Microsoft Office 2000

Lesson 5: PowerPoint 2000

Distributing presentations in print and online

You can easily distribute your PowerPoint presentation in print or online.

To print your presentation:

• Click on File – Print
• In the Print what dropdown box, click on Slides, Handouts, Notes Pages or Outline View. If you have selected Handouts you can also select the number of Slides per page
• Click on OK

See example of printing handouts

To save your presentation for viewing online, save it as a Web Page.

To save your presentation for viewing online:

• Click on File – Save As Web Page
• Click on Save

See example of saving as web page

You can move from slide to slide using the controller at the bottom of the screen.

Note that when saving the presentation as a web page, additional files are created in a sub-directory. The presentation is made up of the html file and a folder with the same name followed by _files. Both of these are essential to your presentation.

For additional information on distributing your PowerPoint presentation online see PowerPoint and the Web in Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide pp. 293-298.

Congratulations! In this lesson you have learned to use the essential features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 including parts of the screen; creating, editing and saving a slide show; adding text and graphics; using the wizard; and distributing presentations in print and online.

Lesson 5 Bibliography:

• Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide pp. 202–203
• Browse Chapter 8 Creating PowerPoint Presentations in Microsoft Office 2000 User Specialist Study Guide
• Building a Presentation in Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide pp. 205-212
• PowerPoint and the Web in Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide pp. 293-298.

Lesson 5 Discussion: Try out several Microsoft PowerPoint templates and share your favorite. Tell which template it is and how you found it useful.

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