On Dec 15, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Rupert Hoyte wrote: > I have just had the local Mac shop install Flip4Mac, and hoped that > would solve all these problems. What should I do for the above, > please. And , when I find Text Edit quite adequate for all I > need, do I really have to buy "IWork" so as to be able to open > "pps". ? thank you. Which files do you need to open anyway? Your subject mentions "wps" attachments, which are word processing documents from the old Microsoft Works. But your message refers to "pps", which are Microsoft Power Point files. The two are very different.