Microsoft PowerPoint 2008
Viewing Your Presentation Outline
PowerPoint 2008 has several ways to view a presentation for different purposes. This document contains information on the Outline tab, which can be very helpful in seeing the logical order of your whole presentation.
In the Outline tab, PowerPoint displays your presentation as an outline made up of the titles and main text from each slide. The main text is indented under the slide title.
- Introduction to the Outline View
- View Options in the Outline View
- Working with Text in the Outline View
- Moving Paragraphs in an Outline
- Moving Slides in an Outline
- Printing in the Outline View
Introduction to the Outline View
Working in the Outline view allows you to see a textual outline of your entire presentation. The Outline view also makes it easy to rearrange your points, move slides from one position to another, and apply formatting changes. You can also print the Outline view for use as notes.
NOTE: The Normal view contains an Outline pane. For more information, refer to The PowerPoint Views.
To display the Outline view:
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At the top of the left pane, select the Outline tab
View Options in the Outline View
In the Outline view, you can work with your text formatted as it would appear in the presentation or in plain text. Working with plain text allows you to see more of your presentation at once. You can also print with formatted text or plain text, depending on your view.
To display the Outlining toolbar:
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From the View menu, select Toolbars » Outlining
The Outlining toolbar will appear below the Standard toolbar.
Switching between Plain Text and Formatted Text
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In the Outline pane, select one of your slides by clicking the box next to it
The text for that slide is highlighted.
NOTE: No matter which slide you select, formatting will be displayed for all slides in your presentation. -
From the Outlining toolbar, click SHOW FORMATTING
NOTE: The SHOW FORMATTING button toggles between showing and hiding text formatting.
Displaying Only Titles for the Entire Presentation
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In the Outline pane, select one of your slides by clicking the box next to it
The text for that slide is highlighted. -
From the Outlining toolbar, click COLLAPSE ALL
NOTE: It is not necessary to select all slides when using the Collapse all option.
Displaying All of the Slides in the Outline When Some Are Collapsed
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In the Outline pane, select one of your slides by clicking the box next to it
The text for that slide is highlighted. -
From the Outlining toolbar, click EXPAND ALL
NOTES:
It is not necessary to select all slides when using the Expand all option.
If all of your slides are collapsed, you can double click one to expand it.
Working with Text in the Outline View
When you select the Outline tab, a textual outline of your presentation will appear in the pane at the left side of the screen. If there are images in your presentation, they will not appear in the outline.
Working with Text in the Outline View: Formatting Text
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In the Outline pane, select the text you want to format
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If the Formatting Palette is not visible, click TOOLBOX
The Formatting Palette appears. -
Select the Font section
The Font section expands.
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From the available options, make the desired changes
Working with Text in the Outline View: Adding Text
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In the Outline pane, place the insertion point where you want to add text
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Type the desired text
Working with Text in the Outline View: Deleting Text
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In the Outline pane, select the text you wish to delete
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Press [Delete]
Moving Paragraphs in an Outline
You can move a paragraph up or down a level in the outline. When you promote a paragraph or line of text in your outline, it moves to the left; when you demote it, it moves to the right. When you move a paragraph up, you exchange it with the one above; when you move a paragraph down, you exchange it with the one below. In this way you have control over the organization of text in your presentation without having to go to the slides themselves.
Moving Paragraphs in an Outline: Promoting/Demoting
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In the Outline pane, select the text you want to move
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From the Outlining toolbar, click PROMOTE
or DEMOTE
Moving Paragraphs in an Outline: Up/Down
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In the Outline pane, select the text you want to move
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From the Outlining toolbar, click MOVE UP
or MOVE DOWN
Moving Slides in an Outline
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In the Outline pane, click and drag the slide icon to the appropriate location
NOTE: While dragging the slide, a line will move with your cursor showing you where the slide will be when you release the mouse.
Printing in the Outline View
When you print your outline, it prints with the options that are showing in the Outline view (different formatting, collapsed, expanded). Therefore, adjust the text formatting to ensure that your document will print correctly.
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To print your outline with all text formatting shown, make sure to toggle on all text formatting
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To print all of your slides, make sure all of your slides are expanded
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From the File menu, select Print...
The Print dialog box appears. -
From the Print what pull-down menu, select Outline
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Click PRINT
The document prints in the Outline view.
