Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 95 and Windows NT

Microsoft(r) PowerPoint Viewer 97, is a freeware product that allows you to view
and print Microsoft PowerPoint(r) 97 documents. Like previous versions of
PowerPoint Viewer, the latest version can also open presentations created with all
previous versions of PowerPoint for Windows(r), and version 3.0 and above of
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh(r). You cannot edit a presentation in PowerPoint
Viewer 97. Microsoft encourages you to distribute PowerPoint Viewer 97 with your
PowerPoint 97 presentations to people who are not using Microsoft PowerPoint 97.
(See the section "Distribution of PowerPoint Viewer" for further information.)
Microsoft(r) PowerPoint Viewer 97 will not run on Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 users
should instead install PowerPoint Viewer for Windows 3.1. PowerPoint Viewer for
Windows 3.1 is available online as a self-extracting executable file (PptVw16.exe)
at any of the following locations:
* Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet: On the www.microsoft.com home
page, click the Support icon. Then click Knowledge Base, and select the product and
search for articles that contain the text "PptVw16.exe". The articles will contain
hyperlinks so you can download the file.
* Internet (anonymous FTP): Use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) utility to connect
to ftp.microsoft.com with anonymous logon. Then change to the Softlib\Mslfiles
folder. Use the GET command (get PptVw16.exe) to download the file.
* Microsoft Download Service (MSDL): You can connect to this bulletin board by
dialing (425) 936-6735. Then follow the instructions to download a file and
download "PptVw16.exe".
A disk set containing both viewers can also be ordered from the Microsoft Order
Desk, at (800) 360-7561, for a standard shipping and handling charge.

What's New in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Viewer provides full fidelity display of PowerPoint 97
files including the new animations, graphics effects, action settings, hyperlinks,
and custom shows. Printing and password protection for kiosk-style slide shows are
also supported.
In addition to running as a standalone application, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
is optimized for displaying PowerPoint presentations inside Microsoft Internet
Explorer 3.x and above. PowerPoint presentations can also be displayed within
Netscape Navigator 2.x or higher. (See the section "Viewing Presentations within
Netscape Navigator" for more information.)

System Requirements for PowerPoint Viewer 97

* A personal computer with a 486 or higher processor
* Microsoft Windows(r) 95 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT(r) Workstation
operating system 3.51 with Service Pack 5.x or later
* 4 MB of memory for Windows 95 (8 MB recommended)
* 12 MB of memory for Windows NT Workstation
* 7 MB of hard disk space (9 MB free for installation only)
* VGA or higher-resolution video adapter
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Ordering Microsoft PowerPoint 97

If you would like to order the retail version of Microsoft PowerPoint 97, contact
the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 in the U.S., visit the Microsoft Online
Shop (http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/Referral/PR_CountryLocation.idc?
ProductFamilyCode=POW), or contact your local Microsoft subsidiary. To locate your
subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

Contents
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 1
What's New in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 1
System Requirements for PowerPoint Viewer 97 1
Ordering Microsoft PowerPoint 97 1
Contents 1
Technical Support for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 3
Microsoft Knowledge Base 3
The World Wide Web 3
TechNet 3
Microsoft FTP site 3
Microsoft FastTips 3
Information on Using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 4
Navigating through a Slideshow 4
Command-line switches 4
Play list files (.lst) 4
Interaction with Pack and Go 4
Viewing presentations with RealAudio sounds 4
Viewing presentations within Netscape Navigator 5
Controlling PowerPoint Viewer 97 from Other Applications 5
ViewerApplication 5
ViewerSlideShowView 5
Known Problems 5
Installation and Maintenance 6
Install from floppy disk 6
Install from Web browser 6
Maintenance mode 6
Uninstall 6
Distribution of PowerPoint Viewer 7
Disk distribution 7
Distributing PowerPoint Viewer 97 on network servers 8
PowerPoint Viewer 97 Installed Filenames and Locations 8

