|  PP07S-4.2.1 You can assign a password and other security options so that only those who know the password can open the presentation, or to protect the integrity of your presentation as it moves from person to person. At times, you will want the information to be used but not changed; at other times, you will want only specific people to be able to view the presentation. Setting a presentation as read-only is useful when you want a presentation, such as a company-wide bulletin, to be distributed and read, but not changed. Password protection takes effect the next time you open the presentation. Add Password Protection to a Presentation  
 Open the presentation you want to protect.
 Click the Office button, and then click Save As.
 Click Tools, and then click General Options.
 Type a password in the Password To Open box (encrypted) or the Password To Modify box (not encrypted).
Important It's critical that you remember your password. If you forget your password, Microsoft can't retrieve it.
 Select or clear the Remove automatically created personal information from this file on save check box.
Personal information includes author, title, subject, manager, company, and other hidden data, such as invisible content, off-slide content, reviewer's names, notes, and custom XML Data.  Click OK.
 Type your password again.
 Click OK.
 Click Save, and then click Yes to replace existing presentation.
For Your Information: Using a Strong Password Hackers identify passwords as strong or weak. A strong password is a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, such as Grea8t!, while a weak one doesn't use different character types, such as Hannah1. Be sure to write down your passwords and place them in a different location. |
Open a Presentation with Password Protection 
Click the Office button, click Open, navigate to a presentation with password protection, and then click Open. Click Read Only if you do not wish to modify the presentation, or type the password in the Password dialog box. Click OK.
Change or Remove the Password Protection 
Click the Office button, click Open, navigate to a presentation with password protection, and then click Open. Type the password in the Password dialog box, and then click OK. Click the Office button, click Save As, click Tools, and then click General Options. Select the contents in the Password To Modify box or the Password To Open box. Choose the option you want. Change password. Type a new password, click OK, and then retype your password. Delete password. Press Delete.
Click OK. Click Save, and then click Yes to replace existing presentation.
For Your Information: Encrypting a Presentation For added security, you can apply file encryption to a presentation file. File encryption scrambles your password to protect your presentation from unauthorized people breaking into the file. To set password protection using file encryption, click the Office button, point to Prepare, and then click Encrypt Document. Type a password, click OK, type the password again, and then click OK. All you need to do is remember the password. If you forget it, you can't open the file. Password protection takes effect the next time you open the presentation. |
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