# Power Point to Word Doc??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-point-to-word-doc/267549>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-point-to-word-doc/267549 "2004-10-04T22:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![hyjyljyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/0ea827/32.png) [@hyjyljyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyjyljyj)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-point-to-word-doc/267549/1 "2004-10-04T22:30:02Z")

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Hi all,

Someone has sent me a Power Point presentation to edit which is full of mistakes. Of course, clicking anywhere on a page simply takes me to the next page. Is there a way to copy and paste the document into Word so I can swiftly make the necessary changes, and then put it back in Power Point? I am running Windows XL with Microsoft Office, and I believe Power Point is included, but I’ve never used Power Point. I also have another machine with Windows Me and Word 2000 but no Power Point. Is that even required?

Thanks–still learning, obviously.

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-point-to-word-doc/267549/2 "2004-10-04T22:34:00Z")

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My guess is that you’re viewing it in Slide Show - perhaps it’s saved as a PPS file? Rather than double-clicking it, save it to your desktop, then launch PowerPoint, goto File | Open, and navigate to the file. Even if it’s a PPS file this will open it in Edit mode rather than Slide Show and you’ll be free to make changes.