Once the PowerPoint is opened, go to file, click on send to. and you should have the option of sending to Microsoft Word. Save it, the open it in Duxbury and apply the outline style. Tom "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" <brailleit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I know we've been down this trail before, but I can't seem to find anything in my files about getting the text out of the powerpPoint files into Word and on to Duxbury, 10.5. I'm using xp Home. I am able to open the .ppt files. Thanks for any and all suggestions. Betsy * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to . You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger?s low PC-to-Phone call rates.