PowerPoint presentations

[Geraldine]

How can I set the output format for a PowerPoint presentation to be overhead?
This was an ECDL exam question and neither I nor the tutor could find the
answer and still can't!

 

[Christine]

This test question is silly or tricky-- if you go to Page Setup, you can
choose different sizes for your slides-- the default is "on-screen", but you
can change it to Letter, Legal, custom and Overhead is one of the selections.
Overhead, Letter and On-Screen have very little differences-- the more
important thing is having setting-up the printer for the different mediums in
order to print.

 

[Geraldine]

Christine

Many thanks for this - would never have thought of that. Did suspect when
the tutor couldn't sort it out that there was something dodgy ... thought we
were looking for something that didn't exist!

Cheers, you've made a very soggy person much happier!

 

[Echo S]

How can I set the output format for a PowerPoint presentation to be overhead?
This was an ECDL exam question and neither I nor the tutor could find the
answer and still can't!

The exam is nuts -- either that or giving you trick questions. There is no
setting for "overhead." You might select a "transparency" or "overhead"
option in the printer so it won't melt the acetate, though.

I'd assume you'd want to print actual slides (1/page) for the overhead
transparencies, but heck, a Notes Page might also make a good overhead
transparency. For those, you'd use File/Print and choose your weapon in the
"print what" section.

 

[Echo S]

Ooooooh, good one, Christine. I totally forgot there was an "overhead"
option in File/Page Setup! (But I agree with you about the question itself.)