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madgejdresser
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6 years ago

How can I preview my notes in my PowerPoint slides that I've shared?

Hello I've just shared a powerpoint with colleagues for them to upload onto a computer when I'm doing a talk in two days-but it seems that only the slides themselves are sent and I can't access the...
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Lusil
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Hey there, Madge! 
 
Could you please clarify a bit when you mention: 
madgejdresser wrote:

How can I share the powerpoint and enable the notes pages to be read by me

Are these by any chance comments that you’ve added within the slides, are the notes at the bottom of the slides when editing them? 
 
Any additional info and screenshots (omitting personal info) that could illustrate your query would also be very helpful. 
 
Thanks in advance!
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_QSD
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6 years ago

Hi Lusil,

The notes pages in Powerpoint are also known as "presenter notes" or "speaker notes". They enable text to be attached to the slides. This text is not visible on the slide, but can be seen by the presenter when presenting, or can accompany a printout of the slides when creating a pdf.

If Dropbox is capable of showing speaker notes, in any way, for Powerpoint slides, can you please let the community know how that is done?

If Dropbox is not capable of showing speaker notes, please admit that clearly in your response.

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    Lusil
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    6 years ago

    Hey _QSD, you can sync the notes throughout your account, and you should be able to preview and present them within the PowerPoint app itself. 

    I hope this helps clarify matters!

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