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There are many different options for printing a PowerPoint presentation. You may choose to print each slide at full size, as handouts,

in color or in black and white.

Print Black and White Slides

  1. Go to the File menu.
  2. Choose Print
  3. In the Print dialog box, check Pure Black and White.
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Print Handouts

  1. Go to the File menu.
  2. Choose Print
  3. Locate the Print What drop-down menu and choose Handouts.
  4. After you choose Handouts from the Print What menu, the handouts section to the right will become available.
  5. Choose the number of slides that you would like to have on each page.
  6. Select either a vertical or horizontal order.

Print A Selection of Slides

  1. Go to the File menu.
  2. Choose Print
  3. In the Print Range section of the dialog box, select Slides.
  4. Enter the numbers of the slides that you would like to print.
    • To print just the first slide, enter 1.
    • To print a range of slides beginning with slide 2 and ending with slide 6, enter 2-6.
    • To print a selection of slides, enter the numbers of the slides separated by commas: 2,4,7,9.

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Print Notes Pages

Notes Pages display the slide on the top half of the page and your speaker's notes on the bottom half of the page. Notes Pages are a good alternative to writing your presentation out on index cards.

  1. Go to the File menu.
  2. Choose Print
  3. Locate the Print What drop-down menu and choose Notes Pages.
  4. Click OK.