Hi,<br><br>Thanks for providing OpenLP - we've used it at both our churches for a number of years now. However we've always struggled with PowerPoint - to the extent that some folks are thinking of looking for an alternative to OpenLP. <br><br>Our new Minister and also visiting guests, provide us with PowerPoint presentations on a Memory Stick. We do not wish to pay for a full PowerPoint license on the presentation PCs. We've never got either of the alternatives to work well ...<br><br>1) We have installed PowerPoint viewer. The FAQ says that PowerPoint viewer 2010 does not work well. I have tried PowerPoint Viewer 2007. While this works stand-alone, when loading the PPTX file into OpenLP it always fails - giving a red X in the Presentation list. Yes we have PowerPoint viewer ticked in the presentations set-up.<br><br>Question 1) Do later versions of PowerPoint Viewer work better ? Any other ideas ?<br><br>2) We have installed the latest version of OpenOffice Impress. While it 'kinda' works, the rending of even simple slides is poor, not matching the designers intention.<br><br>Question 2) Can we use LibreOffice Impress instead ? Is this better ? Any other ideas ?<br><br>We have had the same issues on the laptops at both Churches.<br><br>My current work-around is to take the presentation to a third machine which has full PowerPoint installed (my own at home), and converting the slides to images and using those. However this means we need the presentation a while before the service, which is inconvenient, especially for visiting guests. We also loose imbedded audio & video as well as transitions and animations.<br><br>Can anyone offer any help ?<br><br>Many Thanks,<br> Stuart Poore<br> from Reading, England.