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Is it possible to open a locked PowerPoint. I would like to use some of the graphics.

Kannon Y
2012-05-22 05:29:14
As Oron and Alan have indicated, if you know it's OK to use the material within a PowerPoint presentation, give the info in this article a shot:http://www.ehow.com/how_7311462_break-powerpoint-password.htmlI can't speak for the authenticity of the material within the link. But it's relatively straightforward: more or less, if you want to get through a PowerPoint password you would use a program that effectively guesses the correct combination of numbers, letters and symbols. There are many kinds of approaches to this concept, which range from "brute force" to "rainbow" algorithms. A brute force algorithm simply applies a linear approach whereas a rainbow uses (for example) commonly used passwords.
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Oron
2012-05-21 23:32:35
Depending on how it was "locked", it is sometimes possible to open the presentation in a different program, such as LibreOffice or GoogleDocs. That said, Alan Wade makes a good point. Do take the original author's intentions into account!
Alan Wade
2012-05-20 19:15:46
By locked do you mean password protected?It will no doubt, be protected for the very same reason as you would like it unprotected - to stop people copying the material within it. On top of that you need to think whether the author has the material copywrited or not.Maybe a few more details will help.....