Apple users might have a difficult time trying to make PowerPoint presentations on their Macbook, Ipad, or Iphone. This is because PowerPoint isn’t a native application for Apple products.As we know, PowerPoint is by Microsoft. Although it can be installed on your Mac, you’ll have to purchase it. This Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac OS course has been designed from the ground up taking the average office into account. Microsoft PowerPoint, along with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, is one of the most popular office productivity applications used in offices.
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Symptoms
When you try to open a PowerPoint for Mac presentation or application it either hangs with spinning wheel or does not open at all.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, follow steps in this article.
Step 1: Check Hard Disc name
Check to ensure the Hard Drive icon has a name to it. The name should not be all numbers but can have numbers in it as along as the name starts with a text character(s). There should be no special characters like, periods, commas, semi-colons, quotes, etc.
- Quit all applications.
- On the Go menu, click Computer. Your hard drive should be listed. The common name of the hard drive is 'Macintosh HD'. E.g. 'Mac HD 1' <without quotes is appropriate> '1 Mac HD' <this is not an appropriate name as the number 1 appears at the start of the name>.
To rename your hard disk:
- Click to select the hard disk.
- On the File menu, click Get Info.
- In the Name & Extension type or edit the name. For example, type Macintosh HD.
- When done, click the red circle button on top.
Step 2: Move AutoRecovery files
Important
The location of certain files are different if you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. To check if it is installed, open PowerPoint, and then click About PowerPoint from the PowerPoint menu. If the version number is 14.2.0 or above, you have Service Pack 2 and you should follow the Service Pack 2 steps when provided in this article.
If there are too many PowerPoint items in this folder userDocumentsMicrosoft User DataOffice 2008 AutoRecovery or Office 2011 AutoRecovery these files will load into memory when Powerpoint launches and can cause memory issues as well as file save issues.
Move AutoRecovery files to the Desktop or another folder to see if they are causing the problem.
To empty the AutoRecovery folder, follow these steps if you have version 14.2.0 (also known as Service Pack 2) installed:
Quit all applications.
One the File menu, click New Folder. A new folder is created on the desktop. The folder will be called 'New Folder.'
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Application Support, and then open Microsoft.
Open Office 2011 AutoRecovery.
On the Edit menu, click Select All.
Drag all files into 'New Folder' on the desktop.
The AutoRecovery folder should be empty.
Open Excel for Mac 2011 and try to save a file.
If you can save a file, review the contents of 'New Folder' to decide which files that you want to keep.
If the problem continues to occur, go to the next method.
To empty the AutoRecovery folder, follow these steps if you do not have Service Pack 2 installed:
Quit all applications.
On the File menu, click New Folder. A new folder is created on the desktop. The folder will be called 'New Folder.'
On the Go menu, click Documents.
Open Microsoft User Data, and then open Office 2011 AutoRecovery.
On the Edit menu, click Select All.
Drag all files into 'New Folder' on the desktop.
The AutoRecovery folder should be empty.
Open Excel for Mac 2011 and try to save a file.
If you can save a file, review the contents of 'New Folder' to decide which files that you want to keep.
If the problem continues to occur, go to the next method.
Step 3: Remove PowerPoint Preferences
Note
If you have used the software at all on this computer then removing the preferences may reset any customizations that you have made. These customizations include changes made to toolbars, custom dictionaries and keyboard shortcuts that have been created.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist.
If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist file to the trash.
Quit all Microsoft for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft folder.
Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist.
If you locate the file, move it to the destop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the destop, start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist file to the trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open the Preferences folder.
Open the Microsoft folder.
Open the Office 2008 or Office 2011 folder.
Look for a file named PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars.
If you locate the file, move it the desktop. If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences.
If you locate the file and move it to the desktop, start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the PowerPoint Toolbars (12) file to the trash.
If the issue continues to occur, proceed to the next step.
Step 4: Create a New User Account
Sometimes, a user's specific information may be corrupted. To determine if this is the case, you can log on as a new user or create a new user account, and then test an application.
If the issue occurs even in new user account, proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Test saving the file in Safe Mode
For information on how to enter Safe Boot in Mac OS, seePerform a clean startup (Safe boot) to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac.
If you are able to save in Safe Mode, then the problem most likely related to programs that are running in the background.
Microsoft PowerPoint began its life as Presenter and was published for exclusively Macintosh by Forethought, Inc. Microsoft acquired Forethought in 1987 and renamed the app PowerPoint.
The first Windows version, PowerPoint 2.0, was launched with the first version of Microsoft Office on May 22, 1990, which was also the release date of Windows 3.0.
Prior to PowerPoint 97 for Windows and 98 for Mac, presentations were completely linear, moving lockstep from one slide to the next. PowerPoint 97 and 98 gave PowerPoint nonlinear capabilities, includes Visual Basic for Applications, and gains transitions and effects.
Mac Version History
PowerPoint 1, 1987
Released on April 27, 1987 as Presenter and renamed later that year due to trademark issues, PowerPoint 1 is a 1-bit black-and-white only program that works on all System versions up through 6.0.x. It shipped on two floppy disks, one with the program and the other with sample files. It requires a Mac with at least 512 KB of RAM.
