# OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in for Microsoft Powerpoint

Thank you for downloading the OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in for Powerpoint. The add-in enables you to open documents based on the ODF specification in Microsoft Powerpoint, thus, demonstrating the interoperability between Office Open XML & ODF. This interoperability project is hosted on sourceforge.net. For more details and future updates on the project, please see the RoadMap document.

Funded by Microsoft the OpenXML/ODF Translator has been developed by Sonata Software Limited (for more information, see the project web site).

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Table of Contents

- Software Requirements
- Installing the Add-in
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Features/Options Not Supported

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Software Requirements

Before installing the add-in, make sure you have one of the following ...

- Microsoft Powerpoint XP
- Office Compatibility Pack
- .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

or

- Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
- Office Compatibility Pack
- .NET Framework 2.0* SP1

or

- Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 (with .NET Programmability Support activated)
- .NET Framework 2.0* SP1

(*) Note: if you installed Microsoft Powerpoint before .NET Framework, you will need to update your Powerpoint installation by doing the following:

1. Open Add or Remove Programs from the Control Panel
2. Find the Microsoft Powerpoint entry and choose Modify
3. In the installation process, choose Add or remove features then add .NET Programmability Support in the Microsoft Office Powerpoint section.

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Installing the Add-in

Double click the "OdfAddInForPowerpointSetup-en.exe" file

If the installation is successful, you should be able to open an .ODP file (ODP is the standard file extension for ODF text documents) using Microsoft Powerpoint (see File>ODF... menu). Also, when right-clicking on an .ODP file in Explorer, you should have the option of opening the document in Microsoft Powerpoint (Open with Powerpoint menu).

Important note: The .ODP file opened by the add-in is imported in Microsoft Powerpoint as a read-only .PPTX file. Consequently, if you have made changes to it and want to save it back as an .ODP file, you will have first to save it with a new name (File>Save As) and then use the File>ODF…-Save as ODF… command.

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Troubleshooting

If you don't see the ODF entry in the Microsoft Powerpoint File menu, this might be due to missing features in Powerpoint (see Software Requirements section) or a failure during the installation of the Powerpoint Primary Interop Assemblies.

Please check our troubleshooting guide for more information.

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Features/Options Not Supported

For a complete list of unsupported features see our web site.

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