How To: Use Presenter View in PowerPoint

Presenter View shows your notes, the next slide, and a timer on your screen while the audience sees only your slides on the projector or TV.

Set it up

1

Extend your display

Connect to the projector or TV, then press Windows key + P and choose Extend. See How To: Extend Your Desktop to a Second Monitor.
2

Turn on Presenter View

In PowerPoint, on the Slide Show tab, check Use Presenter View. If the slides and notes show on the wrong screens, choose the right one under Monitor.
3

Start your slide show

Select From Beginning. Your notes appear on your screen and the slides on the display.

Done presenting in a classroom?

Press Windows key + P and switch back to Duplicate so the next person sees their screen on the display.

Presenting in a Teams meeting instead? See How To: Present PowerPoint in a Teams Meeting (PowerPoint Live).

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