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    From Alan P Dawes@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 6 10:29:15 2022
    Is there a way of reading pptx files on RiscOS?

    Thanks
    Alan

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  • From John Crane@21:1/5 to Alan P Dawes on Fri Jul 8 19:08:30 2022
    In message <[email protected]>
    Alan P Dawes <[email protected]> wrote:

    Is there a way of reading pptx files on RiscOS?

    Thanks
    Alan
    I would think probably not.

    pptx files are powerpoint presntation files which come with more recent versions of MS Office.

    Not much in the way of Presentation apps for RISC OS these days.

    I think OHP could read older ppt files, but I don't think it's been
    updated for quite some years.

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  • From Elesar Sales@21:1/5 to John Crane on Sat Jul 9 12:40:29 2022
    On Friday, 8 July 2022 at 19:09:50 UTC+1, John Crane wrote:
    In message <[email protected]>
    Alan P Dawes <[email protected]> wrote:

    Is there a way of reading pptx files on RiscOS?

    I would think probably not.

    The 'x' suffixed Office file formats are merely XML wrapped in a ZIP file, so you can drop the file onto SparkFS which reveals a directory structure that you can "read" by rummaging round in the raw contents, but that's not quite the same as viewing them
    like PowerPoint would do.

    Not much in the way of Presentation apps for RISC OS these days.

    I think OHP could read older ppt files, but I don't think it's been
    updated for quite some years.

    TextEase includes a very capable presentation app ("TeShow" or Presenter) with a story board view, ability to add page transitions, annotate during a presentation, and similar features. Each slide is really just a TextEase page so can mix and match text
    with any other media TextEase can import like animations and photos.

    TextEase 5.99 was updated in the last 12 months
    http://shop.elesar.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=87

    alas also doesn't natively read PowerPoint, but may be of interest?
    Elesar Sales.

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  • From Chris Newman@21:1/5 to Alan P Dawes on Sat Jul 9 21:57:19 2022
    In article <[email protected]>,
    Alan P Dawes <[email protected]> wrote:
    Is there a way of reading pptx files on RiscOS?

    Apparently you can use Google docs' conversion tool to change them to ODP format and view them in Libre Office on the PC. Then perhaps you could
    extract the slides and rebuild something on RiscOS.

    Back in about 2007, I wrote an article for Archive mag about doing presentations on RiscOS using !Thump.

    TextEase from Elesar has a presentation app if you want to fork out some spondulics.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jul 14 20:32:05 2022
    On 8 Jul 2022, [email protected] wrote:

    In message <[email protected]>
    Alan P Dawes <[email protected]> wrote:

    Is there a way of reading pptx files on RiscOS?

    I would think probably not.

    pptx files are powerpoint presntation files which come with more recent versions of MS Office. Not much in the way of Presentation apps for RISC
    OS these days. I think OHP could read older ppt files, but I don't think
    it's been updated for quite some years.

    OHP, Fade and TextEase all work well to run a presentation. None of them
    can (or could) import PowerPoint files. I use OHP on a Pi Zero at RISC OS
    Shows for a rolling display.

    OHP 2.60 (18-Oct-2004) from CJE �40
    Fade 0.94 (30-May-2016) from The Really Small Software Company Free
    TextEase -- refer to Sprow's advice and the Elesar site for cost

    Bernard
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