File Types, File Menu, and Backstage View: File Formats in PowerPoint

Created: Tuesday, January 20, 2015, posted by Geetesh at 12:35 pm

Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 1:58 pm

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Quick, how many file formats (types) can PowerPoint save your slides to? If you take count of every single format from the necessary to the irrelevant (and forget the missing ones), then the number is 28. Some of these could be genuinely helpful, such as the MPEG-4 Video export and others like GIF, JPG, PNG, WMF, and EMF ensure that you get good graphic outputs. And RTF outlines can sometimes be a boon.

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Microsoft Windows

File Formats in PowerPoint 365

File Formats in PowerPoint 2019

File Formats in PowerPoint 2016

File Formats in PowerPoint 2013

File Formats in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

File Formats in PowerPoint 365

File Formats in PowerPoint 2016

File Formats in PowerPoint 2011

File Formats in PowerPoint

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