prevent users accidentally editing a power point presentation

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I have created a powerpoint presentation to be used by others at work. I have
only created ones to be used by myself in the past. I want to make sure that
when it is opened by others that it cannot be accidentally edited, if they
hit the wrong key for example. Some users arent very experienced, and may not
know what to do, so to keep the integrity of the presentation, I would like
to know if there is a way of "locking" it.
Cheers,
Jo
 
Depending on your version of PowerPoint. You can password protect the edit feature.

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Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


I have created a powerpoint presentation to be used by others at work. I have
only created ones to be used by myself in the past. I want to make sure that
when it is opened by others that it cannot be accidentally edited, if they
hit the wrong key for example. Some users arent very experienced, and may not
know what to do, so to keep the integrity of the presentation, I would like
to know if there is a way of "locking" it.
Cheers,
Jo
 
Thanks, I worked it out. I knew that I could make it read only, but I tried
to do it through file/properties on the file menu.
I always use a password by using save as an clicking on tools, and then
security. I saved it using a password to modify, and then opened it without
the password clicking on read only and it worked. YAY.....

thanks for you help though...
 
Thanks for getting back with your success.

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Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Thanks, I worked it out. I knew that I could make it read only, but I tried
to do it through file/properties on the file menu.
I always use a password by using save as an clicking on tools, and then
security. I saved it using a password to modify, and then opened it without
the password clicking on read only and it worked. YAY.....

thanks for you help though...
 
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