Title: How to Add and Format Speaker Notes in PowerPoint
Headings: How to Add and Format Speaker Notes in PowerPoint
How to Add and Format Speaker Notes in PowerPoint
Add, Format and View Speaker Notes in PowerPoint Decks
Adding speaker notes
Formatting speaker notes
Viewing notes in Presenter View
Turning Presenter View on or off
Deleting speaker notes
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Content: Key talking points
Reminders to tell an anecdote or story
Optional and / or supporting information
References or sources
Links to related documents or web sites
Reminders to start an animation or video
Prompts to introduce or gesture to another speaker or member of the audience
Reminders to take a break or pause
Reminders for audience follow-up or call to action
If you’d like to view notes during your presentation, you’ll need to keep them short because there is a limited amount of space to view them in Presenter View. You can also format notes and they can be distributed as a standalone document as an alternative to traditional PowerPoint handouts. Recommended article: How to Export PowerPoint Speaker Notes to Microsoft Word
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Adding speaker notes
In order to add notes, you may need to display the Notes pane first and then enter your notes. To add notes: Click Normal on the bottom right of the PowerPoint window to go to Normal View. You can also click the View tab in the Ribbon and select Normal in the Presentation Views group to go to Normal View. At the bottom of the window, if the Notes pane is not visible, click Notes in the Status Bar or click the View tab in the Ribbon and then click Notes Page. Click in the Notes pane and type your notes.