Default file format

This policy setting determines the default file format for saving files in the Powerpoint 2007.

If you enable this policy setting, you can set the default file format from among the following options:

- PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx): This option is the default configuration in PowerPoint 2007.
- PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)
- PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (*.xls)
- OpenDocument Presentation (*.odp)

Users can choose to save presentations or documents in a different file format than the default.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, PowerPoint 2007 saves new files in the Office Open XML format: PowerPoint files have a .pptx extension. For users who run recent versions of PowerPoint, Microsoft offers the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, which enables them to open and save Office Open XML files. If some users in your organization cannot install the Compatibility Pack, or are running versions of PowerPoint older than Microsoft Office 2000 with Service Pack 3, they might not be able to access Office Open XML files.

Save files in this format

0. PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx)
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options
   Value Name	DefaultFormat
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	27

1. PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation (*.pptm)
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options
   Value Name	DefaultFormat
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	28

2. PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (*.ppt)
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options
   Value Name	DefaultFormat
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	0

3. OpenDocument Presentation (*.odp)
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\PowerPoint\Options
   Value Name	DefaultFormat
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	50