Save As Office 97-2003 When you save a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 2010 or 2013, you should be aware that this is a new file format and that companies with a previous version of Microsoft PowerPoint might not be able to open or edit your work.   Here are the steps you can take to create a copy in PowerPoint 97-2003.   Before You Begin: The Spring Has Sprung.pptx presentation that you saved on the previous page is open. Try it: Save As Previous Version Go to File ->Save As. Click on Computer .   Keep going... File ->Save As-> PowerPoint 97-2003 Exam 77-422: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 1.0 Create and Manage Presentations 1.4 Configure Presentations to Print Or Save: Maintain Backwards Compatibility Save as .ppt Memo to Self: Are you as old as the Computer Mama? The last time anyone had to consider which version of PowerPoint you should share was in 1997.