Create a PowerPoint Presentation From Outline View

There are a number of ways to start working on your PowerPoint slides.  Some people like to start with a template or choose a theme.  I usually like to get my content outlined and kind of right before I work on the look and feel of the presentation.

In today’s post I am going to show how to use the outline view when starting your PowerPoint presentation.

How to Use Outline View

• Create a new presentation.  You can use a template if you want, but I just start with a blank slide.

• When you get to the slide, click on the Outline tab. Then add your slide titles.  When you hit Enter, you stay on the same level and can enter another slide title.

• If you want to add a subtitle (or bullet point), press on the Tab key.  That takes you down one level.
• To go back up a level, press Shift + Tab.  It’s as easy as that.

I like to quickly outline my thoughts using the Enter, Tab, and Shift Tab keys.  Once I have my basic content outlined, I’ll start working on the slides.

PowerPoint Tutorial

Here’s a video tutorial that walks you through the steps above in more detail.

Click here to view the PowerPoint tutorial.