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Ian_Solutions
Aug 10, 2020Copper Contributor
PowerPoint cannot be saved when Policy makes a sensitivity label compulsory
We are applying a sensitivity label to a PPT files. The policy requires a use HAS TO apply a label to their document or emails. When finishing drafting a Power Point file and quite Power Point, ...
- Aug 17, 2020Can confirm my company has the exact same issue. I hope this gets fixed before more of my users realize this problem. Luckily I'm still in pilot phase of > 100, but I'm supposed to turn this on for all 40K+ users by EOY.
This is pretty new that this started to happen, so I believe this might be linked to the last Office ProPlus update which coincidentally broke our existing labeling/classification system.
Ian_Solutions
Aug 14, 2020Copper Contributor
Just to update. Microsoft AIP engineering team confirm this is a bug in Power Point working with Unified Label client.
- PeterRisingAug 14, 2020MVP
Had a feeling that it was going to be a bug. Good that MS are aware of it. Thanks for feeding this back.

- Ian_SolutionsAug 14, 2020Copper ContributorUnfortunately, Microsoft AIP engineering team could not advise ETA to fix this. and asked to not enable mandatory label as a work-around. I am keen to know how other people could accept this work around. It might be a significant risk in some business if label is not mandatory. What a shame!
- ThisIsTheGuyAug 17, 2020Copper ContributorCan confirm my company has the exact same issue. I hope this gets fixed before more of my users realize this problem. Luckily I'm still in pilot phase of > 100, but I'm supposed to turn this on for all 40K+ users by EOY.
This is pretty new that this started to happen, so I believe this might be linked to the last Office ProPlus update which coincidentally broke our existing labeling/classification system.