How to Add Notes to a Power Point Presentation Slide
Microsoft PowerPoint is part of the MS office suite and is used to create presentations to help convey information to an audience. It does this through the creation of slides that are shown in order and change as you go through the presentation. PowerPoint has a feature that allows you to add notes to the slides, which can help you in the oral part of your presentation.
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Instructions
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Open MS PowerPoint on your computer. Allow the program to completely load. Click on the "File" menu at the top of the screen and then click on "Open." Browse through the folders until you find your presentation. Click on it to select the file and click on the "Open" button.
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Click on the "View" menu at the top of the screen. Then click on the "Slide Sorter" command to enter the slide-sorter screen. Click on the slide you wish to add notes to.
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Click on the "Notes" button once you have selected the slide. A new window will pop up that will allow you to type any notes you wish to add to that particular slide. Click on the "Close" button when you have finished typing.
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Continue adding notes to your slides in this manner until you have made all the notes you need. Click on the "View" menu and select "Normal." You should be able to see the note in the preview panes for the slides
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Click on the "File" menu and click on "Print" to bring up the print window. On the bottom left-hand side of the print window there is a pull down menu under "Print What." Click on the arrow for this pull-down menu and select "Notes Page." Click "OK" to print out a page of the notes.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the notes page to add notes about why you created the slide and any pertinent information about the slide itself. This can be a great tool to keep you from forgetting anything.
You will not be able to see the note information during the slide presentation, so you must print out the notes page beforehand. If not, you will not be able to use the product of your hard work.
