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Creating Handouts from PowerPoint Slides

Print-to-PDF with “Microsoft Print to PDF” or “Adobe PDF”

  1. Open your PDF and click “File”, then “Print”
  2. Select “Microsoft Print to PDF” or “Adobe PDF” in the  ‘Printer’ dropdown menu.
  3. Select “Handouts (2 slides per page)” in the format dropdown menu.
  4. Click “Print”
Annotated screenshot of the Microsoft PowerPoint print options.

Export PDF/XPS

  1. Go to “File”, then “Export”
  2. Click “Create PDF/XPS Document”
  3. Click “Create “PDF/XPS”
Annotated screenshot of the Microsoft PowerPoint export options.
  1. In the file explorer dialog, select “Options…”
Annotated screenshot of the Microsoft PowerPoint "Export PDF/XPS" dialog.
  1. Change “Publish what” to “Handouts”
  2. Change “Slides per page” to 2
  3. Click OK
Annotated screenshot of the Microsoft PowerPoint "Create PDF/XPS" options dialog box.