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How do I turn off read only mode in Powerpoint
Have you tried the following:
1 -Click File > Info.
2 - Review the Presentations status.
3 - Right-click File > Properties.
4 - Uncheck read-only.
If yes, and still the same status, please share a screenshot so the community can assist.
SandroFigueiredo
A client sent me several files via email. They were all created in PPT. I have One Drive. I cannot edit the file. I cannot turn on edit access. They say they have not locked it. What do I do? I need step by step instructions. when I go file>info everything is grayed out and there are no options to enable editing.
The red viewing button at the top right says Viewing (make no changes) and editing is grayed out. It does give me an option to Open in Desktop App. When I do that, I still can't edit.
Please rescue me from this hell.
I have found One Drive, MS Office and 365 to be cumbersome garbage. I used to do great things using my computer and Powerpoint and Word, etc. Now it takes me all day to try to figure out what the problems are. The entire MS system needs to go back about 10 years to when things worked. The only help you can get is AI and it stinks. Microsoft is garbage!!
I think you need to turn it off in OneDrive. If you can see your OneDrive folders in File Explorer, right click on the folder and choose "show more options" and then "properties" (some versions of windows will just have properties). On the General tab, unchecked the box labeled "Read-only". You may get a pop-up about applying to subfolders - you should probably choose yes. Then click. Ok. Restart PowerPoint and open the doc again.
HtH,
Kristina
