How to open POTX file?
A POTX Opener is a computer program or application that supports POTX files and can open their contents. The first thing you should check is that you have the software to handle the POTX file installed. After clicking, your POTX file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling POTX files on your device. Sometimes, however, various problems arise, below you will find the instructions that you should follow.
9 steps to open POTX file
In case it is not possible to open the PowerPoint Open XML 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 Presentation Template file is supported by it. Files with the POTX extension may not be supported by the operating system you are using.
- Make sure that the default application for the files POTX, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer or one of the following Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, IBM Lotus Symphony is installed in the operating system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Verify that the default application for handling POTX files is one of the following software tools: Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, IBM Lotus Symphony. If this is not the case, the POTX files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, IBM Lotus Symphony programs.
Software programs that open POTX file extension
- If PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template is a file from the network or some other external source, it may be defective or incomplete. In this case, although one of the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, IBM Lotus Symphony programs is installed, the PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template file cannot be opened. Try to download or copy the file again.
- In case the PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template file is infected, the anti-virus program will prevent it from being opened. 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.
- PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template is a file that may have been generated by older program versions. The application the user is trying to open the file in may not be backwards compatible and this prevents PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template from opening.
- To open the PowerPoint Open XML 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 POTX files and, if necessary, update it to the latest version.
- Sometimes the user unknowingly tries to open a file with a shortcut that points to a place where the file is no longer there (it may have been previously deleted).
- 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, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the POTX extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening POTX files.
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