Can I publish a .pps that can't be saved as .ppt and edited?

[RandRobinson]

I want a slide show to get saved and viewed in a .pps format. But can I lock
it down so someone can't save as a .ppt and then edit it?

 

[Ute Simon]

I want a slide show to get saved and viewed in a .pps format. But can I

lock
it down so someone can't save as a .ppt and then edit it?

Hmmm - use black font on a black background? ;-)
Generally speaking, everything that can be viewed, can be copied and edited.
That's fairly easy with pps files. You open PowerPoint first, then use the
File - Open command and open a pps file in edit view.

To make it a bit more complicated, you might want to use PDF format (which
does not support animations, unfortunately).

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Michael Koerner]

In addition to what Ute has suggested depending on your version of
PowerPoint you can password protect your presentation.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

I want a slide show to get saved and viewed in a .pps format. But can I
lock
it down so someone can't save as a .ppt and then edit it?

Hmmm - use black font on a black background? ;-)
Generally speaking, everything that can be viewed, can be copied and edited.
That's fairly easy with pps files. You open PowerPoint first, then use the
File - Open command and open a pps file in edit view.

To make it a bit more complicated, you might want to use PDF format (which
does not support animations, unfortunately).

Best regards,
Ute