If you wish to include useful information that should only be visible to you (the speaker) during your next PowerPoint presentation, here's how to do that.

Want a backup of your presenter notes in case your computer goes down? Here's how to print a PowerPoint presentation with notes and put your mind at ease.

Open PowerPoint and launch the presentation for which you want to take notes. Click in the area below the slide, where it says "Click to Add Notes," and start typing your notes.

One useful feature of PowerPoint allows you to add notes to your slides that an audience will never see. As slides scroll by, you can glance at your laptop and stay aware of important details.

Learn how to change the default view mode so as to always open PowerPoint presentations in Outline, Notes, or Slide Sorter mode.

Add some flair with music or sound effects, or record your own voice. We’ll show you how to add audio to PowerPoint for enhancing your next slideshow.

To edit a footer in your PowerPoint slides and include citations or notes, you'll need to access the Header & Footer menu from the Insert tab.

You can import your PowerPoint slides into OneNote. You can review the slides and add notes without affecting the original PowerPoint file.