PPT file format
| File extension | .ppt |
| File category | documents |
| Programs | Apple Keynote LibreOffice OpenOffice |
| Main program | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Description | PPT – is a popular format for creating a variety of presentations. Specialists of Forethought made it, and then it was bought by Microsoft. With this solution, you can develop complex presentations, including text and graphics data, images, sounds, diagrams, and much more in Microsoft Office. Users can apply the function to add the effects of changing the slide or the appearance of text and numerous templates built on the .pot, .potx, or .potm extensions. Microsoft Office suites or a free PowerPoint Viewer application are used to open the files. Open-source utilities also support the format, for example, Libre Office or Corel WordPerfect Office. To work with the presentations on mobile devices, one can use the Kingsoft Office program. |
| Technical details | The extension contains a variety of animation settings for the production of small screensavers. The use of footnotes and text wrapping allows you to create the optimal form for the performance. The master of slides is responsible for the development of the presentation design style, allowing to make a complex editing with a simple layout. The choice of the specific types of additions remains with the user. The format of PPT was used in Microsoft office programs until 2007, and then was replaced by PPTX. |
| MIME type | application/mspowerpoint application/powerpoint application/vnd.ms-powerpoint application/x-mspowerpoint |