Technical Support for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97

Microsoft Technical Support provides a number of no-charge options for you to
obtain technical information about Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97. These options
include Microsoft Technical Support Online, the Microsoft Knowledge Base, the
Microsoft PowerPoint Product Support phone line (425) 635-7145, and Microsoft
FastTips. Because PowerPoint Viewer 97 is similar to PowerPoint, information on a
particular topic such as printing from PowerPoint may also be pertinent to
PowerPoint Viewer 97. Keep this similarity in mind when you look for technical
information on any PowerPoint Viewer 97 issue you may encounter.
Microsoft Knowledge Base
The Microsoft Knowledge Base, the same information source used by support
engineers, contains thousands of technical and support-oriented articles on
Microsoft products, including PowerPoint Viewer 97. You can access the Knowledge
Base from any of the following sources.
The World Wide Web
To access the Knowledge Base on the World Wide Web, use the following address:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/mtshome.htm
Click Knowledge Base and follow the detailed instructions on the page.
TechNet
TechNet, the Microsoft Technical Information Network, is a technical information
subscription service providing valuable technical information about Microsoft
products, including the Microsoft Knowledge Base. The subscription service includes
12 monthly updates to the TechNet CD-ROM. For TechNet subscriptions or information,
call (800) 344-2121.
Microsoft FTP Site
The Microsoft FTP anonymous server provides access to the Microsoft Knowledge Base
for those users who have access to an FTP program service provider. To access the
Microsoft Knowledge Base through the Microsoft FTP site, do the following:
1. Log on to your Internet account.
2. At the Internet prompt, type
open ftp.microsoft.com
Or use the following IP address:
open 198.105.232.1
3. In the User Name field, type
anonymous
4. In the Password field, type your full electronic mail address (for example,
johndoe@test.com).
5. At the prompt, type "cd deskapps\powerpoint\kb" (without the quotes) to go to
the KB directory.
6. Once you are in the KB directory, download the ReadMe.txt and Index.txt files
located in that directory. ReadMe.txt contains important information regarding KB
articles on the Internet FTP server and how to access them. Index.txt contains a
list of article titles and article IDs for each article.
Microsoft FastTips
Microsoft FastTips is an automated, toll-free service that provides quick answers
to commonly asked technical support questions on key Microsoft products. FastTips
also offers a comprehensive library of technical information and access to a
faxable catalog of technical white papers and data sheets.
You can have any FastTip mailed or faxed to you from the automated Microsoft
FastTips Technical Library, which you can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at
(800) 936-4100.

Information on Using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97

Navigating through a Slideshow
Go forward: Left mouse button, or PAGE DOWN key
Go previous: PAGE UP key
Exit: ESC key
Menu of commands: Right mouse button
Help: F1 key

Command-line switches
PowerPoint Viewer supports some command-line parameters to circumvent the user
interface (UI). Command lines should be of the following format:

ppview32.exe [command-line switches] "<path\powerpnt file name>"

The following command-line parameters are supported:
Automatic advance /A or /a
Slide range /R=n-m or /r=n-m where n<=m
Loop continuously /L or /l
Print /P or /p for printing file
Kiosk password /K or /k for setting a kiosk mode for file
Macro virus dialog box /V or /v for showing the macro virus dialog box

Play list files (.lst)

PowerPoint Viewer supports .lst file types. This file type allows multiple files to
be presented by specifying the files in a .lst file. List files should be of the
following format:

[command-line switches] "<path\powerpnt file name>"

[command-line switches] "<path\powerpnt file name>"
etc...

The following command-line switches are supported:

 Automatic advance /A or /a
Slide range /R=n-m or /r=n-m where n<=m
Loop continuously /L or /l
Kiosk password /K or /k for setting a kiosk mode for file
Macro virus dialog box /V or /v for showing the macro virus dialog box

Interaction with Pack and Go

PowerPoint 95 defaults to packaging the 16-bit viewer (PptView.exe). PowerPoint 97
defaults to packaging PowerPoint Viewer 95. It is possible to use Microsoft
PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows. This is accomplished by installing the new
viewer. After installing PowerPoint Viewer 97, the Pack and Go wizard will
automatically detect and use the new viewer.

Long filenames are truncated to 8.3 format on Windows NT.

Viewing presentations with RealAudio sounds

Some PowerPoint presentations may contain links to RealAudio sounds. Using
RealAudio provides better audio performance when viewing presentations over a
network connection. However, the RealAudio player is not installed by PowerPoint
Viewer 97 Setup. You can install the RealAudio player from the following Internet
address:
http://www.realaudio.com

Viewing presentations within Netscape Navigator

In order to view PowerPoint presentations within the Netscape Navigator browser
window you must install the ActiveX plug-in for Netscape Navigator (versions 2.x or
higher). You can download and install this plug-in from the following Internet
address: http://www.microsoft.com/powerpoint/internet/viewer/
Note: There are known problems when this plug-in is used with Internet Explorer and
earlier versions of Office applications. Do not install this plug-in if you are
using, or plan to use, Internet Explorer and Office 4.x or Office 95 applications.

Controlling PowerPoint Viewer 97 from Other Applications

PowerPoint Viewer 97 contains an object model that allows control of the slideshow
from an external application or from VBScript. Below is a summary of the PowerPoint
Viewer object model.

