Presentation.SetPasswordEncryptionOptions Method (PowerPoint)
Sets the options Microsoft PowerPoint uses for encrypting presentations with passwords.
Syntax
expression .SetPasswordEncryptionOptions(PasswordEncryptionProvider, PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm,PasswordEncryptionKeyLength,PasswordEncryptionFileProperties)
expression A variable that represents a Presentation object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PasswordEncryptionProvider |
Required |
String |
The name of the encryption provider. |
PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm |
Required |
String |
The name of the encryption algorithm. PowerPoint supports stream-encrypted algorithms. |
PasswordEncryptionKeyLength |
Required |
Long |
The encryption key length. Must be a multiple of 8, starting at 40. |
PasswordEncryptionFileProperties |
Required |
MsoTriState |
msoTrue for PowerPoint to encrypt file properties. |
Remarks
The PasswordEncryptionFileProperties parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
msoFalse |
msoTrue |
Example
This example sets the password encryption options if the file properties are not encrypted for password-protected documents.
Sub PasswordSettings()
With ActivePresentation
If .PasswordEncryptionFileProperties = msoFalse Then
.SetPasswordEncryptionOptions _
PasswordEncryptionProvider:="Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider", _
PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm:="RC4", _
PasswordEncryptionKeyLength:=56, _
PasswordEncryptionFileProperties:=True
End If
End With
End Sub