How can i open a powerpoint doc on a mac in powerpoint instead of keynote??

Question

My classes offer notes that you can download, the doc is a .ppt doc. I want to be able to type my own notes directly onto the downloaded ones but when I open the doc it opens in keynote instead of powerpoint. I haven't purchased iwork '08 and don't really want to since i have office...but with out purchasing iwork i am unable to save any changes I make to the original doc. how can i get it to open in powerpoint? this is making my life so stressful! please help!!

ps. I have office on my computer already....word, excel and powerpoint

Answer 1

Select the PPT doc in the finder.

Type <CMND><I>

In the window that opens, locate an entry "Open with"

Choose Powerpoint in the list.

Klick "Change all" to automatically open all PPT files in Powerpoint from now on.

This is the procedure in Mac OS X 10.5 it should be almost identical in Mac OS 10.4  

Answer 2

You have to drag ppt files on powerpoint icon.