Printing PowerPoint

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In previous versions of PowerPoint, there was a Print Preview option that allowed you to see exactly what the presentation looked like before printing it. You may have noticed that this feature seems to be gone in PowerPoint 2010. It actually hasn't disappeared; it's just been combined with the Print window to create the Print pane, which is located in Backstage view.

To View the Print Pane:

1. Click the File tab to go to Backstage view.
2. Select Print. The Print pane appears, with the print settings on the left and the Preview on the right.

Use the interactive below to learn about the various printing settings and options found in the Print pane.

To Print:

1. Go to the Print pane.
2. Determine and choose how you want the slides to appear on the page.
3. If you only want to print certain pages, you can type a range of pages. Otherwise, select Print All Pages.
4. Select the number of copies.
5. Check the Collate box if you are printing multiple copies of a multi-page document.
6. Select a printer from the drop-down list.
7. Click the Print button.