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You
say you can help a speaker prepare notes. Tell me about
that. I’m a notes kind of guy. Without a shopping list
I’d forget what to buy at the market. And if it wasn’t
for my handy teleprompter, I’d forget my opening
monologue. |
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For
starters, I provide a place to write notes on the slide as
the presentation is being prepared. It is a lot like
having your own teleprompter... |
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Creating speaker notes
When you give your presentation, you may need to refer to
notes to elaborate on a slide's material, or to remind you
to mention some detail. In PowerPoint, you can write your
speaker's notes while you work on your slides. Simply go
to Note Page View and write your notes for the slide in
the text box provided. Once you've written these notes,
they can only be seen in Note Page View. They will not be
displayed during the Slide Show.
Follow these steps to create speaker's notes:
1. In Slide View, display the slide you want to
create notes for.
2. Click the View menu, then click Notes
Page. You can also click the Notes Page View button in
the lower-left hand corner of the PowerPoint window. A
page will appear containing the slide and a text box.
3. Adjust the Zoom to 100% on the Standard
toolbar. This will make your text easier to see.
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What
if you prefer working off printed notes? Can you print out
your speaker notes? |  |
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You
bet. Just hook me up to a printer and I'm ready to go. |
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Printing your speaker
notes
The best way to use your speaker's notes is to print them
out and have a copy handy while you give your
presentation. When you print your notes, you have the
option of printing both the slide and the notes, or just
the notes.
The following steps show you how to print just the
speaker's notes.
1. On the Common Tasks toolbar, click the Notes Layout
button. The Notes Layout dialog box will appear.
2. Click the check box next to Slide image
to remove the check mark. Then click OK to close the
Notes Layout dialog box.
3. Click the File menu, then click Print.
The Print dialog box will appear.
4. In the 'Print what' drop-down list,
click Notes Pages.
5. Click OK to print the notes. You now have
speaker's notes to refer to when you give your
presentation.
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