Discussion:
How do I change the spacing between the slides on the handouts?
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Dr.Danger
2008-09-11 17:27:01 UTC
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Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.

Thanks!
Michael Koerner
2008-09-11 18:55:28 UTC
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You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


"Dr.Danger" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4675157E-EE96-46B8-A5C1-***@microsoft.com...
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides
anyway.

Thanks!
Dottie
2008-09-12 13:46:11 UTC
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I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.

I'm off to try that free trial!

Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
JR
2008-10-16 15:09:01 UTC
Permalink
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass. Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Josh
2008-11-04 03:34:01 UTC
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Count me in as another one interested in this feature. I saw the HandOut
Wizard, but it seems to be for Windows only. Is there anything for Office for
Mac?
Post by JR
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass. Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Lucy Thomson
2008-11-04 09:08:49 UTC
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Hi Josh

You would probably have more luck asking over on the Mac side of the world:
Mac discussion groups
http://www.officeformac.com/ProductForums/
microsoft.public.mac.office.powerpoint

Lucy
--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

Come say hello at Office DevCon in Sydney
www.officedevcon.com.au
Post by Josh
Count me in as another one interested in this feature. I saw the HandOut
Wizard, but it seems to be for Windows only. Is there anything for Office for
Mac?
Post by JR
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass.
Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides
anyway.
Thanks!
WalkbyFaith
2008-11-13 19:29:13 UTC
Permalink
I agree...my professors put on soo much text that its hard to read...I'd like
to save paper and have some room for notes but i can't read all the info.
when I do 4 slides or more and 2 slide still is small. White space needs to
be mulipuatable!
Post by JR
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass. Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Wales P. Nematollahi
2010-04-13 23:12:01 UTC
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Post by WalkbyFaith
I agree...my professors put on soo much text that its hard to read...I'd like
to save paper and have some room for notes but i can't read all the info.
when I do 4 slides or more and 2 slide still is small. White space needs to
be mulipuatable!
Post by JR
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass. Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Wales P. Nematollahi
2010-04-13 23:31:01 UTC
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Okay, now I get how your replies work.

Michael Koerner wrote: "You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing
to handouts. Isn't that enough?" Frankly, (a) you don't get the point, which
is that there is too much WHITE SPACE when one prints handouts, and (b)
"Isn't that enough?"is a POOR way to respond to a customer. I am a trainer
and tester/evaluator for the government, and an adjunct professor as well. I
should have gotten in trouble if I had responded to my customers in that
manner. You only help to confirm the stereotype that Microsoft thinks it is
superior to its customers.

As for sending to Word: Have you ever looked at the size of such files?? The
last one I did that, a 33 MB PowerPoint became 198 MB!

Based on experience, Open Office does poorly with handouts as well. However,
for those of you who have Corel WordPerfect Office: If you send a
Presentations file to WordPerfect, the file is not that huge, and one can
manipulate notes pages to have four slides on the left of each page, with
minimal wasted space.

Mr. Koerner: The suggestions from PowerPoint users are excellent. I strongly
recommend you try to make adjustments.

