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You can make it read only, no one can modify it unless there have a password. Just follow the step.<br />
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1)Open the file which you want protect it.<br />
2)Click to File, Save As, select the Tools, &nbsp;Security Options, At the Password to Modify, key in your password, press OK and reenter again. then press save.<br />
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PowerPoint will prompt you to overwrite the filename, just put yes.<br />
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So every time you open the file, powerpoint will prompt you the password dialog box, just put read only, then the file can ope but can't modify. Unless you want to modify, you need to key in the password.<br />

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You can make it read only, no one can modify it unless there have a password. Just follow the step.

1)Open the file which you want protect it.
2)Click to File, Save As, select the Tools,  Security Options, At the Password to Modify, key in your password, press OK and reenter again. then press save.

PowerPoint will prompt you to overwrite the filename, just put yes.

So every time you open the file, powerpoint will prompt you the password dialog box, just put read only, then the file can ope but can't modify. Unless you want to modify, you need to key in the password.


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We have PowerPoint 2000, it doesnt have the password option.<br />
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In any case, we decided to ZIP it with a password to unzip it though WinRAR. &nbsp;Thanks for the help everyone :-)
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We have PowerPoint 2000, it doesnt have the password option.

In any case, we decided to ZIP it with a password to unzip it though WinRAR.  Thanks for the help everyone :-)

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How do I lock a powerpoint presentation so it is password protected or read only so no one can make changes to the powerpoint?<br />
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Thanks for any help!
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How do I lock a powerpoint presentation so it is password protected or read only so no one can make changes to the powerpoint?

Thanks for any help!

How to easily password protect a powerpoint presentation?

PowerPoint is a slide show presentation program currently developed by Microsoft. PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides" that may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and other objects, which may be arranged freely. The presentation can be printed, displayed live on a computer, or navigated through at the command of the presenter. Slides can also form the basis of webcasts.