Let's talk about the difference between PPT's 'read-only mode” and 'restricted editing”

php editor Strawberry wants to talk to you today about the difference between the "read-only mode" and "restricted editing" functions of PPT. In daily use of PPT, these two functions are often used, but many people may not be aware of the specific differences between them. Let’s take a look!

When setting "Protected Mode" in PPT, you usually consider restricting editing, but unlike Excel or Word, PPT does not have a dedicated "Restrict Editing" option.

PPT can be protected from editing by setting it to "read-only mode". Different from the "read-only mode" of Excel or Word, the "read-only mode" of PPT cannot be edited after being set, which is similar to the restricted editing function of Excel or Word.

So, there is no distinction between "read-only mode" and "restricted editing" in PPT, and there is no [restricted editing] option. You only need to set [read-only].

There are two "read-only modes" that can be set for PPT, one is the "read-only mode" without a password, and the other is the "read-only mode" with a password set. Let's talk about the setting method.

1. No password [read-only mode]

After opening the PPT, click the [File] option in the menu, and then click [Information] - [Protect Presentation] - [Always open as read-only].

Then close and save the PPT file, and the "read-only mode" of PPT will be set. When you open the PPT again, you will find that you cannot edit or change the content of the PPT.

If you want to edit the content, you only need to find the prompt at the bottom of the menu [To prevent accidental changes, the author has set this file to open in read-only mode], and then click [Edit Anyway] next to it, and the PPT can be edited normally. Changed.

But after closing the PPT and opening it again, it will still be in this mode. You need to follow the above operations before editing.

If we no longer need protection and don’t want to repeat the above operation every time we edit, we can cancel the “read-only mode”.

Same as the setting operation, click [File]-[Information]-[Protect Presentation]-[Always open as read-only], save the file, and the "read-only mode" of PPT will be cancelled.

2. [Read-only mode] which requires password input

After opening the PPT, also click the [File] option first, then click [Save As], and then select the save address after saving on the right.

After the dialog box pops up, click [General Options] in the [Tools] list at the bottom right. The file name can be left unchanged and the original file can be directly overwritten.

After the dialog box pops up, enter the password you want to set in the [Modify Permission Password] column, confirm the password and enter it again, click [Save], and the [Read-Only Mode] of the PPT with password will be set.

PPT in this mode cannot be opened directly. After opening, a dialog box will pop up, prompting [Enter password to modify or open in read-only mode]. In other words, you must enter a password to edit the PPT. If you do not have a password, you can also open the PPT by clicking [Read Only] under the option, but you will not be able to edit or change the PPT.

So, there are differences between these two methods of protecting PPT. You can choose the appropriate one according to your needs.

How to cancel the second protection mode?

To cancel the [read-only mode] of PPT with password, you can also use [Save As] to cancel, but the prerequisite is that you need to know the originally set password, because only after entering the password and entering the editable mode can you select [ Save as option.

Specific operations:

Open the PPT, enter the editable mode through the password, and select [File]-[Save As]-[Select the path to save] according to the setting method.

After the dialog box pops up, click [General Options] in the [Tools] list on the lower right. After the dialog box pops up again, you can see that a password already exists in the [Modify Permission Password] column. Delete the password and make it blank. , click OK. There will be no [protected mode] in the PPT after saving.

If you forget your password and want to cancel the "read-only mode", you cannot operate it in PPT because there is no option to forget your password in PPT. We can use other tools, such as Pepsi Niu PPT password recovery tool, without input. Secret, you can directly remove the "read-only mode".

In the tool, select the [Unrestriction] module, and then import the PPT file.

Tool link: Pepsi Niu PPT password recovery tool

The PPT after the restriction is lifted will generate a new file and will not overwrite the original PPT. You can see it by clicking [Go to View] in the interface to open the folder.

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