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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / July 2008How do I secure my powerpoint presentation from being copied
I am new to powerpoint presentations, could anyone please tell me how I make my presentation read only or secure the document so it can't be copied or changed by anyone, so I can burn onto a disc and not worry about my ideas being copied off the disc, thanks Ravenxx, In Office 2003, MS introduced Information Rights Management (IRM). IRM features can only be accessed after the IRM module is installed. See the following link, for furhter information <http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA010397891033.aspx> Permissions are set via, the File menu, permissions, {options}. I have not used IRM. Perhaps other users in this group can comment.  SignatureTom Conrad === > I am new to powerpoint presentations, could anyone please tell me how I make > my presentation read only or secure the document so it can't be copied or > changed by anyone, so I can burn onto a disc and not worry about my ideas > being copied off the disc, thanks IRM in 2003 requires a Windows Rights Management client application installation -- it's really for corporate use and not for regular users. I know not one person who has ever used it, even within corporations. Here's some info on protecting a presentation. It's probably a little more practical. Password protect a presentation http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm Additionally, PPT 2007 does have a "restrict permission" option (Office button | Prepare | Restrict Permission). You have to sign up for "credentials" using a Windows Live ID, but it does seem to give you the option to restrict access using email addresses and such. I don't have a lot of experience with it, but it looks promising...especially since it seems to be available even for a regular joe user like me! (In other words, it doesn't require corporate stuff like Windows Rights Management clients and such.) And I think it must be free, because I sure don't recall paying for such a service. SignatureEcho S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com > Ravenxx, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> changed by anyone, so I can burn onto a disc and not worry about my ideas >> being copied off the disc, thanks 1.save the PowerPoint presentation as PPS. go to File>Save As> PowerPoint Show 2.convert the PowerPoint presentation into flash or video by some presentation tools. presentation tool: PPT2Flash,PPT2Video http://www.sameshow.com/download/download.html I prefer to the latter solution. when PPS is opend, it will play automatically. But this can not prevent other people editing your presentation absolutely. if you convert PPT to flash or video, your presentation will not be edited easily My PowerPoint slideshows as well as Word files are "Read Only" by default. The only way someone can edit them is if they save the file to another name. For example, if someone sends you a PowerPoint slideshow or a Word file as an attachment, look at the top, left hand corner by the file name, and it will say "Read Only." I hope this helps. Deloresw > I am new to powerpoint presentations, could anyone please tell me how I make > my presentation read only or secure the document so it can't be copied or > changed by anyone, so I can burn onto a disc and not worry about my ideas > being copied off the disc, thanks As I know, savin' ppt to pps can't keep your presentations from being copied. pps files can be opened and edited in PowerPoint by others. And the Rstrict Permission is complicated and unfriendly for viewers. I agree the idea that converting ppt files to other formats such as Flash, which really can't be copied and be easily shared online. You can search "PPT to SWF": http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&q=PPT+to+SWF If you're using PowerPoint 2007, try this search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=PowerPoint+2007+to+Flash But as I know, Wondershare PPT2Flash is the only conversion tool which supports PowerPoint 2007 properly. You may have a try: http://www.sameshow.com/powerpoint-to-flash.html > I am new to powerpoint presentations, could anyone please tell me how I make > my presentation read only or secure the document so it can't be copied or > changed by anyone, so I can burn onto a disc and not worry about my ideas > being copied off the disc, thanks Hi. Try this. Open your .ppt presentation for editing. Select Tools/Options/Security. Enter a password in the Password to Modify field. Save your presentation as a .pps file. The .pps file will run as a slideshow as normal without the need for a password but, if anyone attempts to open it for editing using the Windows Explorer 'New' option they will be prompted to enter your password or open as read-only. EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com > Hi. Try this. > Open your .ppt presentation for editing. > Select Tools/Options/Security. > Enter a password in the Password to Modify field. > Save your presentation as a .pps file. > The .pps file will run as a slideshow as normal without the need for a password but, if anyone attempts to open it for editing using the Windows Explorer 'New' option they will be prompted to enter your password or open as read-only. Seems reasonable, at least on the surface: When you run the PPS as a slideshow, you can't modify it so there's no reason for PPT to ask for a modify password. If you try to open it for editing, then it SHOULD ask for the modify password. So, that's the surface report. What've I missed underneath? ;-) ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ For higher level copy protection for PowerPoint (e.g. Print Screen image capture, piracy software, virtual machine etc.) have a look at SoftShield (www.softshield.com). This application converts the .ppt file into a secure format that then has the ability to set and manage viewing rights (by trial period, expiry date, days, minutes or uses). The program also has the ability to collect revenue from online users that trial the PPT material and want to purchase/lease access rights. > For higher level copy protection for PowerPoint (e.g. Print Screen image > capture, piracy software, virtual machine etc.) have a look at [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > revenue from online users that trial the PPT material and want to > purchase/lease access rights. |
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