Since 2007, Word has used DOCX as standard, although you can still open DOC files and can still save to the older format. DOC was primarily used by Microsoft for its Word program until 2003. PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite, but some other programs, like LibreOffice, Apple Keynote or Google Slides, can also open both PPT and PPTX files.ĭOC and DOCX are the most common word processing file formats. However, even if you have a newer version of the program, you can still use it to open older PPT files, and also to save presentations into PPT format. Since 2007, PPTX has been Microsoft’s standard file format for PowerPoint. It can also be used for creating reports, which users often save or print as a PDF.
PowerPoint is the most widely used format for presentations in both educational and work settings. Users can build presentations from scratch or use an online or company corporate template. PPT files normally comprise slides of text, images and animations that can play as timed or manually controlled slideshows. Microsoft developed the PPT format for PowerPoint, which is mostly used for creating and editing presentations.
