Keynote 1.0: Cannot Open PowerPoint Show

This document explains the steps required to open a PowerPoint self-playing presentation, or "show".
Symptom

You cannot select a PowerPoint show (a self-playing PowerPoint presentation) in the Open dialog.


Solution

PowerPoint presentations normally use a filename extension of .ppt. In order for Keynote to see and import the presentation properly, you must change the filename extension from .pps to .ppt.

Published Date: Oct 10, 2016