Powerpoint in Lion

Is there anything I can do about MS Powerpoint regularly crashing since upgrading to Lion? I am using Office for Mac 2008. Is there any benefit from upgrading to OfM 2011, which also seems to have had lots of problems from what I've heard?

I have automatic updates switched on, and have also done a manual check for PowerPoint, which said it was up to date.

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    Message was edited by: Persononline

    With regard to PowerPoint, what version of MS Office do you have?  Is it crashing, or refusing to open?  If the latter, and you're seeing a message about not being able to open PowerPC software, you need to upgrade MS Office.  The same applies to Photoshop.
    Sounds like there's something wrong with your system.  What that might be, I don't know, but you can try some of the suggestions in Understanding upgrade nightmares.  (Note that my pages contain links to other pages that promote my services, and this should not be taken as an endorsement of my services by Apple.)
    Your son's comments are - no offense - nonsense.  MS Office works just fine with Lion, as long as you have a version newer than 2004.  Recent enough versions of Photoshop should also work just fine.  Apple does not have a problem with you using non-Apple software or hardware.  If they did, they would quickly go out of business.
    If you cannot afford to upgrade your software, you'll need to downgrade to Snow Leopard.  See here for instructions:
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3525616
    Note that in the future you should check compatibility of all your hardware and software with any new system before upgrading, and you should never upgrade at a time when having your computer accessible is critical.  Things can always go wrong when upgrading to any new system.

  • Can't open powerpoint files in keynote since Mountain Lion upgrade

    Not having much luck and not sure which forum to post in as this could be a Mountain Lion issue, an iWork issue, but is also an iWork and/or IOS6 issue!
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    Now having forked out for Keynote on my iMac, I have the same problem.
    I am able to open attachments in emails and I am able to log on to the school VLE and access and open files. So it is just something to do with opening from the normal file system that I can't do.
    I posted in the iPad and iWork forum and had no replies. However, Apple iWork team have contacted me after reading my post re the iPad issue of opening files from my network. I've provided info to them and am waiting for a response, but in the meantime I have now discovered there is also an issue on my iMac. Hopefully they will read this too or someone else will perhaps know what is going on.
    It is a worry that I can't do any work using my Apple products seeing as I have bought them! I have had to go back to bringing my windows laptop home everyday which I hope is a short term solution. I have loved the fact that I could access everything on my school network from my iPad in the past and not have to drag a laptop around. I am also worried that this means pupils can't access the files too if they are using Macs, iphones, ipads etc and have upgraded to Mountain Lion or IOS6.
    Hoping someone can help
    Thanks in advance

    Thanks for the response but I think you've misunderstood the problem. I can not open any type of PowerPoint file off my server in keynote. This includes .ppt and .pptx files. (Also includes .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx in pages and numbers).
    Even if what you said worked it would take forever to go through every file and save them all as ppt 2007. Plus of course, I don't know what files I will need when. There are hundreds of resources I need to access when I'm at home. I need the flexibility to view the files when i need to and on the go. Normally I can download them off my school network on to my iPad in keynote and edit them then I email them back to myself ready to use the next day or to save back to my network. Currently I can not download any Microsoft office file. So I am now forced to have to lug my laptop home everyday, rendering my iPad and iMac useless. I can't pre-empt what I'll need and save it as .ppt as that is completely inflexible and that won't open anyways as this is not an issue with the version of PowerPoint file. This is an issue with how all Microsoft files are downloading from my school network to my iPad and iMac. I want Apple to allow this to work like it used to before the upgrades in operating systems. I wish I hadn't upgraded as it worked perfectly. :(

  • WMV Files Not Playing In Powerpoint For Mac 2011 (Lion OS)?

    Hi guys!
    I recently upgraded to Lion (and I think I like it) BUT I have been putting together a Power Point presentation for work (I'm a University Lecturer) and trying to embed some movies with no luck... I insert the files and go to play them, but all I get is audio. I have tried MOV, AVI, WMV, MP4, etc, etc... no joy. I have tried Flip 4 Mac, QuickTime and VLC... no joy. When I play the embedded file, no video, just audio!
    Before I upgraded to Lion, it was esy... convert the clips, inset into PowerPoint, and away I go!
    HELP!!!

