How To Print Slide Numbers

[John C.]

This may be a stupid question, but I am stumped. Is there any way to tell
Powerpoint to simply print the slide # as it appears in sorter view when I am
printing a handout? I know that I can go in and manually insert ext boxes
under each slide in the handout master, but will P.P. really not simply print
the slide number that it has already assigned to each slide on a handout?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

What Jim Said.....but also...another method.

View > Master > Slide Masters

Add a textbox...click in the text box

Insert menu > Slide Number

Then adjust the font/size/color/alignment/position/etc

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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[John C.]

Thanks for the input. I am not trying to add a page#, but slide numbers
under each slide in a large slide show. I knew about inserting a text box and
physically adding the number. I guess that is the only way. In Keynote, there
is a "print slide number" option in the print dialogue box. Again, since
Powerpoint displays each slide with a number in the slide sorter view, you
wouldn't think you would have to take the time to insert 100 slide numbers
in order to print them. Oh well. Thanks again for your help.

 

[Harvey Waxman]

Again, since
Powerpoint displays each slide with a number in the slide sorter view, you
wouldn't think you would have to take the time to insert 100 slide numbers
in order to print them. Oh well. Thanks again for your help.

Slide numbers are a bit flakey for me but they do work, sort of. Create a text
box on a slide. Go to insert > Slide number and say OK to insert the slide
number.

Then copy the box, and run through the slides pasting as you go along.

It's not very smart but at least once it's done it will keep track of any
rearranging you do.

The header/footer option is really weird and I can't seem to make snes of it..
Not Mac-like at all.

PP OSX

 

[Honolulu]

Thanks for the input. I am not trying to add a page#, but slide numbers
under each slide in a large slide show. I knew about inserting a text box and
physically adding the number. I guess that is the only way. [ snip... ], you
wouldn't think you would have to take the time to insert 100 slide numbers
in order to print them.

John, you might want to read Mr. Simmons' post again. The "slide number" is
not a specific number, but rather a dynamic field that will change for every
slide. AND, you only have to insert it once on the MASTER slide for it to
show up correctly on every slide.

Aloha.

 

[John C.]

Thanks every one. I did figure it out. All of these methods work, but I talked
to a friend that gave me his solution. What we are doing is creating a
songlist each week from several different songs, then projecting the words
so people in church can sing along. As I said, I end up with from 35 to 100
slides. Anyway, in a presentation select View/ headers and footers/, on the
slide tab click the slide number check box and apply to all. Then go to the
veiw/master/slide master/ dialogue box. Now you can move the already
existing "number area" up into the slide. Adjust fonts and sizes. This will put
a slide number in the corner of each slide that will print on a handout. I then
print the slides in black and white, and remove any pictures that would
cover the slide number when printing. This way each slide prints with its
own number in the corner, and the presenter can run the show using my
printout as a guide. This method keeps me out of the Master Handout box
which is clunky and not too usefull for my purposes. Again, thanks, each of
you had a piece of the puzzle.

I hope that soon Keynote will come out with the ability to move around
between random slides by inputing the slide# the way that PowerPoint does.
I love the graphics and simplicity in Keynote, but this feature is a must for
projecting a song service.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Thanks for pointing that out.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp