Mac PowerPoint can't open PP for Windows document

I wonder if it has a write password, rather than a read password. Opening
it in Show Mode might not trigger the password because there is no
capability of writing. Also, opening with the viewer would not require a
password as it can't write either.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
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Loyola College in Maryland
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"neuroguy" <neuroview.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in news:1171996017.112884.88370
@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com:

> Hi, no, it doesn't ask for a password to open the file on windows.
> Also, I'm able to open the file with PP Viewer for Windows running on
> Virtual PC - but I don't have this program installed on my laptop. I
> was hoping there would be some easier way to open them on my Mac.
>
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In article <1171990153.159181.131260.RemoveThis@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>, Neuroguy
wrote:
> Hi, I have a .pps file that when I attempt to open it with the Mac
> PowerPoint, it just gives me an error saying, "This document might use
> advanced encryption that is not supported for PP for Mac. If this
> document was created with PP for Windows, ask the author to save it as
> type PP 97-2003 and 95 Presentation."
>
> Anyway around this on a Mac without having to go back to a PC box? The
> same files open fine on my Dell with Office.

I'm guessing you need to supply a password when opening the file on your
Windows box? If so, that's the problem. Mac PPT doesn't support password
protection. The file will have to be saved w/o password.


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In article <Xns98DD8C7A78BFDmarcoNOSPAMloyolaedu.DeleteThis@207.46.248.16>, David M.
Marcovitz wrote:
> I wonder if it has a write password, rather than a read password. Opening
> it in Show Mode might not trigger the password because there is no
> capability of writing. Also, opening with the viewer would not require a
> password as it can't write either.

That makes sense. But if Neuroguy can open it *for editing* on a windows box
w/o getting asked for the password ...

Neuroguy, can you confirm that that's indeed the case? Thanks.

Ah, and is there any chance that this was created in PPT 2007?

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