Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for the web
  1. With the presentation file open, select File and choose Export.

  2. Under Export, select Create Handouts, and under Create Handouts in Microsoft Word, select Create Handouts.

  3. In the dialog, select the layout option you prefer.

  4. Under Add slides to Microsoft Word document, select how you want the Word file to respond to subsequent updates to the presentation:

    Option

    Description

    Paste

    Content in the Word document is unaffected by subsequent changes in the original PowerPoint presentation file.

    Paste link

    Any subsequent updates to the original PowerPoint presentation are reflected in the Word document.

  5. Select OK, then wait for Word to complete the conversion.

Tip: If Word is unable to convert all the handouts at once, for more info, see Edit or print PowerPoint handouts in Word.

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