Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel Hello. I am trying to open a password protected ppt file (Powerpoint 97-2004) in Powerpoint 2008 for Mac. I created the presentation on Powerpoint for Windows, and I know the password. The problem is that Powerpoint for Mac 2008 does not give me the option of entering the password. (Unlike Word for Mac; I've had no problem with password-protected files there.) The message I receive is "This presentation is protected by a password or Digital Rights Management (DRM). To access the presentation, you must have a version that is not protected by a password or DRM." How do I get Powerpoint to ask me to enter the password, as Word does? For what it's worth, I have installed Office version 12.1.2 and my OS is 10.5.4. Thank you very much. Leon43
I'm afraid you can't. The dialog states it fairly clearly: PowerPoint 2008 cannot open files protected by Digital Rights Management, so you'll need to request a non-password protected copy to open. I agree that this would be good functionality for PowerPoint for Mac. Be sure to send a feature request to Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/mac/suggestions.mspx On 8/13/08 10:18 PM, in article 59b56de7.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Leon43@officeformac.com" wrote: > Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) > Processor: Intel > > Hello. I am trying to open a password protected ppt file (Powerpoint 97-2004) > in Powerpoint 2008 for Mac. I created the presentation on Powerpoint for > Windows, and I know the password. The problem is that Powerpoint for Mac 2008 > does not give me the option of entering the password. (Unlike Word for Mac; > I've had no problem with password-protected files there.) > > The message I receive is "This presentation is protected by a password or > Digital Rights Management (DRM). To access the presentation, you must have a > version that is not protected by a password or DRM." > > How do I get Powerpoint to ask me to enter the password, as Word does? > > For what it's worth, I have installed Office version 12.1.2 and my OS is > 10.5.4. > > Thank you very much. > > Leon43 -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) Office & Mac Resources: <http://home.earthlink.net/~mickey.stevens/>
Thank you, Mickey. I will do that. On 8/13/08 10:18 PM, in article 59b56de7.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Leon43@officeformac.com" wrote: > Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) > Processor: Intel > > Hello. I am trying to open a password protected ppt file (Powerpoint 97-2004) > in Powerpoint 2008 for Mac. I created the presentation on Powerpoint for > Windows, and I know the password. The problem is that Powerpoint for Mac 2008 > does not give me the option of entering the password. (Unlike Word for Mac; > I've had no problem with password-protected files there.) > > The message I receive is "This presentation is protected by a password or > Digital Rights Management (DRM). To access the presentation, you must have a > version that is not protected by a password or DRM." > > How do I get Powerpoint to ask me to enter the password, as Word does? > > For what it's worth, I have installed Office version 12.1.2 and my OS is > 10.5.4. > > Thank you very much. > > Leon43 -- Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) Office & Mac Resources:
