Password Protect PowerPoint for Mac 2008

[mbj]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I would like to know how to password protect PowerPoint presentations in Microsoft for Mac 2008. Is this possible in PowerPoint for Mac 2008?
Thank you

 

[CyberTaz]

Just like the PC version - until the Win Office team added it in Office 2000
[IIIRC] - Mac PPt has never supported password protection. File level
password protection is virtually worthless.

If you don't already have it you might want to invest in something such as
Stuffit Deluxe & use Zip & Encrypt - which is more secure & creates a
smaller file. There are also a number of Save As file formats that may be
more appropriate than .ppt/.pptx if the recipient isn't intended to modify
the file. Check them out in PPt Help.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I would like to know how to password protect PowerPoint presentations in Microsoft for Mac 2008. Is this possible in PowerPoint for Mac 2008?
Thank you

Hi,

With the caveat that password protecting presentations makes the person
adding the password feel secure. It does not prevent copying.

Saving with a Password
You can password protect your presentation using PDF options from the
File>Print pane. Click the PDF button in the lower left corner of the
Print pane, and choose as the first menu item, Save as PDF.

Choosing the Save as PDF option here causes the Save pane to open. Here
you can fill in Title, Author, Subject and Keywords if you like, but the
key thing about password protecting is to click the Security Options
button.

In the PDF Security Options pane, you can control various aspects of
security and set passwords that are secure. This method creates
uneditable documents that are usable on both Macs and PCs. Still, the
screens can be captured, so it’s not entirely secure.

The above excerpted from:
Microsoft Office 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, which
should be available in July.

http://www.amazon.com/Office-2008-A...=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237601628&sr=1-5

-Jim