By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
Do you know how to make a PowerPoint presentation on Mac read only or turn the read only off? This article tells you how to modify the PowerPoint file permission: Read only and change read only to edit on Mac.
Step 1: Click Finder and find your PowerPoint file, right click it and choose Get Info.
Step 2: In the Info interface, you can check Locked under General options. Then, Click Sharing & Permissions options and click “+” to add new privilege permission.
Step 3: In the pop up box, you can click New Person button to add new permission. At last , click Create Account button and come back to the Info interface.
Step 4: Close the Info interface and your PowerPoint presentation is locked for read only. Only the person with permission can edit the content. When you open the file and want to change the content, you will get the locked prompt. Only the allowed person can unlock it.
When you want to change PowerPoint presentation from read only to edit for everyone, you can turn off the read only restriction and allow everyone to read and write.
Step 1: Go to Finder and get your PowerPoint presentation, right click and choose Get Info.
Step 2: Uncheck the locked option under General settings. Then, go to Sharing & Permission to change every Privilege to Read & Write.
After that, you can save the changes and the PowerPoint is unlocked. You can open and edit it without restriction.
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