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How to Print PowerPoint Slides

Print PowerPoint Slides with Notes, Handouts, or Full Pages for Meetings and Presentations

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How to Print PowerPoint Slides

Once you have created a presentation, and your computer is connected to a printer, you can print a copy. Before you do this, it’s a good idea to preview how it’s going to look.

  1. Click the File tab.
    Print
  2. Select Print.

    Press Ctrl + P.

  3. Examine the print preview on the right side of the screen, making sure that the preview looks the way you want it.
  4. Select the correct printer by clicking the Printer list arrow and selecting it from the list.
  5. Adjust the printer settings using the options below the printer, described in the table below.
  6. Choose the number of copies in the Copies text field.
  7. Click Print.
    Print
Print Settings
Print Range Print the whole presentation, a selection, a certain slide range, a single slide, or a custom range.
Print Layout Determine what you want to print on each page. You can print a single slide, multiple sides, slide notes, handouts, and more.
Collate Collating prints multiple copies of the presentation all the way through (1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 3), while printing uncollated prints multiple copies of each slide together (1, 1; 2, 2; 3, 3).
Orientation Changes the page orientation of the printed page, portrait or landscape.
Color Select whether to print the presentation in full color, grayscale, or pure black and white.