How to I secure a PPT doc so it cannot be changed by others?

[remin]

Hi folks,

I have just bought the latest PPT and am still trying to get the hang
of it.

I have a company PPT presentation done but cannot figure out how I make
it secure from change by others that I send it to. Is there a way?

Thanks
joe

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a company PPT presentation done but cannot figure out how I make

it secure from change by others that I send it to. Is there a way?

Depending on the sort of interactivity and other features you need to support,
printing/saving to PDF might work. You can protect the PDF against
modification using Acrobat.

PowerPoint Mac doesn't support password protection.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Noel and Cathy Bailey]

Hi folks,

I have just bought the latest PPT and am still trying to get the hang
of it.

I have a company PPT presentation done but cannot figure out how I make
it secure from change by others that I send it to. Is there a way?

Thanks
joe

What about saving it as a PowerPoint Show? Would that do the trick?

Noel Bailey

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a company PPT presentation done but cannot figure out how I make

What about saving it as a PowerPoint Show? Would that do the trick?

Nope.

If you don't believe, try it. Save as a show. Then do file open, point to the
just-saved show and kaboom, there it is, ready for editing.



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Noel and Cathy Bailey]

Nope.

If you don't believe, try it. Save as a show. Then do file open, point to
the
just-saved show and kaboom, there it is, ready for editing.



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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If you open a PowerPoint Show, you can't access the File>Open command.Just
trued it. The only options open are slide navigation / pointer related
options and End Show. End Show does just that - it ends the show and all
you're left with is the icon on your desktop.

You need to make sure you've saved it as a standard PowerPoint file as well
(for your own use) before you save it as a show, but you only pass the PPS
file to your colleagues.


Noel Bailey

 

[Mickey Stevens]

If you open a PowerPoint Show, you can't access the File>Open command.Just
trued it. The only options open are slide navigation / pointer related
options and End Show. End Show does just that - it ends the show and all
you're left with is the icon on your desktop.

You need to make sure you've saved it as a standard PowerPoint file as well
(for your own use) before you save it as a show, but you only pass the PPS
file to your colleagues.

Steve means that if, in PowerPoint, you go to File > Open and open a file
saved as a PowerPoint Show (PPS), it will display normally so that it can be
edited.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

If you open a PowerPoint Show, you can't access the File>Open command.

True, but that's not what I suggested you try.

File, Open presumes that you have PowerPoint open to begin with. Start PPT,
open the presentation, whether it's saved as a Presentation or Show.

You need to make sure you've saved it as a standard PowerPoint file as well
(for your own use) before you save it as a show, but you only pass the PPS
file to your colleagues.

Who can then do with it as they wish.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Noel and Cathy Bailey]

True, but that's not what I suggested you try.

File, Open presumes that you have PowerPoint open to begin with. Start PPT,
open the presentation, whether it's saved as a Presentation or Show.


Who can then do with it as they wish.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Sorry! I understood what you meant immediately after I had submitted my
reply (typical!) and thought that I had posted an 'apology' but it looks
like I didn't. You're right, of course. And the same thing happens with
Windows XP.

Noel Bailey

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Sorry! I understood what you meant immediately after I had submitted my
reply (typical!) and thought that I had posted an 'apology' but it looks
like I didn't. You're right, of course. And the same thing happens with
Windows XP.

No problem and trust me, no need for apologies. I just get nervous at the idea
of us encouraging people to send Show files thinking they're secure. I probably
overreacted a bit too. So apologies in both directions.


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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[CyberTaz]

About the only thing I've found is to use Get Info and set it to
Locked, which is far from foolproof. Even if you save as a QT Movie the
file can still be opened & edited. |:>)

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

You're right on the money, CyberTaz.

In fact, about the only sure fire way to keep the presentation and its
contents from being copied is to never let anyone look at the presentation.

It's not possible to let someone have a presentation and not have it at
the same time. There are screen recording programs that can capture any
presentation.

Once a presentation is viewed even by using a projector the cat is out
of the bag. An iSight or other digital camera can capture the slide show.

-Jim