To save a PowerPoint presentation you created, follow these steps:
Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar. The Save As dialog box displays, shown in Figure 2.21.
Tip
You can also press Ctrl+S to open this dialog box.
Select the folder in which you want to save your presentation from the Save in drop-down list.
Figure 2.21. Specify save parameters in this dialog box.
Tip
The default folder in which to save your presentations is My Documents. You can customize the default folder in the Options dialog box.
Enter a name for the presentation in the File name field.
Caution
The drop-down list in the File Name field includes previously saved presentations. Be sure not to choose one of these file names and accidentally overwrite an existing presentation.
Choose the file format from the Save as type drop-down list.
Presentation is the default file type, but you can also save your PowerPoint presentation as a Web page, a design template, or in a previous PowerPoint version format such as PowerPoint 97 or PowerPoint 95. Table 2.2 lists the available options for saving your presentation:
Table 2.2. PowerPoint File Types
File Type
Extension
Result
Presentation
PPT
Saves as a regular PowerPoint presentation
Web Page
HTM
Saves as a presentation that opens in a Web browser
PowerPoint 95
PPT
Saves in this previous version of PowerPoint
PowerPoint 97-2000 & 95 Presentation
PPT
Saves as a presentation you can open in PowerPoint 95, 97, or 2000
PowerPoint 4.0
PPT
Saves as a PowerPoint 4.0 presentation
Design Template
POT
Saves as a design template that you can use for future presentations
PowerPoint Show
PPS
Enables you to run the presentation directly as a slide show
PowerPoint Add-In
PPA
Saves as a custom add-in
GIF Graphical Interchange Format
GIF
Saves as a graphic for use on the Web
JPEG File Interchange Format
JPG
Saves as a graphic for use on the Web
PNG Portable Network Graphic Format
PNG
Saves as a graphic for use on the Web
Device Independent Bitmap
BMP
Saves as a bitmap graphic image
Windows Metafile
WMF
Saves as a graphic image
Outline/RTF
RTF
Saves as an outline
Tag Image File Format
TIF
Saves as a TIFF graphic image
Click Save to save the file.
Tip
After you've saved a presentation, clicking the Save button once saves your changes without opening the Save As dialog box. To access this dialog box from a presentation that you've already saved, choose File, Save As.
Note
To set and modify save options such as fast saves and AutoRecovery, choose Tools, Options and go to the Save tab of the Options dialog box.