speaker notes

Question

Hello and im trying to download my speaker notes from powerpoint as a miscrosoft doc. I have seen the export tab but does not give me the option to select handouts. I have upgraded the powerpoint and I have also selected the normal/ notes button and try that and nothing... Im so lost. im not so savvy with computers but I try my best. Please any help.

Answer 1

Hi Warner, Sadie

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A Forum. 

Based on your description, I understand that you are trying to export your PowerPoint slides together with the speaker notes into a Word document. I tested this on my side using PowerPoint for Mac, and the Create Handouts option is not available on macOS. 

However, you can refer to the steps below as a workaround: 

1.Save your PowerPoint as a PDF (with Notes) 

-Go to File > Print 

-In the Layout menu, select the option “Notes”. 

-In the PDF menu, select Save as PDF. 

2.Open the PDF in Microsoft Word to convert it 

-Open Word 

-Go to File > Open 

-Select the PDF file you saved. 

Word should be able to convert the PDF into an editable Word document. 

I hope this helps. 

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