![]() Once you click on the ppt_productivity_setup.exe file, you will see a popup prompting you to install. The download will appear in the top right hand corner of your browser if you click the button with the arrow pointing downward (please refer to the screenshot below for reference - the installer file is circled in the screenshot). If you're not familiar with how Macs display downloads (even downloads via a browser on a PC virtual machine!), it's a little different to PCs. Once your download is complete, you need to run the installer. Simply open the browser (which by default will be Microsoft Edge), then navigate to either of the following:įor 32 bit Versions of MS Office: /install/setup32įor 64 bit Versions of MS Office: /setup64 To find the browser in your virtual CP, look at the bottom toolbar on your Mac and you should see a Windows logo. Once you complete the install of MS Office, you're ready to download PPT Productivity! Remember to use a browser within your Parallels Desktop to run the installer (if you tried to download using safari on your Mac this step will not work as safari cannot download the installer to your virtual machine). Example Screenshot of the MS Office installer page with the 32 bit version of Office selected Step 4: Install PPT Productivity This step is important as it determines which PPT Productivity installer you require. Most users would use 32 bit, however if you often work with very large Excel files, you might prefer 64 bit. When you are installing MS Office, pay attention to the version of Office you are installing - it will be either 32 or 64 bit. ![]() Note that licensing arrangements vary but many organizations have a 'per user' license with Microsoft Office which enable a user to run office on multiple machines. You may need the assistance of your IT team at this point, to provide the license key information for MS Office. Screenshot of Parallels welcome page with link to MS Office Installer An example of the Parallels screen is below. Once again, Parallels makes this very easy as they include a link to the MS Office installer on their welcome page (which displays once you complete the Parallels install). Once you have installed Windows, you need to install MS Office. Step 3: Install Microsoft Office onto your Parallels virtual machine This is very easy to do - the Parallels Desktop for Mac setup prompts you with a link to the Windows 11 installer once you complete the Parallels Desktop install. The new Parallel Virtual Machine you've just installed does not yet have an operating system, so you need to install Windows (at the time of writing, Windows 11 is the current version). Screenshot of the Parallels Desktop for Mac Download page from the Parallels website Step 2: Install Windows 11 onto your Mac (on your Parallels virtual machine) At time of writing, Parallels Desktop for Mac costs USD$99 per year for the business version but there is also a free trial so you can test it out and determine whether Parallels meets your needs. You can find the installer on their website. Start by downloading and installing Parallels Desktop for Mac. Step 1: Download Parallels Desktop onto your Mac If you're already running Parallels Desktop for Mac with Windows and MS Office, you can skip ahead to Step 4. Note - this guide starts with the scenario where a Mac user doesn't have Parallels installed. How do I install PPT Productivity in Parallels Desktop for Mac?įollowing is a step by step guide to installing PPT Productivity on a Mac in Parallels Desktop. Students take note - Parallels offers a student discount if you register with your student email address. There's no lag and no fuzziness like you might experience with some virtual machine solutions that are remotely hosted. The outcome is a very fast and easy to use experience. ![]() The mere mention of a "virtual machine" might make some readers think of a slow remote experience like Citrix, but this is not the case! Parallels Desktop is creating a virtual machine inside your Mac - not a remote virtual machine. Parallels have a great guide on their website but we've also included a step by step guide below. Once you have installed Parallels Desktop on your Mac, you then install Windows and Microsoft Office on the new Parallel virtual machine, in the same way as you would install it on a PC. Parallels Desktop for Mac is a solution that creates a virtual machine inside your Mac (in this case, a Virtual PC machine). Note that there are other virtual PC for Mac solution providers, but we have focused on Parallels Desktop for Mac in this example. But we have great news - you can already use the PC version of PPT Productivity on a Mac, if you install a virtual machine solution such as Parallels Desktop for Mac. PPT Productivity is working on a version of PPT Productivity that will be compatible with PowerPoint for Mac. ![]()
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