Read only Slide shows

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hls4life
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Read only Slide shows

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Can the openoffice produce read only slide shows? I can save the presentations as write protected with a password but not read only.
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Re: Read only Slide shows

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Sorry, I don't think this is possible.

You can mark an ODF document as "read-only," but if the user can open the document, it can still be edited.

What are you trying to accomplish?
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You can use the facilities in your operating system to control who is allowed to write to the file holding the presentation.
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If the presentation does not involve fancy transitions etc, one can use /File /Export as PDF ad send the PDF instead.
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