Wales P. Nematollahi, PhD, MT(ASCP)
Post by WalkbyFaith
I agree...my professors put on soo much text that its hard to read...I'd like
to save paper and have some room for notes but i can't read all the info.
when I do 4 slides or more and 2 slide still is small. White space needs to
be mulipuatable!
Post by JR
I agree w/ Dottie - the ability to re-size the slides in the handout should
be a function and the Help leads one to believe it could be done. 2 slides
per handout that are legible is the desire vs. 1 per page. Sure we "can
print up to 9 slides per page", but you'd need a magnifying glass. Please
Microsoft - correct this.
Post by Dottie
I, too, would love to change the layouts for printing. I want /need larger
windows and less margins in the 2 and 3 per page handouts.
Yes, I 've done it in Word, and yes it's a mess.
Let us take margins down to 1/2 inch and enlarge the slide area, give more
notes room....
Sorry, I 'm in an educational setting and there is often much too much info
on the slides I am sent for printing to print in small squares.
I'm off to try that free trial!
Dottie
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Steve Rindsberg
2010-04-14 03:55:25 UTC
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Post by Wales P. Nematollahi
Michael Koerner wrote: "You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing
to handouts. Isn't that enough?" Frankly, (a) you don't get the point, which
is that there is too much WHITE SPACE when one prints handouts, and (b)
"Isn't that enough?"is a POOR way to respond to a customer. I am a trainer
and tester/evaluator for the government, and an adjunct professor as well. I
should have gotten in trouble if I had responded to my customers in that
manner. You only help to confirm the stereotype that Microsoft thinks it is
superior to its customers.
Just so you understand the basics, you're not Michael's customer. He, like everybody
else who answers questions here, is a volunteer, not Microsoft staff.

I'm one of the other volunteers (and also an adjunct professor, for that matter) and I
agree that PPT's handouts are borderline useless.

My "fix" is to create a PDF, printing SLIDES, not handouts, to the PDF file.
Then open the PDF in Acrobat/Reader and use its ability to print multiple pages per
sheet to make n-up handouts. By setting the number of pages per sheet to "Custom" and
fiddling with the number of rows/columns, you can all but eliminate the wasted white
space.

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Michael Koerner
2010-04-14 12:00:29 UTC
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Thanks Steve
Post by Steve Rindsberg
Post by Wales P. Nematollahi
Michael Koerner wrote: "You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing
to handouts. Isn't that enough?" Frankly, (a) you don't get the point, which
is that there is too much WHITE SPACE when one prints handouts, and (b)
"Isn't that enough?"is a POOR way to respond to a customer. I am a trainer
and tester/evaluator for the government, and an adjunct professor as well. I
should have gotten in trouble if I had responded to my customers in that
manner. You only help to confirm the stereotype that Microsoft thinks it is
superior to its customers.
Just so you understand the basics, you're not Michael's customer. He, like everybody
else who answers questions here, is a volunteer, not Microsoft staff.
I'm one of the other volunteers (and also an adjunct professor, for that matter) and I
agree that PPT's handouts are borderline useless.
My "fix" is to create a PDF, printing SLIDES, not handouts, to the PDF file.
Then open the PDF in Acrobat/Reader and use its ability to print multiple pages per
sheet to make n-up handouts. By setting the number of pages per sheet to "Custom" and
fiddling with the number of rows/columns, you can all but eliminate the wasted white
space.
Our trees bow down in appreciation.
==============================
PPT Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/
PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
Steve Rindsberg
2010-04-15 16:07:19 UTC
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Post by Michael Koerner
Thanks Steve
De nada.

Oh, and I forgot to mention ... I added this recently:

Print larger handouts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01046.htm


==============================
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http://www.pptfaq.com/

PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
Michael Koerner
2010-04-15 18:01:55 UTC
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That is so cool, thanks
Post by Steve Rindsberg
Post by Michael Koerner
Thanks Steve
De nada.
Print larger handouts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01046.htm
==============================
PPT Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/
PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
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2014-05-20 06:50:17 UTC
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Post by Michael Koerner
That is so cool, thanks
Post by Steve Rindsberg
Post by Michael Koerner
Thanks Steve
De nada.
Print larger handouts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01046.htm
==============================
PPT Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/
PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
USE CUTE PDF OR REAL PDF...FOR 4 SLIDES
PRINT>> 1 SLIDE/ HORIZONTAL/REMOVE FRAME (DOWN IN SLIDE)>> CHOSE CUTE PDF >> CLICK PROPERTIES >> SELECT 4 SLIDES/ BORDERS ETC >> PRINT >>SAVE WHR U WANNA SAVE...JOB DONE
thank you!!
m***@gmail.com
2017-02-18 00:05:54 UTC
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YES!!! You win. Thank you
Post by Steve Rindsberg
My "fix" is to create a PDF, printing SLIDES, not handouts, to the PDF file.
Then open the PDF in Acrobat/Reader and use its ability to print multiple pages per
sheet to make n-up handouts. By setting the number of pages per sheet to "Custom" and
fiddling with the number of rows/columns, you can all but eliminate the wasted white
space.
Our trees bow down in appreciation.
==============================
PPT Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/
PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
Greg
2009-02-24 23:07:01 UTC
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The number of slides is irrelevant. When printing 2 slides per page, I don't
need an inch of border in between them. Being able to adjust the margins and
spacing between cells would be a practical upgrade.
Bill Dilworth
2009-02-25 00:16:17 UTC
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Google HandOut Wizard. It allows you to custom build your handouts.

