How to Recover Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint allows users to create presentations for work, school or personal projects. If either the software or your files have errors or are lost, you can recover both. If the PowerPoint program has errors, it won't function properly. In this case, you can recover the Microsoft PowerPoint program to restore functionality. With a working version of PowerPoint, you may also lose a PowerPoint file by closing the program without saving. Since PowerPoint has an AutoSave feature, you can recover your presentation file as well.

Instructions

Recovering a PowerPoint File

1. Click the "Start" button at the bottom-left side of the screen.

2. Type "ppt*.tmp" in the Search box at the bottom of the "Start" menu.

3. Right-click on the name of any files that list in the search results and choose "Open File Location."

4. Right-click the file in the new window and choose "Rename." Rename the file with the ".ppt" file extension, such as "file.ppt."

5. Double-click the new file name to open the file in PowerPoint. If this is the file you wanted to recover, save it from the program's "File" menu. If it's not the file you want, go back to the window to rename and open other temporary PowerPoint files until you find the right one.

Recovering the PowerPoint Program

1. Click the "Start" menu button. Click the "Control Panel" link at the right side of the "Start" menu. Choose "Programs and Features."

2. Scroll through the list of programs installed on your computer. Click "Microsoft Office PowerPoint" from the list.

3. Click the "Change" button at the top of the window. Choose "Repair" and click "Continue."

4. Follow the onscreen directions for a repair installation of Microsoft PowerPoint. You may need to restart your computer. When finished, the program should be recovered.

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Recover an Unsaved Presentation from a TMP File
• Microsoft Office: Repair or Remove Office 2010