10.4: Use Automator to rename PowerPoint PPS files
Aug 16, '06 07:30:03AM • Contributed by: kidzmatter2me
Aug 16, '06 07:30:03AM • Contributed by: kidzmatter2me
In Microsoft Office v.X (not sure on 2004), .pps (PowerPoint Show) files are not associated with PowerPoint by default. And even if they were, I want to have the power to edit, not just show. So here's a quick way to rename lots of .pps files to .ppt (which lets you edit them in PowerPoint) using Automator:
- Open Automator, and create a new workflow, if one is not opened for you.
- Insert the Get Selected Finder Items action (in the Finder Library) into your workflow.
- Insert the Rename Finder Items Action (Finder Library). It will ask you, "This action changes the name of Finder items passed into it. Would you like to add a Copy Finder Items action so that the copies are changed and your originals are preserved?" This is a matter of opinion. I prefer to leave this out, so the files can be changed without having to re-copy them, and we aren't doing anything here that can damage the files.
- In the first drop-down option for Rename Finder Items, choose Replace Text. In the Find field, put pps. In the Replace field, put ppt.
- Select a .pps file in the Finder and test the workflow using Automator's Run button.
- If all goes well with the test, save your workflow. I chose to save it as a Finder plug-in, using File: Save as Plug-in and choosing Finder under the Plug-in for pop-up. I chose to name mine Rename PPS to PPT, but you can name it whatever you would like.
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