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In Microsoft PowerPoint, new views and view options help you create and edit presentations. These include:
The Slides tab
Print preview
The option to select a preferred default view
How the Slides tab helps you work
The Slides tab is new within normal view. In addition to the outline, slide pane, and notes pane, you now can also see your slides in thumbnail versions that show their design and formatting.
The Slides tab alternates with the Outline tab on the left side of normal view. As you edit, use the Slides tab to:
See many slides at once to get an overall sense of your presentation, including the design elements.
See which slides a design template has been applied to — especially handy if you are using multiple design templates.
Navigate through your slides.
Reorder slides using drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste.
Delete slides.
Copy and paste slides between presentations. To do this, open two presentations, and on the Window menu, click Arrange All. Then copy/cut and paste, or drag and drop, between the Slides tabs.
Preview animations and slide transitions by clicking the small star on the left of the slide thumbnail.
See the slides that are affected by changes you make to the slide master.
More editing tips
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Change the size of the slide thumbnails
Drag the vertical splitter bar on the right side of the tab.
Retain a slide's formatting when you copy/cut and paste
Click the Paste Options button, which appears near the pasted slide. To retain the slide's original formatting, click Keep Source Formatting on the button menu.
See slide titles in the thumbnails even when text is very small
Rest the pointer over the slide to see a tooltip with the slide title.
Increase text legibility on slide thumbnails
Smooth the fonts: Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel. Double-click the Display icon, click the Effects tab. Select the Smooth edges of screen fonts check box.
Specify the destination of a new or pasted slide
Click beneath the slide you want the new slide to follow and watch for the blinking horizontal bar, then paste or click New Slide. When you drag a slide, the bar appears between slides when you point.
Quickly insert a new slide
Click between thumbnails or click the slide you want the new slide to follow, then press Enter.
Select multiple slides
To select slides in a row, click the first slide, press SHIFT, then click the last slide. To select slides not in a row, press CTRL and then click each slide.
Get Move or Copy options when dragging a slide
Press the right mouse button as you drag and release the button where you want the slide. Choose an option from the context menu.
Reset the horizontal and vertical splitter bars to their default positions
Press CTRL as you click the Normal View button in the lower-left corner of the window.
Use traditional slide view
If you want the traditional slide view, click the Close box to the right of the Slides and Outline tabs. To restore the tabs, click the Normal View (Restore Panes) button in the lower-left corner of the window.
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