How to create a PowerPoint file password - Secure PowerPoint slides

On Office tools, there is an option to create a password to secure content and prevent others from copying the content. With PowerPoint, we can completely set a password to secure the content in the slide.

Setting a password for PowerPoint slides can choose to completely lock the file, requiring the correct password to open the slide or only allowing the file to be opened and read but not allowed to edit the content. To create a password for PowerPoint slides, we will immediately use available features without needing to rely on software or support tools. The article below will guide you how to create a PowerPoint slide password.

1. How to set a password to open PowerPoint files

Step 1:

In the PowerPoint file you want to create a password, click on File and then select Protect Presentation in the next interface. Display the options menu, click Encrypt with Password .

Step 2:

Display password entry interface. We type a password to lock the PowerPoint slide so that others cannot open it. Enter the password again to confirm the created password.

Step 3:

When setting a password successfully, PowerPoint's interface displays a message asking to enter a password to open the file.

When someone else opens the PowerPoint file or you reopen the file yourself, you will receive an interface asking you to enter the correct password to open the file.

Step 4:

To remove the password set for PowerPoint slides , click File, select Protect Presentation, then click Encrypt with Password to delete the password .

2. Create a PowerPoint password that prevents editing

Step 1:

We also click on File and then select the Save As option .

Step 2:

Next, save this PowerPoint file as a new file. In the Tools section , users click on General Options .

Step 4:

Displays the interface to enter the password for PowerPoint slides. In the Password to open section, you can enter the password to open the file. To enter a password that allows the content to be read but not edited, we use the Password to Modify option . After entering the password, click OK to save.

When someone else opens the file, they will also receive an interface asking to enter the correct password. Then just click the Read Only button to read the content without entering a password.

To remove the password , you must enter the correct password and click OK to open the file.

Click Save As , choose where to save the new file, then click Tools , select General Options to re-display the password entry interface for Ready-Only mode. Delete the password set at Password to Modify and then click OK.

Exit the interface to save the new file and then click Save to save the new settings for the slide.

So users have 2 different ways to create a password for PowerPoint slides, a password to open the file and only allow reading and not editing the content. To unlock, just repeat the steps to create a password and then delete the password you set.

Wishing you success!

Micah Soto

Update 20 October 2023