Select the thumbnail of the slide you want to add notes to.

To add notes to your slides, do the following:

Transfer slides from one presentation to another Start the presentation and see your notes in Presenter view Print slides with or without speaker notes See Print slides with or without speaker notes. Read Start the presentation and see your notes in Presenter view for more details about how to see and use Presenter view. You can change this setting on the Slide Show tab of the PowerPoint ribbon: PowerPoint assembles it for you by gathering the notes you've typed for each slide and pairing them with a set of controls for navigating through your presentation.īy default, PowerPoint is set to use Presenter view when you run a slide show. Presenter view isn't something you have to create. You can also change the size of the text in the Notes pane by using the two buttons at the lower left corner of the Notes pane: The text should wrap automatically, and a vertical scroll bar appears if necessary. In Presenter view, you can see your notes as you present, while the audience sees only your slides: When your computer is connected to a projector and you start the slide show, Presenter View appears on your computer's screen, while only the slides appear on the projector screen. What the notes look like in Presenter view You can also enlarge the Notes pane by pointing your mouse at the top line of the pane and then dragging upward after the pointer turns into a double-headed arrow. If your notes exceed the allotted length of the Notes pane, a vertical scroll bar appears on the side of the pane. If you don’t see the Notes pane or it is completely minimized, click Notes on the task bar across the bottom of the PowerPoint window (also marked in magenta in the picture below). (It is outlined in magenta in the picture below.) An empty Notes pane will prompt you with text that says, Click to add notes. The Notes pane is a box that appears below each slide. Add notes while creating your presentation

Add speaker notes in powerpoint