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PowerPoint gives you lots of ways to
enhance or even change the way you
deliver your presentation how do you
reach a viewer for instance who isn't
there with you
how about hundreds of viewers scattered
across the country that's where I find
myself today getting ready to present my
slideshow online so viewers can watch it
remotely all you and your audience need
is an internet connection to get started
go to the slideshow tab then choose
present online click the connect button
in the dialog box and PowerPoint will
start preparing your presentation this
step can take a couple minutes depending
on your internet connection the result
is a link you can copy this link or send
it to your viewers in an email when they
click the link a broadcast of your
slides will open in a new window when
you're ready to begin go ahead and click
start presentation then just give your
presentation like you normally would
anyone who joins via the link will have
the same view as you so they can follow
along as you advance the slides in our
experience this feature doesn't always
work the first time so it's a good idea
to test it with a friend or co-worker
first also be aware that there's no live
audio when presenting online in order to
communicate with the audience you'll
need to record your narration in advance
or even better plan to convene on
something like a conference call let's
skip ahead to the end of the slideshow
when you're finished giving your
presentation all you have to do is press
escape on your keyboard then click the
button that says end online presentation
once you confirm this will disconnect
any remote viewers that are still using
the link an alternative to presenting
online is to save your slideshow as a
video so viewers can watch it anytime
these videos can be shared on the web in
an email or even burn to a DVD to get
start
navigate to the backstage view click the
export option and then choose create a
video click the drop down arrow here and
you can easily select the size and
quality of your video when making a
selection consider how you'll be posting
or sharing the final product if you plan
to attach it to an email for example the
large file size of presentation quality
may be too big to send internet quality
would be a better choice because it has
a more manageable file size next decide
if you want to use recorded timings and
narration this really only applies if
you've already recorded one or both if
you don't want to use them you'll just
need to set the amount of time the video
should spend before advancing to the
next slide when you're ready click the
Create video button and then click Save
you can keep an eye on the progress of
your video using the status bar at the
bottom of the screen when the bar is
completely full your video will be ready
to send view or upload the last thing
I'd like to show you is how to tailor
your presentation to different audiences
you can do this from the slideshow tab
using the custom slideshow command this
feature can come in handy if you have to
give your presentation to more than one
group creating different versions can
help you adapt to things like having
less time to present or each group
having different needs and expectations
just choose custom shows from the menu
then click new to create one for the
first time next go ahead and give the
show a name we'll type short version
identify this
you want to include in your custom show
by selecting them on the list to add
them just click the Add button you can
even change the order of the slides
using the arrows here when you're done
click OK you can choose show to see your
custom show right away or click close to
exit from videos to remote slide shows
PowerPoint gives you many ways to share
your presentation with these tools you
can meet the needs of any audience
including the viewers at home
you