Which button allows you to preview the presentation as the audience will see?

Test your presentation in present mode and ensure that you are familiar with Mentimeter, and confident with your presentation. Here are some things to think about:

• Run through your presentation in Presentation View by pressing the “Present” button in Mentimeter;

• Press F on your keyboard to go into full-screen mode. This will hide your browser tabs and anything else showing on your screen;

• Show bullet points, and go to the next slide by pressing the right arrow on your keyboard;

• Start a quiz question by pressing the return key on your keyboard;

• Get familiar with keyboard shortcuts.

Test voting

Once you are happy with the content, you should run a test vote. You should do this for two reasons. Firstly, to make sure you know how the voting function works, and secondly, to help you understand the audience experience. This will help you to become a better presenter! 

• Test vote your presentation so you understand how it works for the audience;

• If you want to preview your presentation with test data, you can show test votes;

• Remember! Delete results after testing.

Preview Mode

Preview Mode allows you to see exactly what both presenter and audience will see and experience during the presentation. To open Preview Mode, click on the arrow next to the Present button, then select "Preview presentation."

Once in Preview Mode, you can move slides with the arrow keys or the Presentation Menu, just like when presenting in real life.

You can also interact with the Audience screen and submit votes to see exactly what your audience will experience during your presentation. You can even toggle "Show test votes" at the bottom of of the screen.

Preview helps you understand how the slides in your presentation work and how they behave when your audience interacts with them. You can test vote on your questions in order to understand what your audience will experience and make sure that your presentation is set up the way you want.

Where to find Preview

You can find the Preview feature by clicking the arrow by the Present button in the top right corner.

What you see

Presenter screen - This is your presentation. Move between slides by using your keyboard or the toolbar in the lower left corner.

Audience screen - This is what the audience will see on their screen. Here you can vote on the question slides and try out the reaction buttons in order to understand your audience’s experience.

Test votes - Click “Show test votes” to see what the question slides look like when they get a larger amount of votes. Click again to turn it off.

Tips and instructions - On some slide types you will see information popping up in the bottom of the screen. Here you can find useful tips and instructions on how to get the most out of your presentation.

Good to know

• Different voting code - The voting code that you see in the top of the presenter screen is not the same as in your real presentation.

• Results will not be saved - You never have to worry about the results. You can vote and interact in Preview as much as you want without it affecting your real presentation’s results.

• Preview a presentation with results - If you open a presentation that already has votes, it will preview without those results.

  You can view your PowerPoint file in a variety of ways, depending on the task at hand. Some views are helpful when you're creating your presentation, and some are most helpful for delivering your presentation.

  You can find the different PowerPoint view options on the View tab, as shown below.

  

  You can also find the most frequently used views on the task bar at the bottom right of the slide window, as shown below.

  

  Note: To change the default view in PowerPoint, see Change the default view.

  Views for creating your presentation

  Normal view

  You can get to Normal view from the task bar

  

  at the bottom of the slide window, or from the View tab on the ribbon.

  Normal view is the editing mode where you’ll work most frequently to create your slides. Below, Normal view displays slide thumbnails on the left, a large window showing the current slide, and a section below the current slide where you can type your speaker notes for that slide.

  

  Slide Sorter view

  You can get to Slide Sorter view from the task bar

  

  at the bottom of the slide window, or from the View tab on the ribbon.

  Slide Sorter view (below) displays all the slides in your presentation in horizontally sequenced, thumbnails. Slide show view is helpful if you need to reorganize your slides—you can just click and drag your slides to a new location, or add sections to organize your slides into meaningful groups.

  

  For more information about sections, see Organize your PowerPoint slides into sections.

  Notes Page view

  You can show or hide your speakers notes with the Notes button

  

  at the bottom of the slide window, or you can get to Notes Page view from the View tab on the ribbon.

  The Notes pane is located beneath the slide window. You can print your notes or include the notes in a presentation that you send to the audience, or just use them as cues for yourself while you're presenting.

  

  For more information about notes, see Add speaker notes to your slides.

  Outline view

  You can get to Outline view from the View tab on the ribbon. (In PowerPoint 2013 and later, you can no longer get to Outline view from Normal view. You have to get to it from the View tab.)

  Use Outline view to create an outline or story board for your presentation. It displays only the text on your slides, not pictures or other graphical items.

  

  Master views

  To get to a master view, on the View tab, in the Master Views group, choose the master view that you want.

  Master views include, Slide, Handout, and Notes. The key benefit to working in a master view is that you can make universal style changes to every slide, notes page, or handout associated with your presentation.

  For more information about working with masters, see:

  • What is a slide master?

  • Use multiple slide masters in one presentation

  • Change, delete, or hide headers and footers on slides, notes, and handouts

  Views for delivering and viewing a presentation

  Slide Show view

  You can get to SlideShow view from the task bar

  

  at the bottom of the slide window.

  Use Slide Show view to deliver your presentation to your audience. Slide Show view occupies the full computer screen, exactly the way your presentation will look on a big screen when your audience sees it.

  Presenter view

  To get to Presenter view, in Slide Show view, in the lower left corner of the screen, click

  

  , and then click Show Presenter View (as shown below).

  Use Presenter view to view your notes while delivering your presentation. In Presenter view, your audience cannot see your notes.

  

  For more information about using Presenter view, see View your speaker notes as you deliver your slide show.

  Reading view

  You can get to Reading view from the task bar

  

  at the bottom of the slide window.

  Most people reviewing a PowerPoint presentation without a presenter will want to use Reading view. It displays the presentation in a full screen like Slide Show view, and it includes a few simple controls to make it easy to flip through the slides. You can also view speaker notes in Reading View.

  What is the view used to present your presentation to your audience?

  Use Slide Show view to deliver your presentation to your audience.

  How can you show your presentation?

  Present your slide show.

  To start your slide show, on the Slide Show tab, select Play From Beginning. ... .

  To manage your slide show, go to the controls in the bottom-left corner and do any of the following: ... .

  To skip to any slide in the presentation, right-click the screen and select Go to Slide..

  When in Slide Show view what happens when you hold Ctrl and click the left mouse button?

  While in Slide Show Mode, hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and click and drag with your mouse. Doing so turns on the laser pointer, allowing you to point out things on your slide and focus your audience's attention.

  Which view is used to display all the slides of the presentation in a thumbnail form?

  Answer: Slide Sorter View displays the slides of a presentation in the thumbnail form.