cannot save powerpoint presentation read only

The file name in PowerPoint doesn't change, navigating to the save location via windows explorer shows that the new file is not present. So far, the only way to save my work is to open a new presentation, copy all the slides over and save that file.

You can try to create a new file in PowerPoint and see if the unexpected behavior occurs with it. This section describes how to use existing presentations and how to create a …

I tried copying the slides into a new presentation, it would not save. I tried saving to my desktop, to documents, to onedrive, to gdrive, and none of them worked. I'm using a mac.

If you want unrestricted editorial rights to a read-only PowerPoint presentation, then you have to unlock it. The good news is that you can open it in a few simple clicks. Here’s how.

Sometimes, PowerPoint won’t save a file because you don’t have the correct permissions to do so. Especially if the file you are trying to save is read-only, you will be unable to save it. Here is how to save a read-only file:

While making your PowerPoint presentation read-only is a good deterrent from having others edit your content, it's easy to unlock a read-only presentation. It's by no means un-editable. Open the presentation that you …