Bill Dilworth
Post by Greg
The number of slides is irrelevant. When printing 2 slides per page, I don't
need an inch of border in between them. Being able to adjust the margins and
spacing between cells would be a practical upgrade.
uSoft_frustrated
2010-01-29 15:39:01 UTC
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not sure how to find "WIZARD";
Handout Master allows you to add/delete/resize header & footer, but not
change size of slides (2 per page).
Post by Bill Dilworth
Google HandOut Wizard. It allows you to custom build your handouts.
Bill Dilworth
Post by Greg
The number of slides is irrelevant. When printing 2 slides per page, I don't
need an inch of border in between them. Being able to adjust the margins and
spacing between cells would be a practical upgrade.
Steve Rindsberg
2010-01-29 17:00:17 UTC
Permalink
Go to http://www.google.com

In the search box there, type

handout wizard

Press Enter.
Post by uSoft_frustrated
not sure how to find "WIZARD";
Handout Master allows you to add/delete/resize header & footer, but not
change size of slides (2 per page).
Post by Bill Dilworth
Google HandOut Wizard. It allows you to custom build your handouts.
Bill Dilworth
Post by Greg
The number of slides is irrelevant. When printing 2 slides per page, I don't
need an inch of border in between them. Being able to adjust the margins and
spacing between cells would be a practical upgrade.
==============================
PPT Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/

PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
http://www.pptools.com/
Krisy
2009-03-16 12:01:02 UTC
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I second to Greg. The huge marginals in the print layout are really
irritating no matter how many slides per page. I'm looking forward to a
user-friendly solution.
Bill Dilworth
2009-03-16 19:43:38 UTC
Permalink
Hi Krisy,

Did you look at Handout Wizard? Allows you to set the margins and placement
of the slides on a page.

Bill Dilworth
Post by Krisy
I second to Greg. The huge marginals in the print layout are really
irritating no matter how many slides per page. I'm looking forward to a
user-friendly solution.
Nick
2009-06-01 18:14:01 UTC
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It would be ideal not to have to pay $40 for such a simple task
Post by Bill Dilworth
Hi Krisy,
Did you look at Handout Wizard? Allows you to set the margins and placement
of the slides on a page.
Bill Dilworth
Post by Krisy
I second to Greg. The huge marginals in the print layout are really
irritating no matter how many slides per page. I'm looking forward to a
user-friendly solution.
Bill Dilworth
2009-06-13 17:39:22 UTC
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Hi Nick,

Agreed, from one perspective, spending $40 for a seemingly simple task seems
to be unreasonable. Especially when you could learn to write that code
yourself. There are lots of free things on the web, why isn't everything?

But from another perspective, spending $40 is reasonable when you consider
how many hours it will take you to learn how to code this yourself. Is your
time worth more than $0.50 and hour? I doubt most people could learn that
level of coding in just 80 hours. From this perspective, it is a value.

So, how badly do you want/need the thing the add-in does? Is it worth 80
hours of your time or $40? If so, build it or buy it.

