Section 3 - Normal View

Normal view is the main editing view, which you use to write and design your presentation. The view has three working areas: on the left side there are tabs that alternate between an Outline tab and the Slides tab, in the center there is the Slide pane, which displays a large view of the current slide; and on the bottom of the Notes pane.

Slide Pane
Shows the current slide enlarged. Use this view to add text, insert pictures, tables, charts, drawing objects, text boxes, movies, sounds, hyperlinks, and animations.

Slides Tab
Single-click the Slides tab to see a thumbnail view of each slide in the presentation. Use this view to navigate through your presentation and rearrange, add, or delete slides.

Outline Tab
Single-click the Outline tab to see slide text in outline form. Use this view to write and organize content, navigate through your presentation and rearrange, add, or delete slides or slide content.

Notes Pane

PowerPoint allows you to add notes that relate to each slide's content, and use them in printed form to refer to as you give your presentation, or create notes that you want your audience to see either in printed form or on a Web page. You can click to add notes in the Notes Pane in the Normal View or you can open the Notes Page.

• In PowerPoint XP or MAC PowerPoint 2004, to open and edit the Notes Page, from the View Menu and select Notes Page.
• In PowerPoint 2007, click the View tab and then the Notes Page button. Click inside the Click to add text placeholder and type notes that relate to the slide's content.