Save a presentation in an earlier PowerPoint format

Do one of the following:

Save a presentation in PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 format

  1. In Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, on the File menu, click Save As.
  2. In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 Presentation and then click Save.

Save a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 95 format

  1. In Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, on the File menu, click Save As.
  2. In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint 95 and then click Save.

Note   To specify the default format in which to save presentations, on the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Save tab, and in the Save PowerPoint files as list, click the file format you want.