Alternately, if you do not think it is worth either, try to convince someone
to build it for you for free. When you find that person, let me know; I
have a few hundred projects I want them to do for me too.

Bill Dilworth
Post by Nick
It would be ideal not to have to pay $40 for such a simple task
Post by Bill Dilworth
Hi Krisy,
Did you look at Handout Wizard? Allows you to set the margins and placement
of the slides on a page.
Bill Dilworth
Post by Krisy
I second to Greg. The huge marginals in the print layout are really
irritating no matter how many slides per page. I'm looking forward to a
user-friendly solution.
LorettaYeo
2009-09-14 21:23:01 UTC
Permalink
I agree with several others on this thread. PowerPoint is a Microsoft
product, and they should be the ones fixing the problem. We shouldn't have
to use (and pay for!) a third party product, after already shelling out big
bucks for the presentation software.

It's a simple issue; instead of useless 1" margins, let me use my printer's
default of 1/8" margins, and get bigger slides.

I'm beginning to think the guys at Microsoft never look over their cubicle
walls to see what's happening with the rest of Office. You can set margins
in Word and Excel, how hard would it be to get the code from those techies
and put it in PowerPoint??
--
Loretta Yeo
Post by Bill Dilworth
Did you look at Handout Wizard? Allows you to set the margins and placement
of the slides on a page.
Nick
2009-06-01 18:08:02 UTC
Permalink
I'm sorry, but this is a prime example of how out of touch Microsoft really
is. Yes, you can print 9 slides per page, but you would actually be able to
READ those 9 slides if there wasn't so much unnecessary empty space between
them. I get a page allowance at my school, and having to use twice as many
pages just to be able to read the slides is annoying. I could probably fit
6-8 slides on a page if they were the same size as what comes out on a
4-per-page handout, given that the extra space could be eliminated, but
there's no way to do that.
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Lucy Thomson
2009-06-01 23:35:38 UTC
Permalink
Have you tried 'send to word'? That gives you a great deal more control -
but unfortunately a humungous file often. Or Bill's add-in:
http://billdilworth.mvps.org/SlideIntoWord.htm

Lucy
--
Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au
Post by Nick
I'm sorry, but this is a prime example of how out of touch Microsoft really
is. Yes, you can print 9 slides per page, but you would actually be able to
READ those 9 slides if there wasn't so much unnecessary empty space between
them. I get a page allowance at my school, and having to use twice as many
pages just to be able to read the slides is annoying. I could probably fit
6-8 slides on a page if they were the same size as what comes out on a
4-per-page handout, given that the extra space could be eliminated, but
there's no way to do that.
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Tom22
2009-08-18 15:09:02 UTC
Permalink
Dear Michael,

Please have the courtesy to respond to the actual question posed.

The issue is that there is a huge waste of space on each page, due to
ridiculously large margins between the slides. There must be a simple way to
add in the feature to reduce the white space between slides. Printing 9 per
page is useless if the print is too small to read.

My organization has over 6280 persons, most of whom develop several
PowerPoint presentations each year. We deliver thousands of training and
information world-wide, often in very poor countries with limited resources.

It would allow for a tremendous reduction in pages printed (saving money,
time, ink, paper, and the environment) if we could print 9 READABLE slides
per page. And we are one of tens of thousands of Universities, research
institutions, training institutions, etc.; who each day print literally
millions of pages of slide handouts at 2 or 4 slides per page, because they
cannot maximise the size of slides so that the image is readable when
printing 6 or 9 slides per page.
So, how about responding to a corporate customer who has bothered to upgrade
to MS Office 2007, and actually respond to our request?

The MS 2007 Office roll-out was a disastrous and horribly costly experience:
huge loss of productivity and thousands of wasted hours in retraining staff!
We operate, as a global non-profit, in every country in the world. With the
huge scale of on-going expense from that conversion to 2007, the least we
should be able to expect is some help in reducing unnecessary waste and
needless costs, by having a simple upgrade to allow customizable re-sizing of
margins and slide size on notes handout.

