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PPS Attachment Won't OpenA PowerPoint presentation is basically a collection of pictures that are displayed as a slide show — often complete with text, animations, and background music. Someone viewing the show usually changes slides with a mouse click, but a presentation can be programmed to change automatically every so-many seconds. Here's one of my favorites: VanGogh.pps Here's another: NaturalArth.pps The program normally used to create such slide shows is PowerPoint, which comes with most versions of Microsoft Office. However, PowerPoint-compatible programs are freely available from OpenOffice.org and Google Docs Presentations. For simply watching presentations a free PowerPoint Viewer can be downloaded from Microsoft.com. With any of the above programs in place, a PPS file should automatically start playing by double-clicking the file name. If the file doesn't open with a double-click do this: launch PowerPoint (or a PP-compatible program) and click File>Open. Then browse to the target PPS file and double-click it. If the presentation doesn't begin playing automatically, click on Slide Show>View Show. To exit a show right-click the screen and choose End Show. Creating and/or Editing PowerPoint Presentations A PPS file can be made editable by changing its extension to PPT. When done editing, change it back to PPS. You can NOT edit a presentation with Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer, but can with the other programs mentioned. Beyond editing, creating your own slide shows is relatively easy and can be lots of fun. More information can be found here: PowerPoint for Beginners Reminder Everyone needs to be aware of a deadly virus that has recently invaded the Internet. "AntiVirus 2009" is NOT an anti-virus program; it is a vicious trojan that is so destructive most of its victims have to reformat their hard drives. People are tricked into downloading it when a popup claims it to be a free anti-virus program. It is so insidious that one's legitimate anti-virus program cannot protect against it once a download has begun. Beyond avoiding this particular threat, make it a point NOT to download anything from the Internet of which you are not 100% sure. Anything downloaded from a popup is likely, at its most benign, to contain adware or spyware. At its worst, it can be a destructive virus. Beware of "Free Scan" Ads Be aware of ads offering a "free scan" of your PC's system registry (or any other part of your computer). You will be told the scan found problems in your registry that can be fixed for $40 to $50. If you decline, you'll be assaulted by "nag" ads that can only be removed by — guess what — paying $40 to $50. Another scam is an alleged "Consumer Reports" type of site that purports to review all the various "registry cleaner" programs found online. However, the site has been secretly created by the authors of one of those programs — the one with the highest rating, not surprisingly. Information on a legitimate free registry scan and repair by Microsoft can be found here: onecare.live.com. © Donald Ray Edrington - All Rights Reserved
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