Remember, the preview versions of Microsoft Office 2016 suite for Mac is a free download, and the Microsoft Office apps for iOS are free to download too, so if you’re on the fence about getting those apps and working with the native Office file formats directly rather than iWork suite you can try them out on your Apple devices first without any particular commitment. key file compatible with a much older version of Microsoft Office and Powerpoint. ppt format if you are trying to make the Keynote. pptx file will be fully compatible with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Powerpoint, and it can then be opened in those apps on a Windows PC or Mac. docx format too, especially if you’re in an environment where you’re on a Mac but other users are on various Windows PC with Office suite.

Similarly, you may find it useful to save Pages files as Word. The PowerPoint file format is also generally recognized by most other presentation apps, including Google Slides, Microsoft Office, other versions of Keynote on the Mac, OpenOffice, and even Preview in Mac OS. key file format, so this can be helpful if you’re working across platforms or there is some compatibility issue with a Keynote presentation. pptx presentation file format is generally more compatible with a broader set of apps and operating systems compared to the native Keynote.

Select the file name and destination where to save the Keynote file as a Powerpoint presentation.

At the Export screen, be sure you’re at the “PowerPoint” tab and then choose under Advanced options the Format: “.pptx” and click the Next button.

Go to the “File” menu and choose “Export To” and choose “PowerPoint”.

Create a new presentation or open an existing Keynote presentation on the Mac with Keynote app.

How to Export Keynote Files (.key) as PowerPoint (.pptx) on Mac Note that if the Keynote file is password protected you would want to unlock the file before saving as a Powerpoint file. For best results you’ll want to update Keynote to the latest version available to your Mac.

You can do this with a new presentation or an existing Keynote presentation file, it does not matter.

What we’re going to do is save the Keynote presentation file as a Powerpoint presentation file using the apps Export ability.

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