Yours,
Tom
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Michael Koerner
2009-08-18 16:01:55 UTC
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"Tom22" <***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F677D792-DB58-4E83-B7A5-***@microsoft.com...
Dear Michael,

Please have the courtesy to respond to the actual question posed.

The issue is that there is a huge waste of space on each page, due to
ridiculously large margins between the slides. There must be a simple way to
add in the feature to reduce the white space between slides. Printing 9 per
page is useless if the print is too small to read.

My organization has over 6280 persons, most of whom develop several
PowerPoint presentations each year. We deliver thousands of training and
information world-wide, often in very poor countries with limited resources.

It would allow for a tremendous reduction in pages printed (saving money,
time, ink, paper, and the environment) if we could print 9 READABLE slides
per page. And we are one of tens of thousands of Universities, research
institutions, training institutions, etc.; who each day print literally
millions of pages of slide handouts at 2 or 4 slides per page, because they
cannot maximise the size of slides so that the image is readable when
printing 6 or 9 slides per page.
So, how about responding to a corporate customer who has bothered to upgrade
to MS Office 2007, and actually respond to our request?

The MS 2007 Office roll-out was a disastrous and horribly costly experience:
huge loss of productivity and thousands of wasted hours in retraining staff!
We operate, as a global non-profit, in every country in the world. With the
huge scale of on-going expense from that conversion to 2007, the least we
should be able to expect is some help in reducing unnecessary waste and
needless costs, by having a simple upgrade to allow customizable re-sizing
of
margins and slide size on notes handout.

Yours,
Tom
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
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Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Steve Rindsberg
2009-08-19 16:04:10 UTC
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Post by Tom22
The issue is that there is a huge waste of space on each page, due to
ridiculously large margins between the slides. There must be a simple way to
add in the feature to reduce the white space between slides. Printing 9 per
page is useless if the print is too small to read.
Your point is well-taken and it's a well-known problem going back many versions.
Why MS has never improved the handouts feature is a mystery.

But there's no simple way to change the way it works, unless you have a printer
whose driver supports "n-up" printing (ie, printing multiple pages per sheet).
Many do nowadays.

My HP laser printer, for example, has a Finishing tab in the printer properties
dialog box. I can choose anything from 1 to 16 pages per sheet there. If I then
print slides, they'll be considerably larger, with less wasted space, than if I
printed the same number of slides per page via PPT's handout feature.

