Click the 'Print What' drop-down list and select the option that describes the number of slides to appear on each page. Click the 'File' menu and select 'Print' when you're ready to print the handout. Alternatively, click 'Outline' if you want to print a text-only outline of the content on your slides.Ĭlick 'Close' in the Master View group after finishing your handout. Then possible workaround is creating a new template based on another template, then use your template to create a new presentation. If you want PowerPoint to show notes along with the slides, use three slides per page. Currently, there’s no options for users to set default PowerPoint templates on Mac. You can place two, three, four, six or nine slides on one page. Select an option for the number of slides per page in the Slide Per Page group in the Ribbon. Clear the box next to any selected options you don't want to use. Options include adding a header, footer, date and page number to the handout. Select the box next to each item you want to include in the Page Elements section. Select 'Portrait' to format the handout vertically or 'Landscape' to format it horizontally. Click 'Orientation' in the Page Setup group in the Ribbon.