Open a file
To open a file, use one of the following methods:
•If MyOffice Presentation is the default application to open files of the appropriate format, double-click the file with the left mouse button. Some Linux operating systems require a single left-click to open a file.
•Right-click the file. When working in Linux, run Open in MyOffice Presentation / Open with MyOffice Presentation context menu option. When you work in Windows, run Open with command from the context menu. When working in macOS, run Open with command and select MyOffice Presentation in the displayed list of applications.
•Open MyOffice Presentation. In the File menu, click Open. Or press Ctrl+O or 
Cmd+O. In the File manager window that appears, select the desired file and click Open.
•Open MyOffice Presentation and drag the document or its shortcut from the operating system file manager window to the open application window. You can open up to 32 files at a time by dragging and dropping them into the application window.
File in .ppt format
Working with files in .ppt format is not supported on macOS.
When you open a file in .ppt format, it is automatically converted to .pptx format. An information bar will be displayed below the Toolbar with an appropriate notification: “File was automatically converted to a newer format”. Click OK in this line. To save a file in .pptx format, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
View-only file
If the Read-only property is set for a file by the OS tools, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •A notification “The file is view-only” is displayed on the Toolbar. The exception are files in .ppt and .pptm formats and files handled via WebDAV protocol.
In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. If necessary, you can create a copy of this document that can be edited. To do this, click Edit a Copy on the Toolbar. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is being used by another application
If the file is opened for editing in another application, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •The Toolbar displays a notification that the document is opened in another application. The exceptions are: •Files in .ppt and .pptm formats. •File opened in PowerPoint when working in Linux or macOS. •A file for which no lock file has been created in another application. In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. To edit a document, do one of the following: •Finish working with the document in another application. Then, in MyOffice Presentation, click Check Availability on the Toolbar. If working with a document in another application is not completed, the pop-up message “Document is still in use” will be displayed. If the work is completed, the document will switch to the Edit mode. •Create an editable copy of the document. To do this, in MyOffice Presentation, on the Toolbar, click Edit a Copy. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is opened by another user
When you try to open a local document opened by another user on the same computer, a dialog box is displayed that contains: •Information about the user who is currently working with this document. •Open a Copy button to create an editable copy of the document. •Close button to finish working with the document. Files in .ppt and .pptm formats are opened in the Edit mode. |
