PowerPoint has several "views" for looking at your presentation file in different ways, depending on the task at hand:
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To do this |
Use this view |
|---|---|
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Design and edit individual slides |
Normal |
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See all of your slides on one screen and rearrange them |
Slide Sorter |
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See the presentation full screen |
Slide Show |
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Present to an audience with speaker notes that only you can see |
Presenter |
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Work on the basic outline |
Outline |
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See how a presentation will look when printed with notes |
Notes Page |
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Read the slide show the way an audience will experience it |
Reading |
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Customize the overall look of a presentation—fonts, colors, background images |
Slide Master |
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Customize how the presentation will look as a printed handout |
Handout Master |
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Customize how the presentation will look when printed with notes |
Notes Master |
All the views above are available on the View menu.
To open Slide Show:
Select Slide Show > From Beginning (or press F5).
To open Presenter view:
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Select Slide Show > Use Presenter View.
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Select From Beginning.
PowerPoint has several "views" for looking at your presentation file in different ways, depending on the task at hand:
|
To do this |
Use this view |
|---|---|
|
Design and edit individual slides |
Normal |
|
See all of your slides on one screen and rearrange them |
Slide Sorter |
|
See the presentation full screen |
Slide Show |
|
Present to an audience with speaker notes that only you can see |
Presenter |
|
Work on the basic outline |
Outline |
|
See how a presentation will look when printed with notes |
Notes Page |
|
Edit the overall look of a presentation—fonts, colors, background images |
Slide Master |
|
Customize how the presentation will look as a printed handout |
Handout Master |
|
Customize how the presentation will look when printed with notes |
Notes Master |
All the views above are available on the View tab of the ribbon, except Slide Show and Presenter view.
PowerPoint for the web opens files in Normal view so that you can design and edit individual slides.
If you want to watch the slide show full screen, select Slide Show > Play from Beginning.
(If you've turned off the Simplified Ribbon, you don't have a Slide Show tab; instead use the View tab to start the slide show.)
To see slides in a grid on the screen so you can better organize and reorder them, use Slide Sorter view. Go to the status bar at the bottom of the screen and select the Slide Sorter view button
