Presenter View in Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to deliver your presentation full‑screen to your audience while privately viewing your notes, the current slide, and a preview of the next slide.
To use Presenter View, you must have two display devices, such as a laptop screen and a projector or a second monitor
Adding Notes
- At the bottom of the PowerPoint window, select Notes.
- A notes area will appear beneath the slide where you can type any speaker notes you need.
- These notes are only visible to you while presenting or anyone accessing the file directly. (e.g. a submission to Moodle)
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Entering Presenter View
You can start your presentation in Presenter View by doing either of the following:
- Press F5 on your keyboard
- Select Start Presentation from the bottom‑right corner of the PowerPoint window
Switching the Presenter and Audience Screens
If the wrong screen is showing Presenter View, you can swap them:
- In Presenter View, select Display Settings.
- Choose Swap Presenter View and Slide Show.
Using Presenter View in Microsoft Teams
Presenter View works in Teams with a small but important condition:
Do not share your entire screen.
To use Presenter View in a Teams meeting:
- In Teams, select Share → PowerPoint Window, and choose your presentation.
- Once shared, press F5 in PowerPoint to enter full‑screen presentation mode.
- If you are using multiple monitors, Presenter View will appear on one screen with the audience seeing the full‑screen slide on the other.
- If you are using a single monitor, right‑click the slide and select Show Presenter View. Your audience will still see the full‑screen presentation while you see your notes.