PowerPoint: Clear view-only messaging
Microsoft lists this PowerPoint roadmap item as In development, with general availability planned for November 2026.
In development1 version
Facts
- Microsoft id
571198- Status
- In development
- Products
- PowerPoint
- General availability
- November 2026
- Release rings
- General Availability
- Platforms
- Desktop, Mac
- Cloud instances
- Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
- Status pages
- Microsoft 365 apps status
- First captured by us
- (from our first import of this list)
- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Microsoft 365 roadmap · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
When you open a presentation you don't have permission to edit, PowerPoint now shows a clear "Viewing Only" message bar.
What Microsoft changed
One version so far. If Microsoft edits it, each change shows here with what was removed and added.
First version we captured ·
As first seen: In development
- Status
- In development
Seen by us · Microsoft's timestamp · Microsoft's page
Related changes
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