PowerPoint Basics:
Views

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The PowerPoint interface has several different views to help you do your work. Most of your time will be spent in Normal view.

• Normal
  • Slides
  • Outline
• Notes Page
• Slide Sorter
• Slide Show
• Print Preview
• Masters
  • Title Slide
  • Slide
  • Notes Page
  • Handout

Normal with slide thumbnails	Normal with Outline
Notes Page	Slide Sorter
Slide Show	Print Preview
Master - Title slide	Master - Slide
Master - Notes Page	Master - Handout

The Masters control the look and behavior of your slides and handouts.

Views Bar 

There is a Views toolbar tucked away at the bottom left of the PowerPoint window, but it does not have buttons for all of the views. Which views have buttons depends on which version of PowerPoint you are using.
 

Where are the commands to change views?

• Views Bar: contains:
      Normal
      Slide Sorter
      Slide Show

• Navigation pane in Normal View: Tabs for Outline and Slide thumbnails

• View menu: Notes Page

• Toolbar: Print Preview -  toolbar button

• Menu: File | Print Preview
  Menu: View | Master | and then choose from:

  • Slide Master (displays both Slide and Title Masters)

  • Notes Master

  • Handout Master

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Last updated: 06 Oct 2011