Five different views are available for a
slide show
-
Slide View - in
which the current slide is seen with a set of slide
thumbnails displayed on the left
-
Outline View -
in which a text outline of the presentation is seen
-
Slide Sorter View
- in which thumbnail images of each slide in the
presentation are seen
-
Notes Page View
- in which a small image of the slide is accompanied by
a notes section
-
Slide Show - in
which a full sized version of each slide is seen on the
full computer screen
This panel of buttons at the bottom left of the PowerPoint
screen allows selection of three of the the views
Normal View
- Click on the button to display Normal view.
You must be working in Normal View to
edit text, images, or colors on the slide.
In outline view you can quickly scan the entire
presentation, edit text, but not the color of text, or
do a spell check. You could also print the outline view
to keep for speaker's notes as you present your show.
Slide Sorter View
- Click on the button to display Slide Sorter view.
This is one of the most useful views.
From this view you can:
- click and drag to move a slide to a
new position in the presentation,
- copy a slide and Paste a duplicate
into the presentation,
- set a Transition for each individual
slide or for the entire presentation,
- choose the method of Animating text,
- get an overview of what the entire
presentation will look like.
Slide Show
Clicking this button will begin the slide
show. You may also begin the show by selecting Slide
Show from the View menu, by selecting View
Show from the Slide Show menu, or by
pressing the F5 key.
