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   Basics: Interface: Views

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

Presentation Views:

View - Normal, with slides (PowerPoint 2010)

Normal View- with slide thumbnails

 View: Normal - Outline

Normal  View - with Outline

 View: Notes Page (PowerPoint 2010)

Notes Page
View: Slide Sorter (PowerPoint 2010)

Slide Sorter

 View: Reading (PowerPoint 2010)

Reading View

 View: Slide Show

Slide Show
View: Print Preview (PowerPoint 2007)

Icon: PowerPoint 2007 Print Preview - 2007

 View: Print Preview (PowerPoint 2010)

Icon: PowerPoint 2010 Print Preview - 2010

 View: Print Preview (PowerPoint 2013)

Icon: PowerPoint 2013 Print Preview -2013, 2016

Master Views:

The Masters control the default look and behavior of your slides and handouts. You can configure a master for each slide layout, like Title & Content, Two Content, and Section Header.

View: Master - Title master (PowerPoint 2010)

Master -
Title slide

 View: Master - Slide master (PowerPoint 2010)

Master -
Title & Content

 View: Master - Notes Page (PowerPoint 2010)

Master - Notes Page

 View: Master - Handout (PowerPoint 2010)

Master - Handout

Views Bar  Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2010) Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2013) Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2016)

Toolbar: Views - labeled (PowerPont 2010)There is a Views toolbar tucked away at the bottom right of the PowerPoint window next to the Zoom slider. It has buttons for only 4 views: Normal, Slide Sorter, Reading, and Slide Show.

Slide Sorter is a handy view when you need to move slides around or select and delete several at a time.

Reading view runs the presentation in the PowerPoint window with the ribbon and navigation pane hidden.

Slide Show runs the presentation full screen.  

Where are the commands to change views?

  • Views Bar: Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2010) Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2013) Toolbar: Views (PowerPoint 2016)

  • Ribbon: View tab > Presentation Views group and Master Views group

    Ribbon: Presentation Views & Master Views (PowerPoint 2010)     Ribbon: Presentation Views & Master Views (PowerPoint 2010)

  • Icon: PowerPoint 2007 Icon: PowerPoint 2010 PowerPoint 2007, 2010: Navigation pane in Normal View: Tabs for Slide thumbnails and Outline

  • Quick Access Toolbar: Button: Print Preview (PowerPoint 2010) Button: Print Preview (PowerPoint 2013)Quick Access Button : Preview and Print (PowerPoint 2016) Print Preview - if you followed the steps in a previous lesson.

  • Office button menu: Print > Print Preview
    File tab: Print