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PPAM files: what are they and how do I open them?

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Microsoft PowerPoint macro-enabled Open XML add-in

A ppam file extension is related to the Microsoft PowerPoint and used for its macro-enabled Open XML add-in files.

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The ppam file extension is associated with Microsoft PowerPoint, a worldwide most popular powerful tool you can use to create and edit dynamic and great-looking presentations.

The ppam files are used for PowerPoint's macro-enabled Add-ins. Structurally they are exactly identical to the ppa files except for the enabled macros.

PowerPoint 2000/2002 support additional add-in types which have extension dll or exe.

A special type of an add-in are the Wizard add-ins which have the pwz file extension. Structurally they are exactly identical to the .ppa file except for the fact that the extensions are different.

There are two types; the standard add-in which can be compiled within PowerPoint having the extension ppa/pwz and COM Add-ins which are supported PowerPoint 2000 onwards and require either the Microsoft Office Developer or development products from the Visual Studio Suite of applications to create them.

MIME types:
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12

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