I have a few PowerPoint documents that I password-protected in 2003. Now I'm
on 2007 and cannot find a way to remove this protection (it's causing more
problems than it is worth, especially on my website). I can find references
on how to *apply* password protection but nothing about how the owner can
*remove* it. This isn't a matter of forgetting the password -- I don't have
that problem and can open the documents myself.

>I have a few PowerPoint documents that I password-protected in 2003. Now
>I'm
> on 2007 and cannot find a way to remove this protection (it's causing more
> problems than it is worth, especially on my website). I can find
> references
> on how to *apply* password protection but nothing about how the owner can
> *remove* it. This isn't a matter of forgetting the password -- I don't
> have
> that problem and can open the documents myself.

Open the presentation using the password. Then do a "Save as" and in the
dialog box where it asks for the password, delete the password and leave the
box blank.

Best regards,
Ute

--
Ute Simon
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team
Sehen wir uns bei den PowerPoint-Anwendertagen? www.anwendertage.de

Thanks, Ute. That worked like a charm -- once I figured out that it wasn't
under the "Save Options," it was under "General Options." But you had me in
the "right schoolroom" and I just had to find "my seat."

"Ute Simon" wrote:

> >I have a few PowerPoint documents that I password-protected in 2003. Now
> >I'm
> > on 2007 and cannot find a way to remove this protection (it's causing more
> > problems than it is worth, especially on my website). I can find
> > references
> > on how to *apply* password protection but nothing about how the owner can
> > *remove* it. This isn't a matter of forgetting the password -- I don't
> > have
> > that problem and can open the documents myself.
>
> Open the presentation using the password. Then do a "Save as" and in the
> dialog box where it asks for the password, delete the password and leave the
> box blank.
>
> Best regards,
> Ute
>
> --
> Ute Simon
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team
> Sehen wir uns bei den PowerPoint-Anwendertagen? www.anwendertage.de
>