How To Include Notes In A PowerPoint Presentation

How to Include Notes in a PowerPoint Presentation

By inserting speaker notes on each slide, you can keep your audience's attention throughout your presentation. You are not having to write down everything you intend to say; instead, just enough material to keep your speech flowing is sufficient.

1. Choose Normal from the View drop-down option. To turn on and off the notes pane in PowerPoint Online, go to View > Notes and then toggle it on and off.

2. In the Slide pane, click on the thumbnail of the slide to which you want to add a message and drag it to the active position.

3. In the Notes pane, move the pointer to the desired location. The text in the Notes window states, "Click to add notes."

4. Notes can be entered into the Notes box by typing or copying the information.

5. Save any modifications you've made to your presentation.

How to See your Notes during Presentation

It is possible to enable Presenter View in PowerPoint 2016, 2013, and 2010, provided that your computer is linked to a second display or projector.

1. From the Slide Show menu, choose Presenter View from the drop-down list.

2. Choose the monitor on which you want to display your speaker notes from the Display Settings dialog box. Place a checkbox next to each item. This is the primary display on which I operate.

3. If applicable, choose from the drop-down menus Current Slide, Custom Slide Show, Present Online, and Broadcast Slide Show. The notes for your slideshow are displayed in each of these perspectives throughout the presentation.

In comparison to PowerPoint for Windows, PowerPoint for Mac runs in a somewhat different manner. Select Presenter View from the Slide Show menu if you want to see your notes while giving a presentation.

Note: Due to the inability of PowerPoint Online to connect to an additional monitor, it is not possible to open a presentation in Presenter View.