Whenever I download a file from the Internet and try to open in in PowerPoint 2010, it fails with a message
PowerPoint found a problem with the content in . PowerPoint can
attempt to repair the presentation. If you trust the source of this
presentation, click Repair.
Clicking Repair never works. I have to close PowerPoint, right-click the file and go to Properties, then click a button that appears called "Unblock", then the file will open fine.
I'm tired of having to use this workaround. In Word 2010 and Excel 2010, files from the Internet open fine, and they just display a yellow warning bar at the top of the window ("Protected View") and prevent editing until I click a button to accept the risk.
Is there a fix that will make PowerPoint 2010 behave like Word and Excel?
Best Answer
Answer on https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/microsoft.public.powerpoint/vsH6MTjZusk
Click File, Click options, Click Trust Centre, Click Trust Center Settings, Click Protected View, Untick enable protected view from files originating from the internet.