Powerpoint can't open Keynote '.ppt' presentations...

Hi,
I've just got MS Office for Mac and while Word is quite happy opening Pages documents I saved as '.doc's, Powerpoint won't open the Keynote presentations I have saved as '.ppt's. I've tried all the workarounds I've come across on the web (exporting, inserting, copying) but none seem to work.
When I try to open the '.ppt' file, the error messages I get are: first, 'Powerpoint can attempt to repair the file. If you trust the source of this file, click Repair.'; second, 'PowerPoint cannot open /Users/username/etc. because part of the file is missing'.
All advice gratefully received.
Tim

Everyone is having this problem right now. Seems like there may be more to it than just the grouping issue that laurent commented about. I also read that you need to convert all graphics to RGB instead of CYMK.
I for one, don't understand why it is taking so long for them to get this figured out - they should just convert the images and groups to support PPT - I know MS cares less and will never support us Apple users. Maybe Apple could give us a break on this one...

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