PowerPoint allows you to save presentations in multiple file formats depending on your needs. Here are the most common formats:
Standard PowerPoint Formats
- .PPTX – Default PowerPoint presentation format (supports multimedia, animations, and editing).
- .PPT – Older PowerPoint format (compatible with older versions but lacks some modern features).
Presentation and Show Formats
- .PPSX – PowerPoint Show (opens directly in slideshow mode).
- .PPS – Older PowerPoint Show format (used in older versions).
Template Formats
- .POTX – PowerPoint Template (used to create presentations with a predefined design).
- .POT – Older PowerPoint Template format.
Export and Sharing Formats
- .PDF – Preserves layout and formatting for sharing (not editable in PowerPoint).
- .XPS – Similar to PDF but less commonly used.
Image Formats
- .JPG / .JPEG – Saves slides as individual images (good for static sharing).
- .PNG – Higher-quality image format with transparency support.
- .GIF – Saves slides as images, often used for simple animations.
- .TIFF – Higher-quality image format, often used for printing.
- .BMP – Bitmap image format (large file size, rarely used).
Video and Multimedia Formats
- .MP4 – Saves the presentation as a video (recommended for easy sharing).
- .WMV – Windows Media Video format (alternative to MP4).
Other Formats
- .RTF – Rich Text Format (exports slide text for use in word processors).
- .ODP – OpenDocument Presentation (for compatibility with OpenOffice and LibreOffice).
- .SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics (for exporting individual slide elements as vector images).
- .XML – PowerPoint XML format (for advanced editing and automation).
