How to Open PPTX files without MS Office 2007 on Windows, Mac and Linux?

by Lucyontheway On February 26, 2009 | Utilities | Hits: 2620
Software you need: OpenOffice.org Version 3.0



Microsoft Office 2007 is a little incompatible with some operating systems; we tested and found that Vista and Windows 7 are the ones. So if you have installed MS Office 2003 or previous version, you can also open PPTX files without installing Office 2007. Let’s see the concrete operations to open PPTX successfully without MS PPT 2007:



How to Open PPTX Files Directly on Windows Operating Systems without MS Office 2007?





Solution 1. Now OpenOffice.org for Windows V3.0 has what it takes to read PPTX files and we can download OpenOffice.org for Windows. It's clean without spyware, adware and malware so that you can install it after downloading.



Solution 2. There is a compatible tool for us to open PPTX files easily and quickly - oxygenoffice professional, which was the former of OpenOffice.org Premium.



Solution 3. If you do not want the above tools, Microsoft offers PowerPoint Viewer 2007 for users to open, view and edit PPTX files.



Solution 4. You can also visit Zamzar to convert your PPTX files online, since it is a professional file formats conversion site for us to convert assorted ones.



How to Open PPTX files Directly on Mac Operating Systems Without MS Office 2008 for Mac?





Solution 1. You can download OpenOffice.org for Mac to view PPTX files, as it's freeware, there is no limit of use.



Solution 2. You can also use Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter as an alternative to OpenOffice.org for Mac. The converter is able to help Mac OS users to view PPTX files on Mac OS.



Solution 3. Apple also helps Mac users to open such file extensions by its Apple iWork, and Keynote is specific for opening PPTX files on Mac OS.



How to Directly Open PPTX Files on Linux Operating Systems without Installing MS Office 2007?





Solution 1. I have to say that OpenOffice.org is quite a powerful tool as there is a Linux version to satisfy different OS users. So a Linux users can open and view PPTX files with OpenOffice.org for Linux, and it is free.



Solution 2. You can also use online conversion service to convert your PPTX files to PPT ones by [link]=http://www.zamzar.com/]Zamzar the online file conversion site, it supports different operating systems.



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