How do I keep a PowerPoint presentation from being modified?

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I made a PowerPoint presentation at a Conference and have been asked to share
it with others...but don't want to risk them altering slides or making
changes to my data. How can I "lock" the PowerPoint before sharing it?
 
The PowerPoint format is not an ultra secure one. You can add a password
that will keep novices from being able to modify the presentation, but you
can not keep a motivated hacker from getting to your content.

The best method would be to flatten the slides as much as possible (to
maintain presentability) , then use something like PDF output to share
completed slide images only.

Remember, if I can display it, I can copy it. If you want to keep it
secure, don't share the source document.

Bill Dilworth
 
I made a PowerPoint presentation at a Conference and have been asked to share
it with others...but don't want to risk them altering slides or making
changes to my data.  How can I "lock" the PowerPoint before sharing it?
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In PowerPoint 2007, click the office botton, Prepare, Mark as Final.
Then the PowerPoint cannot be modified.
 
All the recipient has to do is choose Prepare | Mark as Final again to
unmark it, though.

Mark as Final is just an administrative / notation feature, not a security
feature.

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I made a PowerPoint presentation at a Conference and have been asked to
share
it with others...but don't want to risk them altering slides or making
changes to my data. How can I "lock" the PowerPoint before sharing it?
Click to expand...

In PowerPoint 2007, click the office botton, Prepare, Mark as Final.
Then the PowerPoint cannot be modified.
 
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