ViewerApplication
#define _ppMsoTriStateMixed -2
#define _ppTrue -1
#define _ppFalse 0

typedef enum
{
ppSlideShowManualAdvance = 1,
ppSlideShowUseSlideTimings,
} EPPSlideShowAdvanceMode;

IPPViewerSlideShowView *NewShow( [in] BSTR fileName,

[in] EPPViewerSlideShowAdvanceMode mode,
[in,defaultvalue(_ppFalse)] MsoTriState kiosk );

void Quit( void );

ViewerSlideShowView
void Next();
void Previous();
void GotoSlide([in] int Index, [in,defaultvalue(_ppTrue)] MsoTriState ResetSlide
);

void GetNumSlides([out] int* count );

void GetCurSlide( [out] int* slideId );

void Exit();

Known Problems
1. Netscape Navigator Web browser: If PowerPoint Viewer is installed to a directory
that uses long filenames containing a space, some beta versions of Netscape
Navigator 2.0 do not recognize PowerPoint files embedded into HTML documents with
the EMBED keyword. This can be corrected by installing PowerPoint Viewer to a
directory without spaces.

2. Pack and Go: If either PowerPoint 97 or PowerPoint Viewer are installed to a

directory that uses long filenames containing a space, Slide Show will not run
automatically when the file is unpacked. The file will have to be opened manually
from either PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer after it is unpacked.

3. Pack and Go: Hyperlinks to other presentations may not work properly if Slide
Show is run automatically during the unpack process. Instead, open the file
manually from PowerPoint Viewer after unpacking is complete.

4. Pack and Go: In order to pack PowerPoint Viewer 97 using PowerPoint 95 Pack and
Go, please install PowerPoint Viewer 97 and the patch for PowerPoint 95 Pack and
Go. Both will be available on the PowerPoint Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/powerpoint/internet/viewer/

5. Kiosk Password: If the user follows a hyperlink to another presentation, then

presses the ESC key, the Password dialog box will be displayed. After dismissing
the dialog box, the user will be returned to the main presentation. Pressing the
ESC key a second time will exit PowerPoint Viewer without showing the Password
dialog box again.

Installation and Maintenance

Install from floppy disk
1. Close all other applications and ensure that you are not running any utilities
or virus protection programs.
2. Insert the disk labeled "Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows Disk 1" into
the 3.5" floppy disk drive.
3. On Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button and click Run. On
Windows NT 3.51, click the File menu and select Run.
4. Type <drive letter>\setup.exe and press ENTER.
5. PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install
PowerPoint Viewer. The default folder location for PowerPoint Viewer is \Program
Files\PowerPoint Viewer (C:\PowerPoint Viewer on Windows NT 3.51).
6. After choosing the folder location for PowerPoint Viewer, click Install.
7. Follow the instructions and insert the appropriate floppy disk, when prompted.
Install from Web browser
1. Download Viewer.exe to your local hard drive.
2. Close all other applications and ensure that you are not running any utilities
or virus protection programs.
3. In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 or the Windows NT 3.51 File Manager, double-
click the PowerPoint Viewer icon. This will run an unpack utility that extracts the
PowerPoint Viewer 97 distribution files and starts the PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup
program.
4. PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup will prompt you for a folder in which to install
PowerPoint Viewer. The default folder location for PowerPoint Viewer is \Program
Files\PowerPoint Viewer (C:\PowerPoint Viewer on Windows NT 3.51).
5. After choosing the folder location for PowerPoint Viewer, click Install.

Maintenance mode
If you have installed Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97, but are observing unusual
behavior, you should reinstall it as follows:
Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
1. In the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
3. Double-click Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97.
Windows NT 3.51
1. Go to PowerPoint Viewer's Installation Directory.
2. Run the file Setup.exe.

In all cases, Setup will display a Maintenance Mode dialog box that has a Reinstall
button to restore any missing files or settings. Click this button to start the
reinstallation.
Uninstall
To remove PowerPoint Viewer 97 from your system, follow the instructions in this
document to start Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup. When the Maintenance Mode
dialog box appears, click Remove All. Once uninstall is complete, start PowerPoint
to restore its settings.

