How to open POTM file?
The software referred to as POTM Opener allows you to freely work with POTM files, including opening their contents. If you have the appropriate software installed on your device, opening the POTM file should be done without any problems by double-clicking on the file's icon. After clicking, your POTM file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling POTM files on your device. Sometimes, however, various problems arise, below you will find the instructions that you should follow.
9 steps to open POTM file
In case it is not possible to open the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file is supported by it. If the user tries to open the file PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template on a system other than Mac OS, Windows, it may fail.
- No default Microsoft Office application in the system or PowerPoint, NeoOffice, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer will prevent you from opening POTM files. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Make sure that one of the Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, NeoOffice, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer programs is the default application for opening POTM files in the system. If not, open the dialog box with the properties of the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file and use the "Change" button on the "General" tab. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, NeoOffice, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer programs.
Software programs that open POTM file extension
- If the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. In this case, the Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, NeoOffice, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer programs will not be able to open the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file despite their presence in the system. Try to download or copy the file again.
- If it turns out that the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file contains a virus, it will usually be impossible to open it. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
- Check that the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file format is not outdated. The application the user is trying to open the file in may not be backwards compatible and this prevents PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template from opening.
- To open the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. In this case, it is necessary to verify the version of your software to handle POTM files and, if necessary, update it to the latest version.
- Make sure that the icon representing the PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
- The reason that prevents the opening of a given file may be administrative restrictions defined to protect the system by its administrator.
Useful tools
If, after performing the above steps, you still have problems opening the POTM file, you can try using some tools available on the web. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening POTM files.
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