Read only file - plus

[Guest]

I've got a read only file that I somehow created and know the passwork to.
I can't make changes to it and save it as the same file name,
but I can save it under a different file name (who thought up this one?).
Unfortunately, if I save it under a different file name, delete the original
file and then resave under the original name, it seems to f up my hyperlinks.
Anyone know how to do this easily?

More info and a harder question follow.
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PowerPoint 2002, also using PPTViewer 2003
I've saved a large collection of integrated files
for my students on an autosart CD using the Viewer.
CD works fine, but the majority of my students don't need the CD,
they can get the files off of a networked hard drive. Also I can use the
hard drive to present in class (its faster than the CD).

I'd like to make minor up-dates or occasional major changes
as I go along through the semester.
One problem is the Read Only stuff described above (must have come in when
the CD was made).
Prob. 2 is keeping straight which is the current version among the one on
My laptop (RW CD drive, soundcard, no internet or network connections)
My desktop (can't write to CD or record sound, both internet and network)
and the network version (only 90 MB's available to me)
Prob. 3 is many switches from one of the above to another seem to f up
the hyperlinks, unless I just copy the whole thing at once.

Any specific tactics or general strategies on keeping all the above straight?
Thanks

 

[Echo S]

If the file is passworded, you shouldn't be able to Save As.

I'd suggest opening a window in Windows Explorer, right-clicking the file
and choosing properties, and deselecting the Read-only attribute.

Files copied to CD become read only. When you copy them back to a
hard-drive, they're still read-only unless you do what I suggested above.

 

[Guest]

That solves the basic question - thanks much.

Most of the "extended question" will just be good orginization
and planning

A picky point - my files are definitely password protected,
but with the read only problem, PPT PROMPTED me to save
under another file name - and it worked (except for the hyperlinks
getting messed up).

Thanks again.
Pete

If the file is passworded, you shouldn't be able to Save As.

I'd suggest opening a window in Windows Explorer, right-clicking the file
and choosing properties, and deselecting the Read-only attribute.

Files copied to CD become read only. When you copy them back to a
hard-drive, they're still read-only unless you do what I suggested above.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com

I've got a read only file that I somehow created and know the passwork to.
I can't make changes to it and save it as the same file name,
but I can save it under a different file name (who thought up this one?).
Unfortunately, if I save it under a different file name, delete the original
file and then resave under the original name, it seems to f up my hyperlinks.
Anyone know how to do this easily?

More info and a harder question follow.
-------------------
PowerPoint 2002, also using PPTViewer 2003
I've saved a large collection of integrated files
for my students on an autosart CD using the Viewer.
CD works fine, but the majority of my students don't need the CD,
they can get the files off of a networked hard drive. Also I can use the
hard drive to present in class (its faster than the CD).

I'd like to make minor up-dates or occasional major changes
as I go along through the semester.
One problem is the Read Only stuff described above (must have come in when
the CD was made).
Prob. 2 is keeping straight which is the current version among the one on
My laptop (RW CD drive, soundcard, no internet or network connections)
My desktop (can't write to CD or record sound, both internet and network)
and the network version (only 90 MB's available to me)
Prob. 3 is many switches from one of the above to another seem to f up
the hyperlinks, unless I just copy the whole thing at once.

Any specific tactics or general strategies on keeping all the above straight?
Thanks

 

[Guest]

Well, now PPT can't open the new file created with the "save as" and
then renamed. But I was able to open the original "saved as" file, which is
how I renamed it.
Maybe microsoft could re-examine the programming logic here, it doesn't
seem to accomplish anything as far as security, and is potentially dangerous.

If the file is passworded, you shouldn't be able to Save As.

I'd suggest opening a window in Windows Explorer, right-clicking the file
and choosing properties, and deselecting the Read-only attribute.

Files copied to CD become read only. When you copy them back to a
hard-drive, they're still read-only unless you do what I suggested above.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com

I've got a read only file that I somehow created and know the passwork to.
I can't make changes to it and save it as the same file name,
but I can save it under a different file name (who thought up this one?).
Unfortunately, if I save it under a different file name, delete the original
file and then resave under the original name, it seems to f up my hyperlinks.
Anyone know how to do this easily?

More info and a harder question follow.
-------------------
PowerPoint 2002, also using PPTViewer 2003
I've saved a large collection of integrated files
for my students on an autosart CD using the Viewer.
CD works fine, but the majority of my students don't need the CD,
they can get the files off of a networked hard drive. Also I can use the
hard drive to present in class (its faster than the CD).

I'd like to make minor up-dates or occasional major changes
as I go along through the semester.
One problem is the Read Only stuff described above (must have come in when
the CD was made).
Prob. 2 is keeping straight which is the current version among the one on
My laptop (RW CD drive, soundcard, no internet or network connections)
My desktop (can't write to CD or record sound, both internet and network)
and the network version (only 90 MB's available to me)
Prob. 3 is many switches from one of the above to another seem to f up
the hyperlinks, unless I just copy the whole thing at once.

Any specific tactics or general strategies on keeping all the above straight?
Thanks

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Prob. 2 is keeping straight which is the current version among the one on

My laptop (RW CD drive, soundcard, no internet or network connections)
My desktop (can't write to CD or record sound, both internet and network)
and the network version (only 90 MB's available to me)

How do you get files to the laptop?

W/o knowing that, I can't say whether this will help, but there are a lot of
programs that let you keep different folders in synch (ie, make sure that both
have the most recently dated version of same-named files and so on). I use one
called Directory Toolkit from Funduc Software (www.funduc.com) to keep my main
computer, a network mirror and a traveling laptop in synch.


--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[Guest]

A jumpdrive (125 MB)

How do you get files to the laptop?

W/o knowing that, I can't say whether this will help, but there are a lot of
programs that let you keep different folders in synch (ie, make sure that both
have the most recently dated version of same-named files and so on). I use one
called Directory Toolkit from Funduc Software (www.funduc.com) to keep my main
computer, a network mirror and a traveling laptop in synch.


--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

A jumpdrive (125 MB)

Then a directory synch utility should work fairly nicely.

Or with a little fiddling (but not a penny spent) you can generally do what you need
with XCOPY at the command prompt.

Type XCOPY /? and spend a few minutes staring at all the options.



--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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