Learn how to remove Mark as Final applied to a presentation in PowerPoint 2010.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Did you receive a presentation that doesn't let you make any changes? Or was this a presentation you created a while ago, and now you cannot fathom why the slides cannot be edited? Yes, this could be a password protected presentation but that's not the only reason why you cannot edit the content, one of the other reasons might be because it is something that had the Mark as Final option applied.
Fortunately, Mark as Final is more of an administrative tool than a security tool, it's only purpose is to make others aware that the author of the presentation doesn't want others editing their work. First of all you need to make sure that a presentation indeed has Mark as Final applied. To do that, look in the lower left area of the status bar at the bottom of the PowerPoint interface. You should see the Mark as Final icon, as shown in Figure 1 (highlighted in red).
Figure 1: Mark as Final icon
Follow these steps to remove the Mark as Final command applied to a presentation in PowerPoint 2010:
See Also:
Remove Mark as Final in
PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
Remove Mark as Final in
PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
PowerPoint 2007: Remove Mark as
Final for Windows
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