In article <barry-D0D453.12591515072008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Barry
Wainwright
wrote:
> And just jumping in to clarify still further...
>
> the password functionality in the windows version of Office Apps is part
> of their DRM (Digital Rights Management).
And jumping in to stir the mud some more ...
From PPT 2002 onward, including 2007, Win/PowerPoint has been able to use
simple
password protection of two types. Neither is compatible with Mac/PPT or
with
earlier versions of Win/PPT.
DRM is a later (Office 2007) development that gives the file owner more
granular
control over what others are allowed to do with the file and when they're
allowed
to do it, but the DRM features require access to a special server on the
internet
or cor****ate network. IOW, it's of no use to most PC users, so Mac users
are in
good company on this one ;-)
Net: it doesn't matter whether DRM or simple password protection is
applied.
If you have a Mac and a protected file, your options are:
1- Get the author to send you an unprotected file, or
2- See Option 1 above
> DRM is not available on the
> mac platform at all, and is unlikely to ever become available since it
> relies on some pretty deeply buried proprietary code in the operating
> system.
>
> --
> Barry Wainwright
>
> In article <C4A1F277.3F18E%onlygeneraltaz1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> CyberTaz <onlygeneraltaz1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Just expanding on what Jim said: Mac PPt does not sup****t password
> > protection...period :-) One option might be to use Finder to set the
file to
> > Read Only through the Get Info window.
> >
> > Regards |:>)
> > Bob Jones
> > [MVP] Office:Mac
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/15/08 4:24 AM, in article y9Zek.3528$5A2.620@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > "volleyconcept" <volleyconcept@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to add a password against editing in the version
office 2008
> > > for Mac so that a file is passwordprotected for the mac users ?
> > > "Jim Gordon MVP" <goldkey74@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> schreef in
bericht
> > > news:ulCBBdh5IHA.3420@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> volleyconcept wrote:
> > >>> I have a powerpoint PPS with protection against editing (made in
> > >>> Windows). It think it was possible to view the PPS in powerpoint
for MAC
> > >>> X. In the powerpoint for Mac 2008 it is not possible to open the
> > >>> pps-file because of the password protection. I cannot view the
PPS.
> > >>> Anyone a solution ?
> > >>
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> No version of Mac PowerPoint can open password protected files from
> > >> Windows.
> > >>
> > >> Complain to Microsoft. Use PowerPoint's Help menu and choose to
send
> > >> feedback to Microsoft.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> -Jim
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Jim Gordon
> > >> Mac MVP
> > >>
> > >> MVPs are independent experts who are not affiliated with Microsoft.
> > >> http://mvp.sup****t.microsoft.com/
> > >>
> > >> Visit my blog
> > >> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-i7JMeio7cqvhotIUwCzaJWq9
> > >
>
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