Install and run the PowerPoint Viewer

  1. Do one of the following:

    Install the viewer directly from the Web site

    Note   The hyperlink in this topic goes to the Web. You can switch back to Help at any time.

    Install the viewer and package it in the Pack and Go Wizard

    1. In Microsoft PowerPoint, open the presentation you want to package.
    2. On the File menu, click Pack and Go.
    3. On each wizard screen, select the options you want and click Next, until you come to the screen with the options Don't include the Viewer and Viewer for Microsoft Windows (this option isn't available before you install the viewer).
    4. To include the viewer in the package, select the Viewer for Microsoft Windows option, and then continue through the wizard.

      Note   If the Viewer for Microsoft Windows option isn't available, you need to install the viewer. Click Download the Viewer, and follow the instructions to complete the download. When it's finished, close the browser window.

  2. To run the viewer, in Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to the folder in which you installed the viewer, and then double-click the viewer file, Ppview32, to open it. Click the presentation you want to run (browse to it, if necessary), and then click Show.

    Note   If you installed the viewer when you packaged a presentation, you need to unpackage the presentation and viewer on the destination computer before you can run the viewer. For more information, see online Help about unpackaging a presentation.