Originally Posted Aug 4 2008

Have you ever gotten an e-mail attachment and not had the program to open it?  Well for many popular Microsoft programs, you can download a 'viewer' software that will let you see what you have been missing.

Most likely, you will need the PowerPoint Viewer. Here's where you can get it:  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=428D5727-43AB-4F24-90B7-A94784AF71A4&displaylang=en

Also, Microsoft has viewer software for Word http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en

and Excel http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=EN

There isn't a viewer for Publisher, but you can download and install a 60 trial of Publisher 2007 at: http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/product.aspx?re_ms=oo&family=publisher&culture=en-US

I hope this helps!