Overview
The Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Viewer allows people who use Microsoft PowerPoint to share their presentations with users who do not have PowerPoint. It also allows users who want to post full fidelity PowerPoint presentations on the Internet to expand their online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint. The PowerPoint Viewer allows users who do not have Microsoft PowerPoint Macintosh® Edition to view and print PowerPoint presentations, but it does not allow them to edit PowerPoint presentations. For additional information, see Knowledge Base Article 183261.
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System requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Apple Macintosh
To use PowerPoint 98 or Office 98, you need:
- Any PowerPC processor-based, Mac OS-compatible system.
- Apple System 7.5 to 9.x.
- 16 MB of RAM required to run PowerPoint Viewer individually (with virtual memory turned on); more memory is required to run additional programs simultaneously.
- 24 MB of RAM required to run PowerPoint Viewer individually from a network or from the CD; more memory is required to run additional programs simultaneously.
- 9 MB of available hard disk space to install the PowerPoint Viewer.
- Monitor or display supporting 16 grays or 256 colors and 640x400 or greater resolution.
To use PowerPoint 98 Viewer, it is recommended that you have:- A PowerPC processor with a clock speed of at least 120 MHz.
- Apple System 7.5.5 to 9.x.
- 32 MB of RAM.
- Color monitor or display supporting greater than 256 colors and 640x480 resolution.
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Instructions
Before you install:
- Quit any other programs that are running, including virus-protection programs, because they might interfere with installation.
- Make sure Aladdin Systems StuffIt Expander version 5.5 or later is installed on your computer. If an earlier version of StuffIt Expander is installed on your computer, you might not be able to install this download.
- If you are running Mac OS X, we recommend that you use Startup Disk in Preferences to switch to the Mac OS 9.x (Classic) system folder, and then restart your computer.
To download:- Click the Download link to start the download.
- Do one of the following:
- To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
- To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
To install:- Double click the file Microsoft PowerPoint View.sit on your local hard drive. This will run a utility that will uncompress the Viewer and supporting files.
- Open the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer folder.
- Double click the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer file and the Viewer will launch.
- Please refer to the Read Me document after installation for more information about PowerPoint 98 Viewer.
Note: If your system does not have the necessary libraries the Viewer will install them the first time it runs. The Supporting Files folder in the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer folder contains these files. To ensure the Viewer works on other machines please always include the whole PowerPoint Viewer folder when moving the Viewer to a new computer.
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