Effective Copy Prevention

[haggi]

Hello everyone,


I am new here and really glad I found this interesting forum - maybe you can help me with my question below:

When I design PPT(X) presentations I usually take a lot of time and care to perfect them. That is also the reason why I am somewhat paranoid about others (colleagues, competitors etc) stealing my hard work. I particularly want to prevent others from picking detailed photos or intricate tables and just adapt them for their purposes. I dont mind so much the whole slide to be used as is.
Ideally I would do the following:
1. Prepare the original presentation in Powerpoint with large photos (usually PNGs)
2. Produce a PDF or even better print the presentation in a flattened picture format in a certain resolution (e.g. JPG slides)
3. Create a new empty Powerpoint file and one by one import the pictures from step 2 into the background of every new slide.
4. The result is a PPT(X) presentation you can not easily disect.

Can I ask the experts, if there is a more efficient way of achieving this or automating the above steps?

Any help would be gratly appreciated!

[JohnWilson]

save the file using the save type Picture Presentation (scroll right down) Be aware you need to keep a normal copy as you cannot get back!

[haggi]

Thanks for your reply, John.

But, to be honest, I am a little lost with what you refer to.

Having my Powerpoint file open, would I use "file" "save as" ... or "file "save & send" menus? Or do you refer to something else?

Sorry, I seem to be a little slow here.

[haggi]

Sorry, apparently i don#t know my way around Powerpoint well enough - I found it.
I think I got confused, because it is also a *.pptx file


Thanks very much I will explore this in more detail!

[JohnWilson]

Yep it's still a pptx - basically it converts slides to images. It's still possible to add "normal" slides later.