Want to save file to CD but says cant: "read only." Why?

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I want to save a file to my CD in PowerPoint, but it won't save it; it keeps
saying it can't save it because the file is "read only." What am I doing
wrong?
 
You can't save a file into CD directly. You will need to save it on your hard
drive first, then burn/write it into a CD-R/RW. To write files into CD-R/RW,
you will need a CD-burner/writer.

If you are using PowerPoint 2003, you can click File > Package for CD > Copy
to CD.

Windows XP also allows you to write files into CD. Simple insert a CD-R/RW,
then open the cd-rom drive, drag the files into the drive, then click "write
these files to CD".
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To copy (burn) a PowerPoint Presentation to a CD, you will need the following:
1 blank CD-R
At least a CD-R drive (a.k.a. CD Recorder, CD Burner, or CD Writer)
CD burning software (such as Nero Burning ROM) or Windows XP




Information for PowerPoint 2003 users:

What happened to Pack and Go?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011552791033.aspx

Description of how to use the Package for CD feature in PowerPoint 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828504/

How to package and copy a presentation to a CD in PowerPoint 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821552/



Information for PowerPoint 2002 (PowerPoint XP) users:

How to use the Pack and Go feature in PowerPoint 2000 or PowerPoint 2002
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322107/

How to distribute presentations on CD-ROM in PowerPoint 2002
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322319/



Information for PowerPoint 2000 users:

How to use the Pack and Go feature in PowerPoint 2000 or PowerPoint 2002
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322107/

How to prepare and to distribute presentations on a CD-ROM in PowerPoint 97 and in PowerPoint 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241493/



Information for Windows XP users:

How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524/

Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157/

How to troubleshoot issues that occur when you write data to a CD-R or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324129/



Additional articles:

How to use a presentation playlist file in PowerPoint Viewer 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827766/

List of command line switches for PowerPoint 2003 Viewer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830040/

How to use PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to create a Windows autorun CD slide show for earlier versions of PowerPoint
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830286/
 
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