Comments on: How to transfer a powerpoint made on a mac to a pc? http://www.supportvilsack.com/how-to-transfer-a-powerpoint-made-on-a-mac-to-a-pc/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hoopla http://www.supportvilsack.com/how-to-transfer-a-powerpoint-made-on-a-mac-to-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Hoopla Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:59:23 +0000 http://www.supportvilsack.com/how-to-transfer-a-powerpoint-made-on-a-mac-to-a-pc/#comment-153 Flash drives are usually a good way. It will need to be formatted as a "PC disk", but that is the way most of them come. You can burn a CD or DVD on the Mac and open that on the PC if you have a Combo Drive or Super Drive. If both are on the same network, you can turn on "Windows Sharing" and place the file in your public folder on the Mac. This is fairly advanced, so you should only do it if you are going to be transferring large files regularly, or have no other option. Flash drives are usually a excellent way. It will need to be formatted as a “PC disk”, but that is the way most of them come.

You can burn a CD or DVD on the Mac and open that on the PC if you have a Combo Drive or Super Drive.

If both are on the same network, you can turn on “Windows Allotment” and place the file in your public folder on the Mac. This is honestly advanced, so you should only do it if you are going to be transferring large files regularly, or have no other option.

]]> By: Noah http://www.supportvilsack.com/how-to-transfer-a-powerpoint-made-on-a-mac-to-a-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Noah Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:54:21 +0000 http://www.supportvilsack.com/how-to-transfer-a-powerpoint-made-on-a-mac-to-a-pc/#comment-152 did the file show on the flash drive on the pc? if no then you need to format the drive on the pc and then try saving it on the mac again. if it showed but was a generic icon try adding .ppt (make sure you use the period) to the end of the filename and see what happens. also of course make sure the pc has the equivalent version (one year less than mac) or newer of powerpoint installed. did the file show on the flash drive on the pc? if no then you need to plot the drive on the pc and then try saving it on the mac again.

if it showed but was a generic icon try adding .ppt (make sure you use the period) to the end of the filename and see what happens.

also of course make sure the pc has the equivalent version (one year less than mac) or newer of powerpoint installed.

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