Invalid file format

Hi community.

We have a keynote file that we're trying to open that was created earlier this year. When we're either double clicking to open or opening from Keynote or dragging the file to the Keynote icon on the dock it still won't open but has the "invalid file format" error message, even though it has the .key at the end of the file name.

We'd appreciate it if someone has a workaround to get the file open. It still has high MB size showing.


Thanks so much everyone.

Kind regards

Jo

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 03:08 PM

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Sep 1, 2022 03:06 PM in response to jojoeyn

Greetings jojoeyn,


Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. To clarify, was the file created in Keynote on your Mac?

Let's see if this helps:

• 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).

• Open a presentation you recently worked on: In Keynote, choose File > Open Recent (from the File menu at the top of your screen). Keynote shows up to the last ten presentations you opened.

• Open a presentation stored somewhere other than your Mac (such as iCloud Drive): In Keynote, choose File > Open (from the File menu at the top of your screen). In the dialog, click a location in the sidebar on the left, or click the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog, then choose the location where the presentation is saved. Double-click the presentation to open it.

More details here: Keynote User Guide for Mac



Hope this helps.

Cheers.



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