File extension PPS
| File type | Microsoft PowerPoint 97 To 2003 Complete Slide Show Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a PPS file?
PPS is an extension given to files created by the popular Microsoft Power Point presentation program. PPS files contain a multimedia presentation. It is a document consisting of a certain number of slides which are displayed one after the other during a presentation. Slides most often contain properly formatted text, tables, charts and graphic materials. They can also be enhanced with effects and audio tracks.
PPS is a format that allows you to play your presentation without opening the PowerPoint application. Newer versions of the program use the OpenXML format and give the files the PPSX extension.
Program(s) that can open the .PPS file
Windows
Linux
iOS
How to open PPS files
If you cannot open the PPS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PPS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PPS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PPS format files
The inability to open and operate the PPS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 To 2003 Complete Slide Show Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PPS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PPS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PPS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PPS format
- The PPS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PPS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PPS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PPS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PPS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PPS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 11/30/2021
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PPS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PPS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PPS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PPS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.