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If you see text in a banner that warns you the file is read-only, the original author marked it as final and discourages editing. This wikiHow will teach you how to unlock a read-only PowerPoint manually. Otherwise, you can click Edit Anyway within the banner.
Steps
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Open the PowerPoint project. You can open PowerPoint from your Start menu or Applications folder, then open the project by going to File > Open . On the other hand, you can also right-click the file in either your file manager or Finder and select Open with > PowerPoint .
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Click the File tab. You'll see this in the editing ribbon above the document space with Animations and Home .Advertisement
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Click Protect Presentation . You'll see this with an icon of a lock to the right of the Info menu.
- A menu will drop down from the lock icon.
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Click Mark as Final . Clicking here will undo the lock and remove the presentation protection.
- The "Read-Only" text is gone from the title and the yellow banner will disappear, which means you can edit the PowerPoint. [1] X Research source
- To return the file to read-only, repeat the process to select "Mark as Final."
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1. Open the PowerPoint project.
2. Click the File
tab.
3. Click Protect Presentation.
4. Click Mark as Final
.
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