So when the OPEN button is clicked on the file download prompt it's forcing
the file to open in edit mode? My computer is set up to display the slide
show and it works if I open the file directly but it doesn't if I open the
same file via a web link. There seems to be more to the problem than how the
computer is set up. If I'm going in the wrong direction please let me know
how to fix the issue. Thanks for all the input!

"Michael Koerner" wrote:

> It is going to be user specific. If the recipient has it set up on their system to open pps/ppsx through file association as Show the it is going to open in the slideshow mode. if the default is Open, then it will open in the edit mode
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> Michael Koerner
> MS MVP - PowerPoint
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> "Donald Fisher" <DonaldFisher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F82C0312-7F30-4BE3-AFC5-264951B9252C@microsoft.com...
> loong, i've tried saving as .ppsx but it opens in design view just like the
> .pptx does? i thought there would be a way in HTML to tell the link to start
> the slide show?
>
> "loong" wrote:
>
> > Save it as a .ppsx file,link the .ppsx to the web.Know that people with less
> > than PowerPoint 2007 or the PowerPoint 2007 viewer will not be able to view
> > your presentation.
> > You can use PPT for Web
> > converter(http://www.flash-video-mx.com/ppt4web-converter/) to convert your
> > presentation to flash(.flv) or MP4 video format for uploading to the
> > website.No matter what version people are using,they all can see your
> > presentation video on the website.
> >
> >
> > "Donald Fisher" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello and thanks in advance for any help offered. I'm looking for a way to
> > > open a .pptx file via a web link and start the show right away instead of
> > > opening the show for editing?