How open PowerPoint files in PowerPoint?

[Pete]

I see PowerPoint files (*.pps, *.ppt) as thumbnails in XnView (good), but when I double click them they open in XnView. I'd like them to open in PowerPoint. How can I change XnView's settings to do this when I double click on them?

The Windows file associations already have PowerPoint as the default application for PowerPoint files and they open in PowerPoint when I double click them in Windows Explorer (good).

I know that I can use XnView's context menu to start the file with PowerPoint, but it's so much easier to just double click them.

[XnTriq]

You can either just hit the F3 key or go to Tools » Options... » General » Keyboard/Mouse and change the setting for Open action (Browser) to Open in associated program.

[Pete]

You can either just hit the F3 key or go to Tools » Options... » General » Keyboard/Mouse and change the setting for Open action (Browser) to Open in associated program.

Thanks for your reply, XnTriq. Unfortunately I think the problem is that XnView treats PowerPoint presentations as images instead of "Other Files".

F3 does nothing for .pps/.ppt. This seems like a bug.

Regarding my settings, they are:

Images: Open in XnView
All other files: Open in associated program

I wish that XnView would treat them as Other Files because I'd prefer to always see the presentation in PowerPoint unless I ask XnView to open it in XnView.

[XnTriq]

Sorry for pointing you in the wrong direction, Pete

• Topic moved to “Bug Reports”

[xnview]

F3 does nothing for .pps/.ppt. This seems like a bug.

I have no problem, F3 open OpenOffice (for me) for pps/ppt

[XnTriq]

XnView v1.96.2 & v1.96.5 @ Windows 2000:

• .TXT, .RTF,
  .CHM, .EML, .HTM(L),
  .DOC, .PPT, .XLS,
  .AI, .EPS, .PDF,
  .CDR, .PSD, .PSP(image), .SVG,
  .BMP, .GIF, .JP(E)G, .PNG, .TIF(F),
  .ANI, .CUR, .ICO,
  .AVI, .FLV, .MP3, .MPG, .SWF, .WAV, .WMV,
  .TTF,
  .HLP,
  .7Z, .RAR, .ZIP

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt]
@="PowerPointViewer.Show.11"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\PersistentHandler]
@="{98de59a0-d175-11cd-a7bd-00006b827d94}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\PowerPoint.Show.4]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\PowerPoint.Show.4\ShellNew]
"FileName"="powerpnt.ppt"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\ShellEx]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ppt\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}"

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11]
@="Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\PowerPoint Viewer\\pptview.exe,2"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\shell]
@="Show"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\shell\Print]
@="&Print"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\shell\Print\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\PowerPoint Viewer\\pptview.exe /p \"%1\""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\shell\Show]
@="&Show"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PowerPointViewer.Show.11\shell\Show\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\PowerPoint Viewer\\pptview.exe \"%1\""

[Pete]

The problem is on Vista and I use the free PowerPoint Viewer 2007. XnView version 1.96.2. I'm posting my file associations but I don't think that's the problem. PowerPoint starts fine when I double click the file in Windows Explorer but not in XnView. Thus I think the problem is with XnView's settings or behavior. However, there is no obvious reference to pps, ppt, or PowerPoint in my XnView.ini file.

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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pps]
@="PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pps\OpenWithProgIDs]
"OpenOffice.org.Pps"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pps\PersistentHandler]

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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11]
@="Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\pptview.exe,3"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell]
@="Show"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\Print]
@="&Print"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\Print\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\pptview.exe /p \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\Show]
@="S&how"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\Show\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\pptview.exe \"%1\""

[xnview]

The problem is on Vista and I use the free PowerPoint Viewer 2007. XnView version 1.96.2. I'm posting my file associations but I don't think that's the problem. PowerPoint starts fine when I double click the file in Windows Explorer but not in XnView. Thus I think the problem is with XnView's settings or behavior. However, there is no obvious reference to pps, ppt, or PowerPoint in my

What's happened when you use F3 or "Open with associated program"?

[Pete]

F3 and "Open with associated program" work now. Apparently the installer for "PowerPoint Viewer 2007" doesn't add an "Open" key to its file association (there were only "Show" and "Print"). To fix this part I added these keys:

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[hkey_classes_root\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell]
@="open"

[hkey_classes_root\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell\open]
@="s&how"

[hkey_classes_root\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell\open\command]
@="c:\\program files\\microsoft office\\office12\\pptview.exe \"%1\""

However, regarding double clicking, some times XnView uses its internal viewer, other times it calls the external viewer. It depends on the file. For example:

1) Internal viewer:
http://files2000.fastmail.fm/karma.pps (1.8 MB)
If I look at the properties there are two tabs: File and Image

2) External viewer:
http://files2000.fastmail.fm/presentation-tips.pps (144 KB)
If I look at the properties there's only one tab: File