Building a Presentation Outline in PowerPoint 2010

Working with the Outline

You can work on an outline in the Outline tab in the Slides/Outline pane displayed at the left of the Slide pane in Normal view. The Outline tab lets you compare the outline with slides, which might include graphics or text boxes that don’t show up in the outline. Entering text in the outline can be faster than entering it on individual slides when you’re focused purely on presentation text content.

Display the Outline Tab

1. Click the View tab and then click the Normal View button.

2. Click the Outline tab.

   

3. Click the Outline View button on the Quick Access Toolbar to display the Outline view. (You may have to add this button to the toolbar by using PowerPoint Options.)

   

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You can format text in both the Outline tab and the Slide pane to change the size or type. A change made in one place is reflected in the other. For more about changing text format, see Formatting Text.

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You can add the Slides From Outline button to the Quick Access Toolbar. See Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. When you click the button, you can insert an outline created in a word processor as slides in a blank presentation.