From the course: Learning PowerPoint (Microsoft 365): Create Professional Presentations

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Add speaker notes in PowerPoint

Add speaker notes in PowerPoint

- [Instructor] When you're delivering a presentation, you don't want to overload your slides with too much text, but you also don't want to forget your key points. That's where speaker notes come in. They let you keep important details handy without cluttering your slides. In this lesson, I'll show you how to add, view, and use speaker notes to stay on track during your presentation. Let's get started. Adding speaker notes is simple. Below each slide, you'll see a notes area. If you don't see it, click on the Notes icon at the bottom of your window. To increase the size of the notes space, simply hover your mouse over the border and drag it up. To add speaker notes, click in, and begin typing. You can use this space for key reminders, extra details, or even a full script, whatever helps you during your presentation. If you need to print your notes or create leave behind materials, you can format them using the Notes Master. Click on the View tab and then Notes Master. Here you can…

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