Another approach would be to use Shyam Pillai's Handout Wizard.
http://skp.mvps.org/how/
Post by Tom22
So, how about responding to a corporate customer who has bothered to upgrade
to MS Office 2007, and actually respond to our request?
As Michael points out, we're volunteers here. As a corporate customer, you
probably have a lot more pull with MS than we do. If you have a means of
contacting them for support, I'd definitely do that.
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
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bi2mon
2009-11-11 08:45:52 UTC
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One thing you can do is to save the powerpoint file in pdf format. Ther
in acrobat you can print multiple slides on one page with slimme
margins between slides.
To save powerpoint in pdf (*if you are using Office 2007*) download an
install the add-in from the site
http://tinyurl.com/yqpa7b
Post by Nick
Post by Tom22
The issue is that there is a huge waste of space on each page, du
to
Post by Tom22
ridiculously large margins between the slides. There must be a simpl
way to
Post by Tom22
add in the feature to reduce the white space between slides. Printin
9 per
Post by Tom22
page is useless if the print is too small to read.
Your point is well-taken and it's a well-known problem going back man
versions.
Why MS has never improved the handouts feature is a mystery.
But there's no simple way to change the way it works, unless you have
printer
whose driver supports "n-up" printing (ie, printing multiple pages pe
sheet).
Many do nowadays.
My HP laser printer, for example, has a Finishing tab in the printe
properties
dialog box. I can choose anything from 1 to 16 pages per sheet there
If I then
print slides, they'll be considerably larger, with less wasted space
than if I
printed the same number of slides per page via PPT's handout feature.
Another approach would be to use Shyam Pillai's Handout Wizard.
'Welcome to the Handout Wizard home page' (http://skp.mvps.org/how/)
Post by Tom22
So, how about responding to a corporate customer who has bothered t
upgrade
Post by Tom22
to MS Office 2007, and actually respond to our request?
As Michael points out, we're volunteers here. As a corporate customer
you
probably have a lot more pull with MS than we do. If you have a mean
of
contacting them for support, I'd definitely do that.
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be include
in
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. Peopl
could print
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thu
saving paper.
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space betwee
slides
Post by Tom22
Post by Dr.Danger
anyway.
Thanks!
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c***@gmail.com
2018-08-10 16:34:33 UTC
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I found the best solution based on this response. In PPT, go file print, select adobe printer, print full page slides then printer setup. Under layout tab, select multiple per page.
Post by Steve Rindsberg
The issue is that there is a huge waste of space on each page, ...
Why MS has never improved the handouts feature is a mystery.
But there's no simple way to change the way it works, unless you have a printer
whose driver supports "n-up" printing (ie, printing multiple pages per sheet).
Many do nowadays.
My HP laser printer, for example, has a Finishing tab in the printer properties
dialog box. I can choose anything from 1 to 16 pages per sheet there. If I then
print slides, they'll be considerably larger, with less wasted space, than if I
printed the same number of slides per page via PPT's handout feature.
Another approach would be to use Shyam Pillai's Handout Wizard.
http://skp.mvps.org/how/
So, how about responding to a corporate customer who has bothered to upgrade
to MS Office 2007, and actually respond to our request?
As Michael points out, we're volunteers here. As a corporate customer, you
probably have a lot more pull with MS than we do. If you have a means of
contacting them for support, I'd definitely do that.
napq
2009-09-16 15:53:01 UTC
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i agree. if you can print 9 slides per page when printing handouts. why can't
you save the 9-slides per page handout in word as well?
like the earlier message said, it can be done but its tedious.
angas! thanks!
Post by Michael Koerner
You can print up to 9 slides per page when printing to handouts. Isn't that
enough? The only other option is to use the send to Word option and
manipulate the tables once in Word.
--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint
Microsoft office team,
Being able to change the slide spacing really needs to be included in
PowerPoint. You could promote it as an eco-friendly move. People could print
more slides per page without the text becoming too small, thus saving paper.
I am not sure why there needs to be so much white space between slides anyway.
Thanks!
Mrs doodles
2009-08-27 18:17:01 UTC
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Save your powerpoint as a PDF file then open it in Adobe Reader and print
from there. Go to print and under page scaling - put multiple pages to sheet
and the number of pages you want to print then in the print settings click
landscape or portrait
I want to change the spacing on the handout master so that the slides are
closer together. Is there any way to change this?
i***@gmail.com
2016-06-30 14:48:05 UTC
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The easiest method I've found is to export it as a pdf and print it from Adobe Acrobat. When yo select print there is a "handouts" option. Just choose how many page to print per sheet. You can try a few options to minimize margins. I found that a widescreen PowerPoint presentation converted to a pdf will print 12 sheet per page with hardly any margins if you print it 3 x 4.
m***@gmail.com
2017-03-26 06:23:06 UTC
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Dear Microsoft team,

My questions is how we can decrease the space among the ppt slides, while printing more slides on one page.


Regards,
MOMIN
3***@gmail.com
2019-09-12 22:49:55 UTC
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I want to change the spacing on the handout master so that the slides are
closer together. Is there any way to change this?
I have found the only way to do this is upload them to google drive and print from there. You get the option of printing 1 slide per page up to 16 slides per page.
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