Summary
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| Name |
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation |
| Version |
97-2003 |
| Other names |
Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (97-XP) |
| Identifiers |
MIME:
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Apple Uniform Type Identifier:
com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt
PUID:
fmt/126
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| Family |
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| Classification |
Presentation |
| Disclosure |
None |
| Description |
Powerpoint format is a presentation format developed by Microsoft. Powerpoint 97-2002 format is the native format of Powerpoint 97 onwards. The format is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. Currently PRONOM cannot differentiate Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 and Microsoft Powerpoint Show by signatures. This means Microsoft Powerpoint Show files with extensions of pps will likely identify as the Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation 97-2003 PUID. Further research may be able to address this. |
| Orientation |
Binary |
| Byte order |
Little-endian (Intel) |
| Related file formats |
Has lower priority than Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (4.x)
Has lower priority than Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (95)
Has priority over OLE2 Compound Document Format
Is subsequent version of Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation (95)
Is subtype of OLE2 Compound Document Format
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
 Microsoft Corporation
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| Supported by |
None.
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| Source |
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
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| Source date |
02 Aug 2005 |
| Source description |
This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures. |
| Last updated |
19 Apr 2012 |
| Note |
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Details: File format summary
: detailed report on file format 
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