Can you password protect just the slide master in powerpoint?

[Maggie]

I want to protect the slide and title masters of a presentation so that
nothing in the masters can be changed or deleted but I want others to still
be able to add slides and text etc to the presentation. Can this be done?

 

[John Wilson]

It cant but you could try this "confusion tactic"



Design the master as a normal slide (layout = blank) then SAVE AS > type png
file

Use this picture to set the background of the master (format >
background>Fill effects>picture. Nothing on the background can be
individually selected deleted or changed
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[Brian Reilly, MVP]

And to add to Steve's idea. Repeat that process several times and
each time select all and group. That will give you multiple layers of
invisible grouped objects as a deterent.

Brian Reilly, MVP

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Word of warning: This idea (and Brian's addition) will work fine as long as
you don't have anything on your master that needs to be clicked during the
slide show. (Can you say navigation? I knew you could ) Clicks are taken
by the top level object, so they won't ever reach your navigation.....

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[John Wilson]

You can also give the "mystery object" an exit animation (with previous) this
way it cant interfere but still mysterifies the master!
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[John Wilson]

tis true!
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Microsoft Certified Office Specialist