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A PowerPoint presentation is an excellent way of presenting information or ideas to an audience. The software is easy to use and offers a lot of cool effects for your slideshows, too. But what's the use of all this if you don't even know how to save your finished PowerPoint? This wikiHow will teach you how to save your file.
How to Save a Presentation in PowerPoint
After creating your PowerPoint presentation, click the File tab in the top-left corner of your screen. Click Save to save your presentation to the current file or click Save As to create a new file. Click Browse, then choose a folder or drive to save your presentation. Give your presentation a name, then click Save.
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Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the screen. A menu will expand.- In PowerPoint for Mac, File is in the menu bar at the top of your computer screen instead of at the top of the app itself.
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Click Save to save to the current file, or Save as to create a new file. If you've already saved the file at some point, you'll have the option to click Save, which simply saves your changes to that file. Otherwise, choose Save as to create a brand new file.- You can also quickly save (or save as) by clicking the disk icon at the top left side of the PowerPoint app window, or by pressing Ctrl + S (Windows) or Command + S (Mac).
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Click Browse and choose a folder. You can save the presentation to any folder on your computer, on OneDrive, or to an external drive.- In PowerPoint for Mac, click the dropdown next to Place to choose a save location. You can toggle between locations in OneDrive vs. on your computer by clicking the button that says either On my mac or Online Locations.
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Type a name for your presentation and click Save. You can name it whatever you want, as long as you don't already have a file saved under that exact name in the same location. -
Enable AutoSave (optional). Turning on AutoSave is a good way to prevent accidental loss of data in case your computer shuts down unexpectedly while you’re working on your presentation. Your file must be saved to OneDrive for this to work.[1] After saving your presentation, toggle the switch next to AutoSave at the top left corner of the PowerPoint app. The switch will turn blue when AutoSave is enabled.- AutoSave automatically saves your file once every few seconds.
- Even if you don’t have AutoSave enabled, AutoRecover is enabled by default and will make a backup of your file every few minutes (the frequency varies depending on your settings).[2]
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- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-on-autosave-in-microsoft-365-apps-dbd19b49-ff3a-48f5-8294-671e33a6712c
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/help-protect-your-files-in-case-of-a-crash-551c29b1-6a4b-4415-a3ff-a80415b92f99
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-your-presentation-file-34377c9c-a1e5-44e1-9c3f-e6e72ee6c541
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/package-a-presentation-for-cd-or-usb-flash-drive-ac1ae03e-c5f2-4a0d-8bcb-3c48741117c9#officeversion=newer_mac_versions
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-your-presentation-file-34377c9c-a1e5-44e1-9c3f-e6e72ee6c541
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