This is how you can PowerPoint slides
convert specifically into a PDF
With PowerPoint you have an excellent presentation software that you can use with a little skill and creativity to convey simple and vivid complex content.
Now, you may want to make the presentation accessible where PowerPoint may not be used.
Of course, the PDF format is an obvious choice.
You also have the option to port and adapt only certain slides instead of the complete PowerPoint presentation as so-called “hands out” into a PDF so that participants can easily print them out.
Read in our article how it is done with PowerPoint 2016.
Price: € 29.99 zum Angebot* Price incl. VAT., Excl. Shipping 
This is how you can PowerPoint slides convert specifically into a PDF
With PowerPoint you have an excellent presentation software that you can use with a little skill and creativity to convey simple and vivid complex content.
Now, you may want to make the presentation accessible where PowerPoint may not be used.
Of course, the PDF format is an obvious choice.
You also have the option to port and adapt only certain slides instead of the complete PowerPoint presentation as so-called “hands out” into a PDF so that participants can easily print them out.
Read in our article how it is done with PowerPoint 2016.
Price: € 29.99 zum Angebot* Price incl. VAT., Excl. Shipping 1. Conversion via direct selection.
1. Conversion via direct selection.
Like (almost) everywhere many ways to convert a PowerPoint file into a PDF lead to Rome.
In the first option, you select the slides in an overview directly and convert them.
To do this, select “Slide sorting” in your open PowerPoint file “View”
See picture (click to enlarge)
In the overview presented there, you have a good overview of all slides in your presentation and can select them one after the other. (Hold down CTRL and select with left-click)
See picture (click to enlarge)
Like (almost) everywhere many ways to convert a PowerPoint file into a PDF lead to Rome.
In the first option, you select the slides in an overview directly and convert them.
To do this, select “Slide sorting” in your open PowerPoint file “View”
See picture:
In the overview presented there, you have a good overview of all slides in your presentation and can select them one after the other. (Hold down CTRL and select with left-click)
See picture:
2. Print PowerPoint as PDF.
2. Print PowerPoint as PDF.
After selecting the desired slides, we click on “Print” in the “Start” tab and select a virtual PDF printer there.
In our example, we simply use the “Microsoft Print to PDF” feature, which is installed by default.
Under the item “Settings” in the print menu we select “Print Selection” to convert only our previously selected slides.
See picture (click to enlarge)
After selecting the desired slides, we click on “Print” in the “Start” tab and select a virtual PDF printer there.
In our example, we simply use the “Microsoft Print to PDF” feature, which is installed by default.
Under the item “Settings” in the print menu we select “Print Selection” to convert only our previously selected slides.
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3. Convert PowerPoint to PDF.
3. Convert PowerPoint to PDF.
The 2nd possibility to bring your presentation into a PDF works as follows:
- In the tab “Start” – “Save As” – “Browse“, and set
a name for your document. As file format select “PDF“.
- After selecting the appropriate file format,
There are more storage options available.
- Adjust the options (such as: from page to page) for the file to be saved as a PDF
at will, and then click on “save“.
See picture (click to enlarge)
After saving, you will receive a PDF document of your PowerPoint presentation, which you can conveniently email or print out.
The 2nd possibility to bring your presentation into a PDF works as follows:
- In the tab “Start” – “Save As” – “Browse“, and set
a name for your document. As file format select “PDF“.
- After selecting the appropriate file format,
There are more storage options available.
- Adjust the options (such as: from page to page) for the file to be saved as a PDF
at will, and then click on “save“.
See picture:
After saving, you will receive a PDF document of your PowerPoint presentation, which you can conveniently email or print out.
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