How to modify a Power Point Show (.pps)
Contributed by Jimmy Selix 
Tagged: Microsoft Powerpoint This is a super easy and quick recipe. I came across this problem at work a while ago, I had received a powerpoint show (pps) and needed make changes but could not since it does not launch powerpoint but runs the slideshow.
1. Be sure to have your view so you can see all extension types. (In Windows Explorer, Tools > Folder Options > View tab and unchecck the “Hide extensions for known file types” )
2. Just rename the files w/a .ppt extension. i.e. meetingshow.pps -> meetingshow.ppt
3. Now you can make changes and edits to the show. You can also do the reverse too, make a ppt into a pps just by changing the extension.
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Leonard D. Odea said on October 15, 2008
When I recieve an email with a pps extention, I cannot open it. The above infomation did not work. What do I have to do to open these attatchments?
Thilina Dampahala said on December 1, 2008
Y worrying this much…Do this.
Rather than double clicking on the pps file, go into PowerPoint and then File> Open and then open the file.
As long as it has not been protected you should be able to open and edit it.
Thilina Dampahala said on December 1, 2008
What do u really wanna do…u wanna convert it from .pps to .ppt or some thing else. If u can conver it into .ppt, then u can do whetever u want……..This is what is to be done…
Rather than double clicking on the pps file, go into PowerPoint and then File> Open and then open the file.
As long as it has not been protected you should be able to open and edit it.
caesar said on December 6, 2008
How I can rename a pptx ?
geek said on January 17, 2009
I think you need 2007 power point and then save as 2003 compatible and then you’ll able save as ppt simply.
natalie said on March 27, 2009
you are a life saver!! I had two files my .ppt and my .pps and when i went to open the .ppt to make changes it came up with an error message to say the file was corrupt so I thought I would have to do the whole thing all over again (a 42 page presentation!) but thankfully i came across this page and managed to convert my .pps file back so I could edit it.
I wouldnt have thought of doing this – cant thank you enough!!
Manzur said on April 1, 2009
THank You Boss ..it helped me a Lot
Manzur Morshed
HR Analyst
Bangladesh
islam said on April 14, 2009
my pps is protected and i have forget its pass and i can not edit it what shall i do now and it doesn`t work the way of chang the extension
thanx to you
Paul Pace said on April 19, 2009
Sorry, this file is not a Power Point presentation.
This is the message I get when I try to open a file which had an extension .pps and I converted to .ppt according to the above instructions.
When I changed the file’s extenstion I got this message :-
If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable.
Are you sure you want to change it?
Can someone help me please?
Anonymous said on August 20, 2009
Very useful tip. It worked!! Thanks
Anonymous said on October 14, 2009
Thanx bhai..
Anonymous said on December 31, 2009
thanks a lot man!
Jawahar mms said on April 17, 2010
it has been helped me lot. thank you very much !!!
l's said on May 26, 2010
thank you worked just fine :)
AMRINDER said on May 28, 2010
hahaha!! amzing dear.. thanx to u… may god bless u.. i had to do some important editing..
Mr President said on June 4, 2010
Thaks a lot seamaonkey420. Very usefull
Jako said on November 6, 2010
thank you man a billiom zillion times .
you saved my life
anne said on November 7, 2010
thanks a lot it worked
Henry Lau said on February 20, 2011
It works very well.
Danish Alam said on February 28, 2011
its very simple as i does
right click on pps -new-office button-save as-select location and type
mary c.p. said on March 3, 2011
hahaha love it!. I have done this with images and pdfs, but never tried with PPT. This is sweet! Thanks for the tip :)