    I suggest you post your question on Microsoft's own forums for their Mac products, as it's their software you're having issues with:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac

  • I just down loaded lion. now my mac tells me i can't open microsoft word or powerpoint

    I just downloaded Lion. Now my mac tells I can't open the previously ok microsoft powerpoint or  microsoft word.
    How can I get similar programmes and
    How can I open all the  data I have on powerpoint presentetaions or on word?
    Pleas can anybody help,
    with many thanks
    sissisissi

    Hello,
        I ran into the same issue today.  I upgraded to Lion and my MS Office 2004 wouldn't work.  As QuicktimeKirk said, that version was built for the PowerPC chip, not the current Intel chips.  If you want to stay with MS-Office, there is no work around.  You'll have to upgrade.
        My solution was to buy MS-Office Mac Home and Student 2011 - Family Pack from Amazon.com.
        I chose the download version and paid $99.82.  Here's the link:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004E9SKBO/ref=oh_o00_d_i00_details
        I downloaded the file (~900MB) this afternoon and installed the software.  No issues with the install.  Make sure you print or screen print a copy of the license key. 
        As a side note, my old version of Quicken 2007 also wouldn't work and I had to upgrade my old version of Parallels as well.
        I hope this helps.

  • Will I be able to open my 2004 word docs in Lion using Pages?  How about Powerpoint using Keynote?

    Will I be able to open my 2004 word docs in Lion using Pages?  How about 2004 Powerpoint using Keynote?

    KT35 wrote:
    My word 2004 won't open, it says you can't open the aplication Microsoft Word because power PC applications are no longer supported". How can I get it to work?
    You can't.
    The components of MS Office 2004 (which includes Word 2004) are PowerPC apps. In order to run PowerPC apps in Snow Leopard and earlier on an Intel Mac required the assistance of Rosetta software. Lion does not support Rosettta, so such apps can not be used in Lion.
    In order to use your documents in Lion, you will need to -
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    • migrate the docs to other compatible apps which do run in Lion, such as Pages.

  • Slide animations don't work properly with Powerpoint 2008. Recently installed Lion.

    We recently installed Lion. When my son prepared a Powerpoint presentation yesterday, slide animations didn't work properly. is there a fix for this? Thank you.

    This forum is for troubleshooting Apple Software Update for Windows, a software package for Windows designed to update Apple products that run on Windows, and not related to Microsoft Office in any way. I suggest you post Office related questions on Microsoft's own forums for their Mac products.
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  • I just updated to Lion and my Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint will not open because PowerPC applications are no longer supported. I bought this software from Apple and the store installed it when I bought the MAC. What do I do?

    I just updated to Lion and my Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint will not open because PowerPC applications are no longer supported. I bought this software from Apple and the store installed it when I bought the MAC. What do I do?

    Buy version 2011 of MS Office.
    Or you can download OpenOffice, LibreOffice or NeoOffice, which all come very close to working with MS files just like MS Office does.
    Or iWord, I have heard, you can purchase.

  • I just updated my iMac to Mountain Lion and now my 2004 Student/Teacher Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel) won't work. Do I need to update those apps to the Mac 2011 version?

    I just installed Mountain Lion on my mid 2007 iMac but now my 2004 Microsoft Student Teacher Word, Excel, and Powerpoint won't open and are x'd out on my dock.Do I need to update to the 2011 Student zoffice version?

    Microsoft Office's 2011 version is compatible with Lion and presumably either works with Mountain Lion or an update will make it so.  The problem with this approach is that Office 2011 will "convert" your earlier data files and there lies the rub!  For example, I have the need to weekly open a chart created in Excel 2004, but Excel 2011 trashes the chart in its "conversion."
    So I have approached the overall problem differently.
    The reason your applications do not work in Mountain Lion is that they were written for the older PowerPC CPU that all Macs used up to 2006.  When Apple made its transition to the Intel CPU, they licensed software that they included in all versions of OS X (from Tiger to Leopard and optionally, Snow Leopard) called Rosetta.
    Rosetta miraculously allows PowerPC applications to work on the Intel processor transparently; you do not know it is even present.
    The problem is that after 6 years of the transition, Apple's license to use the underlying software expired for OS X Lion and all version thereafter (and it is doubtful that the current owner of the software, IBM, would relicense it, even if Apple were inclined to do so).
    So for those of use that need to run Lion, I have offered the option to install Snow Leopard (with Rosetta) into Parallels 7:
                             [click on images to enlarge]
    And now Mountain Lion:
    Full Snow Leopard installation instructions into Parallels 7 are here:
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439

  • HT1444 If i download the new OS X Mountain Lion to my Macbook Pro that has Snow Leopard, will i lose my apps and downloads (such as: Microsoft word, powerpoint, excel, oovoo, skype) and will i lose all of my pictures/documents and information?

