How to print slides in PowerPoint 2016

Although PowerPoint 2016 presentations are designed to be viewed on a computer, sometimes you may want to print them out. You can even print custom versions of presentations. This can be especially useful when playing slide shows. The Print control window makes it easy to preview and print your presentation as needed.

Print layouts

PowerPoint provides a number of layouts to choose when users want to print a presentation. The layout you choose will depend largely on the reason you want to print the presentation. There are 4 types of print layouts.

1. Full Page Slides : This option prints the entire page for each slide in the presentation. This layout is most useful if you need to review or edit the presentation of the presentation.

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1. Notes Pages : This option prints each slide, along with any presenter notes for that slide. If you have added a lot of notes to each slide, you can keep a copy of the notes with you during the presentation.

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1. Outline: This option allows you to print an overall outline of the entire slide show. You can use this to review the organization, arrange the slides and prepare to transmit your presentation.

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1. Handouts: This option will print miniature versions of each slide, with optional space for notes. This layout is especially useful if you want to give the audience a paper copy of the presentation. Optional space allows them to take notes on each slide if needed.

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How to access the Print control panel

1. Select the File tab . The Backstage view will appear.

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2. Select Print. The Print panel will appear.

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Click the buttons in the interaction below to learn more about how to use the Print panel .

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You can also access the Print panel by pressing Ctrl + P on the keyboard.

How to print a presentation

1. Select the File tab . The Backstage view will appear.

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2. Select Print. The Print panel will appear.

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3. Select the printer and the desired printing range.

4. Select the print layout and the desired color settings.

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5. When you finish the necessary installation modifications, click Print.

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Practice!

1. Open the sample presentation.

2. In the Print panel , change the number of copies to 2.

3. Select the handout version for the presentation with 6 horizontal slides on each page.

4. When you're done, your Print panel will look like this:

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5. Optional : If you have a printer and want to practice printing, print your presentation.

Hope you are succesful.

See more:

1. Create and open presentations in PowerPoint 2016
2. How to save presentations in PowerPoint 2016
3. How to work with text in PowerPoint 2016