PPT — Legacy PowerPoint 97
A pitch-deck slide set saved as legacy binary .ppt (PowerPoint 97-2003, OLE compound file) via LibreOffice. For testing legacy-Office parsers and PPT→PPTX conversion.
Rendered preview of the ppt file (643 KB). Download above for the original.
Specifications
- Format
- MS PowerPoint 97-2003 (.ppt)
- Source
- pitch-deck.pptx
- Converter
- LibreOffice
What is a .ppt file?
A .ppt file is the legacy binary Microsoft PowerPoint format (97–2003) built on the OLE2 compound-file structure, distinct from the modern .pptx. Legacy decks and templates still use it.
How to use this file
Use an example .ppt file to test legacy PowerPoint parsers (LibreOffice), OLE2 handling, and PPT-to-PPTX conversion.
How to use this file for testing
“PPT — Legacy PowerPoint 97” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Conversion testing. The same content exported across many formats and linked as a group, so you can convert one and diff against the expected twin.
Documented properties for this file: MS PowerPoint 97-2003 (.ppt). Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
Document fixtures list their internal structure (pages, fields, tracked changes, embedded objects) in the spec table. Test extractors, converters, and OCR against that known structure, and compare searchable↔scanned or format-twin companions when present.
Code examples
soffice --headless --convert-to pptx legacy.pptRelated files
- odpODP — OpenDocument PresentationA three-slide OpenDocument Presentation with titles and body text — for testing ODP readers and slide converters. Original content, free to use.
- pptxPPTX with Speaker NotesA four-slide presentation where every slide carries speaker notes in the notes pane — for testing notes extraction and whether converters preserve the notes alongside the slides.
- adocAsciiDoc Guide (ADOC source)An AsciiDoc getting-started guide with source blocks, an admonition, and a table — for testing AsciiDoc renderers (Asciidoctor), editors, and conversion to HTML/PDF.
- assASS Subtitles (Advanced SSA)An Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass) subtitle with a styles section and three timed Dialogue events — the styled format libass renders — carrying the same captions as the SRT/VTT twins.
- docDOC — Legacy Word 97The formatted Word document saved as legacy binary .doc (Word 97-2003, OLE compound file) via LibreOffice. For testing legacy-Office parsers and DOC→DOCX conversion.
- docxDOCX with CommentsA Word document with two anchored reviewer comments — for testing comment extraction and whether converters preserve or drop review annotations.
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