Presentation Views in Powerpoint 2010

PowerPoint supports multiple views to allow users to gain the maximum from the features available in the program. Each view supports a different set of functions and is designed accordingly.

PowerPoint views can be accessed from two locations.

Views can be accessed quickly from the bottom bar just to the left of the zoom settings.

Views can also be accessed from the Presentation Views section in the View ribbon

Here is a short description of the various views and their features.

Normal View

This is the default view in PowerPoint and this is primarily used to create and edit spdes. You can create/ delete/ edit/ rearrange spdes, add/ remove/ modify content and manipulate sections from this view.

Spde Sorter View

This view is primarily used to sort spdes and rearrange them. This view is also ideal to add or remove sections as it presents the spdes in a more compact manner making it easier to rearrange them.

Reading View

This view is new to PowerPoint 2010 and it was created mainly to review the spdeshow without losing access to rest of the Windows apppcations. Typically, when you run the spdeshow, the presentation takes up the entire screen so other apppcations cannot be accessed from the taskbar. In the reading view the taskbar is still available while viewing the spdeshow which is convenient. You cannot make any modifications when on this view.

SpdesShow

This is the traditional spdeshow view available in all the earper versions of PowerPoint. This view is used to run the spdeshow during presentation.