Rectifying “PowerPoint can't open the type..” PowerPoint Error

Nothing is worse than witnessing your PowerPoint presentation getting corrupt, one on which you have worked your head off. There is more to the misfortune if the presentation has become corrupted at the time it was needed the most. Irrespective of what might have caused its corruption, we concentrate on ways to access the presentation in a normal manner. This can be easily done if we have an updated backup file for the presentation. However, if no backup is available, then you should count on a PowerPoint Recovery software to retrieve data from a corrupted or damaged PowerPoint file.

For instance - You encounter any of the following error messages while trying to open a PowerPoint file or while inserting slides from a file into a presentation (which is already in use):

“PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by [FILENAME]”

After this error message, your PowerPoint file or presentation may stop working properly. In other words, you may see some kind of strange behavior of the file.

Cause:
The error message may appear if the PowerPoint file is corrupt. In most cases, a corrupt PowerPoint file does not open and even if it does, you mostly see some strange or unusual characters in the file. This renders your file unreadable or inaccessible.

Resolution:

• To workaround this issue, consider the following troubleshooting methods:
• Open a new blank presentation in PowerPoint.
• Click 'Slides from files' from the 'Insert' menu.
• Insert all slides of the corrupt file from there.

If this doesn't work, try opening the presentation in Word or use PowerPoint in safe mode to open the corrupted presentation. Another way is to search for the temporary file that got created at the time (bears the time stamp) you lost your PowerPoint file (saved as filename.tmp).If this file opens, then problem is solved.

But, if none of these tips helps, then you need to use a ppt repair software to Repair PowerPoint file accurately. By employing advanced scanning mechanism, these applications scan and repair the damaged PowerPoint file easily. This enables you to open as well as work with the PowerPoint file normally.