware, but pptx. allows for features that ppt. does not. This simple download allows people to keep those features while granting accessible for power point 2003 users. If you "don't want to," download this file that's "up to you," but people are obviously going to continue to release their power point files in pptx. format seeing as ppt. 2003 is an 8 year old program.I am completely aware of the fabulous and unmissable great new features in later versions of PowerPoint, but frankly they are a waste of time. If you can not get your information across in a simple, accessible way and instead have to rely on bells and whistles to make things interesting then you should quit now.Please tell me one feature that is not available in the older PowerPoint version that is essential, and why.Also, please explain why PowerPoint 2003 should be discarded because it is 8 years old when it does exactly what it is supposed to do?Perhaps the new features are a waste of 'YOUR' time, but they are not a waste of time for the people who figured out how to utilize them. Just because you cannot personally see a use for the new features doesn't give you the right to belittle those who provide you with a FREE LESSON. The amount of entitlement in your messages is staggering.If you have a problem with Microsoft about how they make their software take it up with Microsoft instead of badmouthing the people who are nice enough to provide you with free lessons.
