In this tutorial, you will learn how to save a PowerPoint Document as Read Only.
Perhaps I have created a PowerPoint presentation that I want to share with a friend. But what if I don’t want my friend to have the option of altering my work? Creating a read only file will allow us to just that.
Under the file menu, select “Save as…”
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Name the file appropriately and hit “Save”
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Navigate to the saved presentation file, right click on it and select “Get Info”
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Under the “Sharing and Permissions” tab ensure “Read Only” is selected under the priviledge tab for each user.
![Select Read Only Select Read Only](https://howtech.tv/wp-content/images/003649/04.jpg)
To make sure your presentation is now formatted for “Read only” access, reopen your project and attempt to make a change. Use the file menu to try and save the changed presentation.
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You have now successfully made your presentation “Read Only”.