Microsoft currently does not support a PowerPoint Viewer for Mac OS X. For users with this operating system, we recommend downloading Apache OpenOffice This program is a free download that will allow you to view PPS, PPT, or PPTX files.

Using Keynote Keynote is Apple’s equivalent to Microsoft PowerPoint. It comes as part of Apple’s built-in apps on all Mac computers. When you open a PPTX file, it opens just like any Keynote file.

How to download and access Microsoft PowerPoint on your Mac computer. You can download Microsoft PowerPoint on your Mac computer in the App Store. You need to have a Microsoft Office 365 trial or subscription in order to use PowerPoint on your computer.

If you don’t have PowerPoint installed on your computer, you can still open and view PowerPoint presentations by using PowerPoint for the web or PowerPoint on your mobile device. If you have Windows 10 on your computer, you can install PowerPoint Mobile to view presentations.

Open a presentation on your Mac: For a Keynote presentation, double-click the presentation name or thumbnail, or drag it to the Keynote icon in the Dock or the Applications folder. For a PowerPoint presentation, drag it to the Keynote icon (double-clicking the file opens PowerPoint if you have that app).

How to download PowerPoint on your Mac

1. Launch the App Store on your Mac computer.
2. In the search bar on the left, type in “PowerPoint.”
3. The first search result should be for Microsoft’s PowerPoint.
4. Sign in using your Apple ID information, if needed, to initiate the download.

Yes, you can open PowerPoint files (as well as Word and Excel) on a Mac thanks to Office for Mac 2011 Family Pack. Another alternative is to buy Apple’s iWork. It comes with presentation software called Keynote that can be used to import PowerPoint files or you can export your created files to PowerPoint.

Downloading PowerPoint Navigate to the Microsoft Office product page at https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products. Select the option to purchase the Office package of your choice. Sign in using your Microsoft login credentials.

Go the Microsoft PowerPoint website. Access the free software download link. When the Microsoft PowerPoint homepage loads, scroll to the middle of the page. Click the “Free 60 Day Trial” link. Click “Try Now” below the green download arrow. Download the Microsoft Office Suite to your computer.

Installing PowerPoint Select PowerPoint. The first screen will have you choose the Microsoft Office product to install. Enter the product key. The next window will ask you if you have a product key, which should be in the DVD case of your Microsoft Office installer DVD. Agree to the Terms and Conditions.