powerpoint, How do I lock a Power Point 2007 from begin edited?

by **U3RldmU** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:46:01 GMT

It is important that I lock and protect my PowerPoint 2007 file so others can
view it, but not make changes to it. How do I do this?

Thanks

Steve

by **RWxsZW4gRmlua2Vsc3RlaW4** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:45:01 GMT

A common way is to save it to PDF format, if you don't need to keep animation
or video. You can use Adobe Acrobat, find a free PDF creator, or use an add
in that you can get at www.microsoft.com/downloads. If you use the add-in,
you can then choose Office button> Save As> PDF or XPS. Another option is
Prep4PDF (www.pptools.com).

You can also save the slides as image files. Again, you'll lose anything
that moves. Office btn> Save As, and click the Save as Type drop-down list
and choose JPEG, PNG, or whatever you want.

You can save to SWF. A free option is iSpring Free. This will save most of
your animation. You can also video-capture a run-through of your
presentation, using TechSmith Camtasia, TechSmith's free Jing (if the
presentation is less than 5 min), TechSmith's SnagIt (in video capture mode).
There's a new open source option, CamStudio, that you can try. I think it can
save as AVI or SWF.

Finally, you can add a password that allows people to open, but not edit, a
presentation. Office Button> Save As. In the dialog box, Toool> General
Options. Enter a password in the Password to Modify text box. (Don't forget
your password, though!)
Ellen
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Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com

by **t-4-2** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:33:21 GMT

Finally, you can add a password that allows people to open, but not edit, a

I'm sorry, you lost me.
After Office > Save As. The dialog box does not have " Tool > General
Options ".
I am using 2007 ver.
t-4-2

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by **U3RldmU** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:51:01 GMT

Ellen, as T-4-2 said, Office 2007 does not have a Tool> General
Options. Enter a password in the Password to Modify text box.

I still cannot figure this out as 2007 seems to have most of the 2003
features, so if there is no Tool, what do I do?

by **RWxsZW4gRmlua2Vsc3RlaW4** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:07:01 GMT

The Tools drop-down list is at the bottom of the Save As dialog box, just to
the left of the Save button. I wish I could include a screen shot. Can you
find it now?
Ellen
--
Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com

by **t-4-2** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:27:19 GMT

YES. It is there and I was blind. It is right next to the SAVE button.
You must be pulling your hair when we told you that we did not see Tools.
My apology and thank you.
t-4-2

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by **U3RldmU** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:09:01 GMT

Ellen, thank you for your persistence with me. Yes, I found it. I must say,
I had to read your 2nd comment a few times, while looking. Finally, I
clicked SAVE AS, they looked at the SAVE button, and there it was to the
left. :-)

Thanks again.

Steve

by **Steve Rindsberg** » Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:05:26 GMT

Don't feel bad; the whole files user interface is very confusing.

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PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/

by **Echo S** » Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:59:19 GMT

owever, you must be aware of this very important issue:

If you add a modify password to a PPT 2007 file, you can open that file and
edit it with no problems in PPT 2003. 2003 doesn't respect modify passwords
in PPT 2007 files (PPTX, etc.).

So I would not consider using modify passwords in 2007 to be an option.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

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by **t-4-2** » Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:33:06 GMT

ut, what if I save the pp files in 97-2003 Show (*.pps) format. Will that
work although I am using 2007 version ? I mean will that prevent ANYONE from
editing the file ?

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by **RWxsZW4gRmlua2Vsc3RlaW4** » Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:09:03 GMT

hat worked for me. I wasn't able to modify it when I saved it in 97-2003
format. I didn't need to save it in PPS format, which doesn't really do
anything. (You can always change the extension to PPT.)

Ellen
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Author of How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com

"t-4-2" wrote:

by **Echo S** » Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:44:34 GMT

Yes, you can save the file as PPT or PPS 97-2003 format, and then the modify
password will be okay when the file is opened in PPT 2003.

Of course, downlevel saving like this may cause other issues, but it will
let you use the modify password, yes.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

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by **t-4-2** » Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:03:15 GMT

ood. Thank you to all 3 of you.
t-4-2

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by **windhello** » Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:20:39 GMT

maybe you can use this software :E.M. PowerPoint Video Converter .
it is an all-in-one PowerPoint to video converter. It can convert
PowerPoint presentations to almost all popular video formats such as
AVI, MPEG, MPEG2 TS, MP4, WMV, 3GP.
http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/index.htm

by **Sm9lIFNudWZmeQ** » Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:32:01 GMT

Ellen,

I have a protected powerpoint presentation i am trying to modify... How do I
find out who created and placed the password on it?

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