    If i download the new OS X Mountain Lion to my Macbook Pro that has Snow Leopard, will i lose my apps and downloads (such as: Microsoft word, powerpoint, excel, oovoo, skype) and will i lose all of my pictures/documents and information?

    I should just change the OS and leave all your apps and data alone.  That said, if any of your apps are old and use Rosetta (ppc apps), they won't run under Mountain Lion.
    Make sure you take a good Time Machine or Clone backup before you convert.
    You can check compatibility of your apps here:
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

  • My Word, Excel, and powerpoint won't work with mountain lion

    My Word, Excel, and powerpoint won't work with mountain lion.
    Just upgraded, and my icons are question marks.

    Is the upgrade free? That depends, if you have a more recent version of Word, Excel and Powerpoint, then probably yes, but if not, nope, it'll cost you. Try M$ (micro$oft for that). However, might I suggest, humbly, that you try OpenOffice or NeoOffice. I used it to open up a powerpoint presentation and it did fine, plus the price is right
    John b

  • I downloaded the recent software update Mountain Lion and now my microsoft word, powerpoint, etc. are no longer supported. Why is this? What can I do?

    I downloaded the recent software update Mountain Lion and now my microsoft word, powerpoint, etc. are no longer supported. Why is this? What can I do?

    Depending upon how extensive your library of legacy Microsoft Office data files are, you may want to consider continuing to use Microsoft Office 2004.
    Microsoft Office's 2011 version is compatible with Lion and presumably either works with Mountain Lion or an update will make it so.  The problem with this approach is that Office 2011 will "convert" your earlier data files and there lies the rub!  For example, I have the need to weekly open a chart created in Excel 2004, but Excel 2011 trashes the chart in its "conversion."
    So I have approached the overall problem differently.
    The reason your applications do not work in Mountain Lion is that they were written for the older PowerPC CPU that all Macs used up to 2006.  When Apple made its transition to the Intel CPU, they licensed software that they included in all versions of OS X (from Tiger to Leopard and optionally, Snow Leopard) called Rosetta.
    Rosetta miraculously allows PowerPC applications to work on the Intel processor transparently; you do not know it is even present.
    The problem is that after 6 years of the transition, Apple's license to use the underlying software expired for OS X Lion and all version thereafter (and it is doubtful that the current owner of the software, IBM, would relicense it, even if Apple were inclined to do so).
    So for those of use that need to run Lion, I have offered the option to install Snow Leopard (with Rosetta) into Parallels 7:
                             [click on images to enlarge]
    And now Mountain Lion:
    Full Snow Leopard installation instructions into Parallels 7 are here:
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439
    Snow Leopard is $29 and Parallels 7 is $79 retail (cheaper from competitive sources) and Parallels offers a 14 day free trial of Parallels 7 on their website:
    http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/

  • Just installed Lion and now my Word, Excel and Powerpoint no longer work. What can I do to open all old documents?

    I just installed Lion to my Powerbook that I purchased in October 2010. My Microsoft Word documents no longer open and my Mac version of Word, Excel and Powerpoint no longer work. What can I do to open all old documents?

    Upgrade to Office 2011. 
    You must be running Office 2004, which was designed to run on PowerPC Macs.
    PowerPC apps would run via "Rosetta" on Snow Leopard, but with Lion, Apple has finally pulled the plug on PowerPC apps.

  • Just download lion and my words/excel/powerpoint didn't work anymore

    Just download lion and my words/excel/powerpoint dont work anymore, any idea why?

    Office 2004 is a PPC (Power PC) based application.  That CPU stopped bing used more than 6 years ago, and there was a program called Rosetta which could run PPC apps.  But Lion does not support Rosetta, a fact which has been warned of for years.
    The only versions of Office supported in Lion are 2008 (if it was on already) or 2011 (new install).
    You can by Pages, iWorks, free Office-replacements like NeoOffice or Open Office or LibreOffice.
    Or pay $200 for Office 2011.

  • I've recently downloaded Lion and find my Microsoft excel, word, entourage and powerpoint do not function. It says these functions are not now supported. Why and how do I get to use them again?

    I've recently downloaded Lion and find my Microsoft excel, word, entourage and powerpoint do not function. It says these functions are not now supported. Why and how do I get to use them again?

    philippnoe wrote:
    What a "great" Program which is supporting many nice but not mandatory things but is not supporting a Program which is used day by day from many users ... and especially this Program is also sold officially by apple !!!
    Yeah!, Why, Lion won't even run my old DOS programs! 

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