In Office, it is easy to preview what the layout will look like when printed without actually printing.
The print image displayed on the screen is called the "Print Preview".
You can display the Print Preview even if your printer is not connected to your computer.

Reading this article, you will learn how to show the Print Preview and how to use it. This article consists of the following two pages.

Open the presentation you saved previously in "Let's add a slide", and check the print image.

Practice: How to open a presentation For information on how to open a presentation, refer to "Let's save and open a presentation".

• Let's display the Print Preview

• About the Print Preview zoom

• Let's change the print preview zoom settings

• Let's zoom in on the print preview

Let's display the Print Preview

1. Click the (Office Button), point to Print, and then click Print Preview.

   

2. A print preview of the presentation is displayed.

   

   Tip: How do I display the next page? To display the next page of the print preview, click Next Page in Preview on the Print Preview tab. You can also click Previous Page on this tab to display the previous page.

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About the Print Preview zoom

In Print Preview, you can magnify the display size and fit preview to the window size.
The commands related to the zoom settings of Print Preview are grouped in Zoom on the Print Preview tab.

See the table below for the names and roles of the commands displayed in the Ribbon.

Command	Name	Role
	Zoom	[Opens the Zoom dialog box. You can set the zoom settings of the print preview.
	Fit to Window	Zooms the presentation so that the slide fills the window.

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Let's change the print preview zoom settings

Let's change the zoom of the print preview to 33%.

1. [Click Zoom in Zoom on the Print Preview tab.

   

   [The Zoom dialog box appears.

2. [Click 33%, and then click the OK button.

   

3. The zoom setting changes to 33%.

   

   Tip: What is the current % of zoom? The current zoom setting is displayed at the bottom of the window. You can change the zoom setting by moving the slider.

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Let's zoom in on the print preview

You can click Print Preview and zoom in on the display.

1. Place the cursor over the presentation in Print Preview.
2. Confirm that the cursor shape has changed to , and then click on the print preview.

   

3. The Print Preview display is magnified, and the cursor shape changes to .

   

4. Confirm that the cursor shape has changed to , and then click on the print preview.
5. The Print Preview display returns to the original zoom setting.

   

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"PowerPoint: Let's set the page settings and quit Print Preview" is next.