Microsoft KB Archive/189547

= PPT97: Cannot Password Protect PowerPoint Presentations =

Article ID: 189547

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189547





SUMMARY
Some programs provide the ability to password protect files created in that program. Microsoft PowerPoint does not provide any password protection capabilities for presentations.

PowerPoint also does not provide the ability to protect the contents of a presentation from modification. You cannot have a presentation which you can view but not edit. When you open a PowerPoint presentation you can always edit the contents.

NOTE: PowerPoint 98 does provide the ability to password protect macro code stored within a presentation.



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