How to Get a Power Point Presentation From an Email
Many professionals use Microsoft Power Point every day. You may open your email inbox to find an attached Power Point presentation from a boss or colleague; do you know how to get the presentation on to your computer? Doing this is simple, but may require you to download some free software first.
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Instructions
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Open the email with the presentation attached. Download the file to your computer. If you are using a webmail service (like Gmail or Yahoo), do this by clicking the "Download" link next to the file name. If you are using Outlook or Thunderbird, right-click on the file and click "Save As," then select a file location to save your file and click "Save."
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Double-click the file to open it, if you already have Power Point installed. If not, you will need to download Microsoft's free Power Point Viewer. Continue to Step 3.
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Open your web browser and follow the link listed in the "Resources" section. Click "Download" to download Microsoft's Power Point Viewer 2007. Install the program.
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Double-click on the presentation file to open it. Select "Microsoft Power Point Viewer 2007" if your computer asks which program to open the file with.
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Tips & Warnings
If you also want to create your own presentations without purchasing Power Point, try Open Office, a free office software suite, available at Openoffice.org.
