How to convert PPSX to POT
- Add your .PPSX file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .POT in a few seconds.
- Download your new .POT file.
What to expect
- The slide-show auto-play behavior of
PPSXis not carried over; a template is designed to start a new presentation instead. - Converting from Open XML to the legacy binary format can simplify or drop newer effects, animations, and transitions.
- Fonts that were not embedded may be substituted if the viewing system lacks them.
Frequently asked questions
What changes converting a PPSX slide show to a POT template?
A
PPSX opens straight into full-screen playback, while POT is a legacy 97-2003 template meant to seed new presentations; the auto-play behavior is not retained and the content is written into the older binary template format.Why convert PPSX to POT?
You would do this to reuse a slide show's design and layout as a starting template in PowerPoint versions that predate the Open XML (2007) formats.
Where will the POT file open?
POT is Microsoft's binary OLE2 template format and opens in Microsoft PowerPoint as well as LibreOffice Impress and Google Slides.What is lost moving from the newer format to POT?
Down-converting from Open XML to the 97-2003 binary format can drop or simplify features that only exist in the newer format, such as certain effects, transitions, and layout constructs.
Programs that convert PPSX: Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac · LibreOffice Impress · Apache OpenOffice Impress (OpenOffice.org Impress)
