File Extension/PPS
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .PPS

File description

The PPS file format is for those files that are created in the prior versions of Microsoft PowerPoint application. When PowerPoint documents are created, the files are assigned with the PPS extension to the versions that are prior to the 2007 edition. The 2007 edition and the later versions of PowerPoint program now allot the .PPSX format for the files that are created with the program.

The PowerPoint program is utilized to create a digital slide show for educational and business purposes, though it has been used for the creation of personalized slide shows too. The PPS format comprises of a combination of text and images and often even movies.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .PPS file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .PPS extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .PPS file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .PPS file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Data Files
Developer
Microsoft
Popularity
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File name: PowerPoint Slide Show
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Ability Office Ability Office
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office
Office 365 Office 365
Office Regenerator Office Regenerator
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org
PowerPoint PowerPoint
PowerPoint Regenerator PowerPoint Regenerator
PowerPoint Viewer PowerPoint Viewer
Mac OS
Mac OS
Apple Keynote Apple Keynote
iWork Keynote iWork Keynote
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org
PowerPoint PowerPoint
Linux
Linux
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org
iOS
iOS
Keynote for iOS Keynote for iOS
Remember!
The .PPS file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .PPS extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .PPS file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .PPS file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .PPS file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .PPS file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .PPS file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .PPS file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.