Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003
Writablepresentation · also known as Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (97-XP)
Powerpoint format is a presentation format developed by Microsoft. Powerpoint 97-2002 format is the native format of Powerpoint 97 onwards. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. Currently PRONOM cannot differentiate Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 and Microsoft Powerpoint Show by signatures. This means Microsoft Powerpoint Show files with extensions of pps will likely identify as the Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 PUID. Further research may be able to address this.
Identify it
| Extensions | .ppt |
|---|---|
| MIME types | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
| Signatures | d0cf11e0a1b11ae1 at byte 0 (Powerpoint 97-2003)006e1ef0 at byte 5120f00e803 at byte 512a0461df0 at byte 512 |
| PRONOM | fmt/126 |
| Wikidata | Q3400889 |
| Apple UTI | com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt |
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Open it
- LibreOffice ImpressOpen source
- ExifToolOpen source
- LibreOfficeOpen source
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Convert it
| To | With | Fidelity | Command and losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office XML formats | LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to pptx in.pptLayout may shift; macros and some features are not kept. |
| OpenDocument Presentation file format family | LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to odp in.pptLayout may shift; macros and some features are not kept. |
| LibreOffice | Partial | soffice --headless --convert-to pdf in.pptFixed layout: the document is no longer editable. |
Sources
From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.