When you say "protect slides," do you mean that youdon't want anybody to
modify it? If you do, just export the Powerpoint into a PPS format.
Nevertheless, once you export your presentation as a PPS file the presenter
cannot modify it.
When you say "protect slides," do you mean that youdon't want anybody to
modify it? If you do, just export the Powerpoint into a PPS format.
Nevertheless, once you export your presentation as a PPS file the presenter
cannot modify it.
The sensible answer is no. Protection is all or nothing. There are ways in
2007 using xml but it's not simple or quick.
You might be able to "confuse" people by pasting half a dozen 100%
transparent shapes over each slide that are much larger than the slide. They
will be hard to see and not obvious to delete
Be warned that saving as a PPS file provides little or no protection.
The little protection it does offer applies to hiding slides as well,
but that protection is very little. Anyone can open PowerPoint and then
use File > Open or Office Button > Open (in 2007) to open a PPS or PPSX
file in Normal/Edit view and make any changes they want.
One alternative that might help is to save the slides JPGs and import
the JPGs into PowerPoint. This makes it much more difficult to edit the
slides themselves but does allow presenters to hide the slides they
don't want.
--David
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David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_ http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
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