How to modify a Power Point Show (.pps)

Contributor Icon Contributed by seamonkey420 Date Icon October 29, 2006  
Tag Icon 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
    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
    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.
  • Thilina Dampahala
    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.
  • How I can rename a pptx ?
  • I think you need 2007 power point and then save as 2003 compatible and then you'll able save as ppt simply.
  • natalie
    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
    THank You Boss ..it helped me a Lot

    Manzur Morshed
    HR Analyst
    Bangladesh
  • islam
    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
    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?
  • jrguzman
    Very useful tip. It worked!! Thanks
  • tushar16988
    Thanx bhai..
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