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LibreOffice 3.6.x
By Steve Swettenham October 12, 2012 - 10:41am
TASK
To convert an MS PowerPoint file from MAC Office 2011 (source file created on PC MSOffice) to ODP (Open Document Presentation format).
Trials and Errors
(Calibration check - PC Office 2010 opened the MAC Office 2011 file correctly and vice-a-versa)
- Test - ODF addon for MS Office 2010 (PC)
Result - Messed up text and graphics - Test - OpenOffice 3.4.1 (MAC)
Result - Lines changed from straight to angles, and text boxes overlapped - Test - LibreOffice 3.6.2.2 (MAC)
Result - Same document
Conclusion
LibreOffice (MAC) correctly produced an ODP file from a PPTX formatted file.
References
LibreOffice Website - http://www.libreoffice.org
OpenOffice Website - http://www.openoffice.org
OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office - http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net
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