Need to save PowerPoint Presentation to CD as "read-only"

[Jayne]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

I have burned a saved powerpoint package folder to CD but when I open presentation from CD it says "read only". This is NOT true. I can still change anything on slides. I need this presentation so the public cannot change anything on it! Can it be password protected or something or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any info. you can send my way!
Jayne

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

I have burned a saved powerpoint package folder to CD but when I open presentation from

CD it says "read only". This is NOT true. I can still change anything on slides.

It's read-only in the sense that the CD itself is read-only. You can't make changes and
write them back to the CD. Read-only, yes, but in the computer-geek sense of the word

I need this presentation so the public cannot change anything on it! Can it be password

protected or something or am I doing something wrong?

This page is Windows-flavored, but you might find some useful ideas:

Password protect a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm

Keep in mind that while Windows PPT versions can password-protect files, Mac PPT can't,
and it can't read password-protected Windows PPT files, so ignore that bit.

Your best bet might be saving to a password protected PDF (which both PC and Mac Adobe
Reader versions can handle) or possibly to a movie file.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
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[CyberTaz]

Yes, Jayne, it is Read Only, but that doesn't mean that whoever opens the
file can't change anything. It means that the changes they make can't be
saved to the same file. (This is especially true of files on a CD because
they are not read/write media, but even files stored on a hard drive as Read
Only can still be edited.) Changes, however, must be saved as a new file. If
you're giving someone an actual copy of the fie there is nothing you can do
to keep them from generating their own editable copy.

The primary "advantages" of a package are that it collects copies of all
necessary external support (linked, etc.) files and doesn't leave the user
in Normal view with the file open when they exit the show - as long as they
double-clicked to start it rather than going to File> Open from within PPt.

If they shouldn't have edit access to the file you might consider using .mov
format, but even they can be edited with the right software.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac