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How To Download PowerPoint® Presentations Without Microsoft® Office®

By Rachelle Oblack, About.com

PowerPoint® presentations can be viewed by anyone on most any computer. You can view weather science PowerPoints® without owning the actual Microsoft® program. The key is to download the appropriate PowerPoint® Viewer based on your computer.

Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 10 - 20 minutes

Here's How:

  1. If you already have the PowerPoint® Program on your computer: Click on a weather presentation you would like to view and a screen will pop up. If you click open the presentation will open in your Internet browser. If you click save you can save the file to your computer for later viewing.
  2. If you have Windows 98(SE)® or later: Go to PowerPoint® 2003 Viewer which will allow you to view presentations in PowerPoint® 97 or later versions.
  3. If you have a Macintosh® computer: Go to PowerPoint® Viewer for Macs
  4. Follow the onscreen directions from the Microsoft® download site and install the viewer onto your computer.
  5. Return to the Weather Science PowerPoint® Presentationstopic and click on a presentation topic you would like to view.

Tips:

  1. Please keep in mind that the presentations are usually copyrighted material.

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