Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Creating Notes and Handouts

In addition to slides and outlines, notes and handouts are two of the most common forms of printed output. You create notes in the Notes pane, which is visible in Normal view. Figure 10.1 illustrates a Notes pane in which you can create detailed speaker's notes about your presentation.

Figure 10.1. Add notes for yourself or your audience in the Notes pane.

Note

Notes are not the same as comments. A comment appears in a yellow box on top of your presentation and provides commentary about its content. You use comments most often during the review process to get feedback from others, and you usually delete them later. ...