Views and Printing
PowerPoint allows you to add notes to accompany the slides in your presentation. It also allows you to view your slides in different ways to make it easier to manipulate the content of your presentation.
This section describes how to use different views in PowerPoint. It also describes how to print your presentation.
To add notes to your presentation:
Step 1:
Go to View->Normal.Step 2:
You will see a frame at the bottom of the PowerPoint window labeled "Click to add notes." Click once in this window.Step 3:
Add text.To manipulate your slides in "Slide Sorter" view:
Step 1:
Go to View->Slide Sorter.Step 2:
To rearrange slides, click on the slide you wish to move, hold down the mouse button, and move the object to a new location in the presentation (between slides, at the beginning or at the end). Lift up on the mouse button when you are satisfied with the new location.Step 3:
To return to Normal view, go to View->Normal.To print your presentation:
Step 1:
Go to File->Print.Step 2:
In the Print window, you will see a "drop-down" box labeled "Print what:". Verify that this box reads "Slides."Step 3:
Click on the button labeled "OK."To preview your presentation before you print it out:
Step 1:
Go to File->Print Preview.Step 2:
If you are satsified with the appearance of your document, click on the "Print" button. Otherwise, click on the "Close" button and make any necessary changes.To print your presentation with your notes displayed:
Step 1:
Go to File->Print PreviewStep 2:
In the drop-down box labeled "Print what:" change the text to read "Notes Pages."Step 3:
If you are satisfied with the appearance of your document, click on the "Print" button. Otherwise, click on the "Close" button and make any necessary changes.
