PowerPoint 2016: Printing
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www.office.com/setup Blogs: Even though PowerPoint presentations are designed to be viewed on a computer, there may be times when you want to print them. You can even print custom versions of a presentation, which can be especially helpful when presenting your slide show. The Print pane makes it easy to preview and print your presentation.
Optional: Download our practice presentation.
Watch the video below to learn more about printing in PowerPoint.
Print layouts
PowerPoint offers several layouts to choose from when printing a presentation. The layout you choose will mostly depend on why you're printing the slide show. There are four types of print layouts.
- Full Page Slides: This prints a full page for each slide in your presentation. This layout is most useful if you need to review or edit a printed copy of your presentation.
- Notes Pages: This prints each slide, along with any speaker notes for the slide. If you've included a lot of notes for each slide, you could keep a printed copy of the notes with you while presenting.
- Outline: This prints an overall outline of the slide show. You could use this to review the organization of your slide show and prepare to deliver your presentation.
- Handouts: This prints thumbnail versions of each slide, with optional space for notes. This layout is especially useful if you want to give your audience a physical copy of the presentation. The optional space allows them to take notes on each slide.
To access the Print pane:
- Select the File tab. Backstage view will appear.
- Select Print. The Print pane will appear.
Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about using the Print pane.
![the print pane - www.office.com/setup](https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/o/octaonenetwork/20180715/20180715070352.png)
Slide Selection
You can click the arrows to view a different slide in the Preview pane.You can also access the Print pane by pressing Ctrl+P on your keyboard.
To print a presentation:
- Select the File tab. Backstage view will appear.
- Select Print. The Print pane will appear.
- Choose the desired printer and print range.
- Chose the desired print layout and color settings.
- When you're done modifying the settings, click Print.
Challenge!
- Open our practice presentation.
- In the Print Pane, change the number of copies to 2.
- Choose a Handout version of the presentation with 6 Slides Horizontal per page.
- When you're finished, your print pane should look like this:
- Optional: If you have a printer and would like to practice printing, print your presentation.
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