Question: Can I Password Protect a PowerPoint 2007 Presentation?
A visitor to the Presentation Software Forum was asking how to add passwords to her PowerPoint presentations. She writes -
"My desktop at work can be accessed by a few people and I don't want them in my presentations."
Answer:
Note - Click here for Password Protection in PowerPoint 2003 (and earlier).
Password protection is applied differently in PowerPoint 2007 than in earlier versions, but it is just as easy. It is simply a matter of knowing where to look.
- Click the Office button in the top left corner of the screen
- Choose Save As.
- In the bottom left corner of the Save As dialog box, click on the Tools button.
- Choose General Options ....
- Password to Open
- This is a security feature allowing you to control who has access to the presentation.
- Password to Modify
- Sometimes you can allow others to see the presentation, but do not want any alterations made. By adding a password to this box, no one can make any changes to the presentation, without first entering the password.
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