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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / June 2006How to ALLOW ADDITION to but PREVENT DELETION from a design templa
Hi, Let's say I downloaded a design template (A), made changes to the masters and then saved it as a design template (B). I don't want others to modify or delete the changes I made, but I don't mind them making additon to it. In other words, I want template (B) to behave like the templates we download. There is no point to protect template (B) with a password because others cannot add to it without the password. If they are given the password to make addition, they can also delete the changes I made originally. Having two copies of (B) in which one copy is static is not something I want. Is there a way to solve this? Appreciate advice. Epinn There's not a whole lot you can do if you want to allow changes but not allow changes. :-) You might want to save a blank slide as an image and then insert that image back into your template as a background. (Insert|Image|From File and Draw|Order|Send to back on the master slide. Or Format|Background|Fill|Fill Effects|Picture.) This won't completely do what you want, but it might be a viable workaround.  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP http://www.echosvoice.com Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! San Diego, September 17-20 http://www.pptlive.com > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I saved template (B) as "device independent bitmap," made changes to template (B) and saved. Then I applied the bitmap image to the changed template (B). The original look showed. Thanks! When I used Format - Background ......., I had to check "omit background graphics from master" to get it work. No problem using Insert - Object - bitmap image ...... Don't understand what you meant by "Draw - order - send to back on the master slide." Thanks again. > There's not a whole lot you can do if you want to allow changes but not allow > changes. :-) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > > When I used Format - Background ......., I had to check "omit background > graphics from master" to get it work. I didn't mention it, but I'd delete the original items since you have them in an image. That way you won't have to do the "omit background graphics" thing. Of course, keep a copy of the file complete with the original elements so you don't have to recreate them if you need to make changes. > Don't understand what you meant by "Draw - order - send to back on the > master slide." If you don't use Format|Background, you'd use Insert|Picture. Going to View|Master and then using Insert|Picture puts the pix on top of the placeholders. You have to go to the Drawing menu, hit Draw|Order|Send to Back to place the image behind the placeholders on the master. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com I assume add-in NOT available? > There's not a whole lot you can do if you want to allow changes but not allow > changes. :-) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > ?? Add-in for what? There is the RnR Protect add-in. It would save the image and put it back in a new blank presentation, but you'd have to move the image to the master. http://www.rdpslides.com/pptools/FAQ00032.htm Seems overkill for what you want, though. There's Shyam's Secure Pack, but I think it's also not what you want. http://skp.mvps.org/securepack/index.htm SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com >I assume add-in NOT available? > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > >> > Epinn Echo, Thanks for all your help. I learned so much; I wasn't familiar with the "draw" button on the drawing toolbar. Yes I had to send the image to the back and I could see the difference now. I was wondering if there is any add-in that will allow me to create a template and save it so that it will behave like those we download and I don't have to go thru the process of saving and reapplying images. Thanks again. Epinn > ?? Add-in for what? > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > >> > > >> > Epinn You're welcome; glad the information is proving useful. I'm not sure how the downloaded templates work differently than the ones you create. But I don't think there's an add-in to do whatever it is. :-) SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com > Echo, > [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Epinn > I assume add-in NOT available? None I'm aware of. And for it to be any use, anyone who wanted to view or use your presentation would need to have it installed.
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