File formats that can be opened and saved in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
The following formats are supported in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and the program is able to work with them.
| Extension | Name of file format | Description |
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.bmp |
Device Independent Bitmap |
A slide that is saved as a graphic for use on Web pages. |
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.emf |
Enhanced Windows Metafile |
A slide that is saved as a 32-bit graphic (for use with Microsoft Windows 95 and later versions). |
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.gif |
GIF Graphics Interchange Format |
A slide that is saved as a graphic for use on Web pages. |
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.jpg |
JPEG File Interchange Format |
A slide that is saved as a graphic for use on Web pages. |
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.odp |
OpenDocument Presentation |
A format that can be opened in presentation applications that use the OpenDocument Presentation format, such as Google Docs and OpenOffice.org Impress. You can also open presentations in the .odp format in PowerPoint 2010. Some information might be lost when you save and open .odp files. |
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Portable Document Format, a PostScript-based electronic file format developed by Adobe Systems that preserves document formatting and enables file sharing. |
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.png |
PNG Portable Network Graphics Format |
A slide that is saved as a graphic for use on Web pages. |
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.pot |
PowerPoint 97–2003 Template |
A template for PowerPoint 97 to Office PowerPoint 2003 presentations. |
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.potm |
PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template |
A template for PowerPoint 2010 and Office PowerPoint 2007 presentations that contain macros. |
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.potx |
PowerPoint Template |
A template for creating new PowerPoint 2010 and Office PowerPoint 2007 presentations. |
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.ppa |
PowerPoint 97-2003 Add-In |
A PowerPoint 97 to Office PowerPoint 2003 add-in. |
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.ppam |
PowerPoint Add-In |
An add-in that stores custom commands, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code, and specialized features. |
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.pps |
PowerPoint 97–2003 show |
A presentation that always opens in Slide Show view instead of in Normal view. |
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.ppsm |
PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show |
A slide show that includes macros. |
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.ppsx |
PowerPoint Show |
A presentation that always opens in Slide Show view instead of in Normal view. |
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.ppt |
PowerPoint 97–2003 Presentation |
The default PowerPoint 97 to Office PowerPoint 2003 format. |
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.pptm |
PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation |
A presentation that contains Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code. |
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.pptx |
PowerPoint Presentation |
The default PowerPoint 2010 and Office PowerPoint 2007 XML-based file format. |
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.pptx |
PowerPoint Picture Presentation |
A PowerPoint 2010 or 2007 presentation where each slide is converted into a picture. Saving a file as a PowerPoint Picture presentation will reduce the file size. However, some information will be lost. |
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.rtf |
Outline/RTF |
A presentation outline that is saved as a text-only document that provides smaller file sizes and the ability to share macro-free files with other users who might not have the same version of PowerPoint or the operating system that you have. Any text in the notes pane is not saved with this file format. |
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.thmx |
Office Theme |
A style sheet that includes definitions of a color theme, font theme, and effect theme. |
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.tif |
TIFF Tag Image File Format |
A slide that is saved as a graphic for use on Web pages. |
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.wmf |
Windows Metafile |
A slide that is saved as a 16-bit graphic (for use with Microsoft Windows 3.x and later versions). |
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.wmv |
Windows Media Video |
A presentation that is saved as a video. PowerPoint 2010 presentations can be saved at High Quality (1024 x 768, 30 frames per second); Medium Quality (640 x 480, 24 frames per sec); and Low Quality (320 X 240, 15 frames per second). The WMV file format plays on many media players, such as Windows Media Player. |
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.xml |
PowerPoint XML Presentation |
The XML format that is supported in PowerPoint 2010 and Office PowerPoint 2007. |
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.xps |
XPS Document |
XML Paper Specification (XPS), an electronic paper format for exchanging documents in their final form. |