You can download PowerPoint 1.0 from Macintoshgarden.org.
PowerPoint 2, 1988
PowerPoint 2, now a full-fledge Microsoft product, shipped in 1988. There’s very little information about it on the Internet. The PC version (1990) requires Windows 3.0.
PowerPoint 3, 1992
1992 saw the arrival of PowerPoint 3, and the Web has almost nothing to say about it. The PC version is for Windows 3.1.
PowerPoint 4, 1994
The Windows world got PowerPoint 4 in 1993, a year ahead of the Mac version. PowerPoint 4 for Mac was part of Office 4.2. This was the least Mac-like version of PowerPoint (and the rest of the Office suite) ever, as Microsoft had this crazy idea that the Mac version of its Office apps had to be as much like the Windows version as possible. This kept many Mac users away from Word 6, Excel 5, and PowerPoint 4.
Microsoft skipped from PowerPoint 4 to PowerPoint 95, also known as version 7, to coordinate with Windows 95. This was fillowed by PowerPoint 97 (a.k.a version 8) as part of Office 97.
PowerPoint 98, 1998
After four years at the horrible Windows-like version 4, PowerPoint 8 came to the Mac as PowerPoint 98, part of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition. This was the first nonlinear version of PowerPoint for Mac and the first to support Visual Basic for Applications.
Office 1998 requires System 7.5 or later (7.5.5 recommended), a PowerPC processor (120 MHz or faster recommended), 16 MB of RAM (32 MB to run more than one Office application), a 640 x 480 8-bit color or 4-bit grayscale display, and a CD-ROM for installation.
PowerPoint 2001, 2000
Although part of Office 2001, it was released in August 2000. It is also known as PowerPoint 9. This is the last version for the Classic Mac OS, and it also runs in the OS X Classic Environment. PowerPoint 2001 requires Mac OS 8.0 through 9.2.2, 8.5 or later recommended. Application requires 10 MB of RAM with virtual memory enabled, 17 MB without it. It uses 160 MB of hard drive space and requires a 640 x 480 display with 256 colors or shades of gray or better. CD-ROM required for installation.
PowerPoint v.X, 2002
This is the first version written for OS X – and only OS X. PowerPoint 10 was released in 2002 as part of Office: Mac v. X. Ofice: Mac v. X requires a G3 or better, OS X 10.1 through 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, 128 MB RAM, 196 MB of hard drive space, an 800 x 600 256-color display or better (1024 x 768 with thousands of colors recommended), and CD-ROM for installation.
PowerPoint 2004, 2004
Office 2004, released on May 11, 2004, was the last version exclusively for PowerPC CPUs, and it will run on Intel Macs using Rosetta. Office 2004 is not compatible with OS X 10.7 Lion or later. Office 2004 requires a 700 MHz or faster G3 or later CPU, OS X 10.2.8 Jaguar through 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (10.3 required for G5, 10.4 for Intel), 256 MB of RAM, 570 MB of hard drive space, a 1024 x 768 monitor supporting thousands of colors or better, and CD-ROM for installation.
PowerPoint 2008, 2008
As part of Office 2008, released on January 15, 2008, PowerPoint 2008 fully supports Intel-based Macs. It was also the last version to support Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and PowerPC Macs. Office 2008 was the only version to ship as a universal binary for both Intel and PowerPC hardware. Visual Basic for Applications is not supported. It was the first Mac version to ship with support for Microsoft’s Office Open XML format, something PC users got in 2007. This version is also known as PowerPoint 12. (Number 13 was skipped due to superstition.)
Office 2008 requires a 500 MHz G4 CPU or faster, OS X 10.4.9 Tiger or later, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB of hard drive space on an HFS+ formatted volume, a 1024 x 768 display, and a DVD drive for installation.
PowerPoint 2011, 2010
Despite its name, PowerPoint 2011 (a.k.a. version 14) arrived on October 26, 2010. As of July 2014, it is the current Mac version.
It requires an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.5.8 Leopard or later, 1 GB of RAM, 2.5 GB of hard drive space on an HFS+ formatted volume, a 1280 x 800 or larger display, and a DVD drive for installation. Safari 5 or later is recommended as well.
PowerPoint 2014, anticipated 2014
On the PC side, PowerPoint 2013 is also known as PowerPoint 15. The equivalent Mac version has not yet been released but is widely expected to arrive in 2014. It will almost certainly require OS X 10.7 Lion or something even newer.
Sources/Further Reading
Download Microsoft Os For Mac
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Wikipedia
- Microsoft Office, Wikipedia
- Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, Wikipedia
- How to Install Office v. X for Mac OS X (10.1), Microsoft
- Office 2004 for Mac, Wikipedia
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Installation Read Me, Microsoft
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, Wikipedia
- Office 2008 for Mac Licensing Frequently Asked Questions, Microsoft
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, Wikipedia
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 System Requirements, Microsoft
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