Important   This download is for users who don't have PowerPoint; it allows them to open and view PowerPoint 2000 presentation. Also for users who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers.

To share PowerPoint 97 presentations with those who do not have PowerPoint, download PowerPoint 97 Viewer 97 (2000 Release).

With this release, the Microsoft PowerPoint® Viewer 97 now also supports PowerPoint 2000 files. This viewer allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. When you post presentations on the Internet, you can include the PowerPoint Viewer to expand your online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint, or to those with different versions. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer.

The PowerPoint Viewer 97 supports PowerPoint 2000 files as well as those files created with previous versions of PowerPoint. The PowerPoint Viewer supports all PowerPoint 97 and PowerPoint 95 features. You can use it to view files created in both PowerPoint for Windows® and PowerPoint for the Macintosh. Your PowerPoint 2000 presentation may not look exactly the same as it does when viewed in PowerPoint 2000 because some of the PowerPoint 2000 features, such as picture bullets, automatic numbering, and animated GIF pictures are not supported by the Viewer.

Note  This download is for Windows® 95, 98, and 2000 and Windows NT® operating systems only.

Features

• Provides full fidelity display of PowerPoint 97 files, including the animations, graphics effects, action settings, hyperlinks, and custom shows.
• Opens presentations saved in PowerPoint for Windows 2.0 or later and PowerPoint for Macintosh 3.0 or later.
• Supports printing of PowerPoint presentations.
• Allows printing and password protection for kiosk-style slide shows.
• In addition to running as a stand-alone application, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 is optimized for displaying PowerPoint presentations inside Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x and above.
• PowerPoint presentations can be displayed within Netscape Navigator 2.x or higher.

System Requirements

• A personal computer with a 486 or higher processor
• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or 2000 operating system, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation operating system 3.51 (with Service Pack 5.x or later) or 4.0
• 7 MB of hard disk space (9 MB free for installation only)
• VGA or higher-resolution video adapter
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device