Distribution of PowerPoint Viewer

Microsoft encourages all users of PowerPoint Viewer to distribute it to friends and
colleagues. You can post it to online services, put it on networks, or give it to
others on disks.
Disk distribution
Microsoft distributes PowerPoint Viewer 97 on two disks as well as online. The disk
set is available from the Microsoft Order Desk, at (800) 360-7561, for a standard
shipping and handling charge.
If you have a Microsoft disk set you can copy the files from each disk onto a
formatted 1.44MB disk. Please label the disks as follows:

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97

Version 8.0
Disk 1 of 2
Run Setup.exe from this disk
and:
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97
Version 8.0
Disk 2 of 2

Labeling the disks in this manner will avoid confusing them with disk sets created
from online PowerPoint Viewer 97 files as described in this document.
Creating disks from online files
There are two procedures for creating disks for distribution to other users. The
first procedure involves copying files that Setup creates, and must be done just
before exiting Setup. The second procedure requires PKZip (version 2.04), but can
be done at any time after downloading Viewer.exe. Obtain two formatted 1.44 MB
disks and follow the instructions below:
Setup copy procedure
1. Label two disks "Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 disk 1" and "Microsoft
PowerPoint Viewer 97 disk 2".
2. Run Viewer.exe to start PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup. When Setup displays the
message "Do you want to install Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97?", switch to the
Windows 95 Explorer or Windows NT File Manager.
3. Locate the folder referenced by the "tmp" environment variable. If you do not
know which folder this is, do the following:
* Go to the MS-DOS prompt.
* Type "set" (without the quotes) at the MS-DOS prompt, and press Enter.
* Look for the line "TMP=..." to determine the location of your "tmp" folder.
4. Insert the disk you labeled as "disk1" and copy the following files from the
"tmp" folder to the disk:
* install.txt
* license.txt
* setup.exe
* setup.ini
* setup.lst
* setup.tdf
* ppviewer.inf
* viewer1.cab
5. Insert the disk you labeled as "disk2" and copy viewer2.cab to it.
PKZip procedure
You must have the PKZip version 2.04 program for this procedure. This program is
widely available on bulletin boards and other online services.
1. Insert the first disk into your floppy drive.
2. From the Windows 95 Start Menu or the Windows NT Program Manager, start an MS-
DOS command prompt.
3. At the MS-DOS command prompt type
pkzip -& <floppy>:\Viewer.zip Viewer.exe
where "<floppy>" is the letter for the drive containing the disk. This command
creates an archive that spans two disks. PKZip will prompt you for the next disk
when it has filled the current one.
To install PowerPoint Viewer 97 on another machine using the ZIP file:
1. Create a new folder from which to do the install.
2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type
pkunzip <floppy>:\Viewer.zip <drive>:\<destfolder>\Viewer.exe
where "<floppy>" is the letter for the drive containing the disk, and "<drive>" and
"<destfolder>" are the drive letter and new install folder you want to place
Viewer.exe in.
3. Double-click Viewer.exe to start Setup.

Distributing PowerPoint Viewer 97 on network servers

Creating a network source from a Microsoft disk set
(See "Disk Distribution" in this document for information on obtaining PowerPoint
Viewer 97 on disks.)
To create a network source for PowerPoint Viewer 97 installation, create a new
folder on the server, and create two subfolders under it: "disk1", and "disk2".
Copy the files from each disk into the appropriate subfolder.
To install PowerPoint Viewer on your local drive, or to a personal network
location, run Setup.exe from the "disk1" subfolder.
Note: PowerPoint Viewer 97 Setup does not offer an option to run the application
from a server ("Run from Server" option).
Creating a network source from the PowerPoint Viewer 97 online files (Viewer.exe)
The recommended procedure is nearly identical to the "Setup Copy Procedure"
discussed in this document for creating disks from online files. Instead of copying
the files to separate folders for each disk, copy them to a single folder on the
network server. Network users may then run Setup.exe from that location on their
local drives, or to a personal network location.

PowerPoint Viewer 97 Installed Filenames and Locations

File name File size (in KB) Location
LICENSE.TXT 5,053 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
README.TXT 21,708 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
PPVIEW32.EXE 1,424,144 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
PPINTLV.DLL 158,208 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
RAPPT.DLL 32,768 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
MSPPT8VR.OLB 5,632 \POWERPOINT VIEWER
PP4X322.DLL 619,520 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\XLATORS
PP7X32.DLL 175,104 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\XLATORS
ACMSETUP.HLP 14,490 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
MSSETUP.DLL 255,488 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
SETUP.EXE 352,256 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
SETUP.STF Size may vary \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
PPVIEW.DLL 87,552 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
PPVIEW.INF 4,306 \POWERPOINT VIEWER\SETUP
DOCOBJ.DLL 22,016 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
HLINK.DLL 72,976 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
HLINKPRX.DLL 12,288 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSO97V.DLL 1,690,896 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSORFS.DLL 16,384 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSV7ENU.DLL 229,136 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
T2EMBED.DLL 222,720 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
URLMON.DLL 166,160 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
WININET.DLL 291,600 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSIMRT.DLL 14,336 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSIMRT16.DLL 10,544 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSIMRT32.DLL 22,016 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
MSIMUSIC.DLL 120,320 \WINDOWS\SYSTEM

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