Save As a PowerPoint Show

A PowerPoint Show is saved in the .ppsx file format. This format automatically begins your presentation as a show when you open it.

 

3. Try it: Save as a PowerPoint Show

Go to File ->Save and Send.

Click on: Change File Type.

Select: PowerPoint Show.

Click on Save As.

 

What Do You See? You will be asked to:

Browse to your Documents folder.

Enter the File Name: The Teddy Bear's Picnic.

Save as type: PowerPoint Show.

Click Save.

 

Trust, but Verify: Go to the Documents folder and find the PowerPoint Show: When you open the .ppsx file, the presentation will open in PowerPoint as a show.

 

The .ppsx format is useful for kiosks or trade shows where the purpose is 'show-n-tell,' not design and edit. Close the PowerPoint show and please go on to the next page.

File ->Save and Send->Change File Type->PowerPoint Show

Exam 77-883: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

7. Preparing Presentations for Delivery

7.1. Save presentations: Save As a PowerPoint Show (ppsx)