Don’t like the four choices PowerPoint gives you for printouts (slides, handouts, notes, outline)?
I wanted a handout format, but with my notes typed in (not blank lines like the standard format). Here’s how to do it:
Take a look under the “send to” menu and send to Word. Of course, how obvious! Then you get this handy menu:

Saved by Google again. Found this tip here: Microsoft Office Assistance: Print multiple slides on one handout page.
UPDATE: A 60-slide, graphic intensive PPT presentation brought my computer to its knees trying to do this. Maybe it wasn’t such a neat trick after all. ;-(

Thanks for the reminder on this “workaround” technique for creating another option for effective PPT handouts. I’ll be posting a link to your tip on my blog PPT http://www.connectingdots.typepad.com/ppt in the near future.
Thanks for the reminder on this “workaround” technique for creating another option for effective PPT handouts. I’ll be posting a link to your tip on my blog PPT http://www.connectingdots.typepad.com/ppt in the near future.
Figures a ‘chef’ would like to swap recipes. I’ll take a look in your recipe file for something new to try.
Figures a ‘chef’ would like to swap recipes. I’ll take a look in your recipe file for something new to try.