The Normal view in PowerPoint is commonly used for editing slides. However, it isn’t always the best option for sorting and viewing a presentation or PowerPoint template with dozens of slides. The Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint helps easily view and sort PowerPoint slides as thumbnails.
How to Switch to Slide Sorter View
There are multiple ways to switch to Slide Sorter view, including via the taskbar icon at the bottom and View -> Slide Sorter.
Once in the Slide Sorter view, you can easily view and sort slides in a convenient view where all slides are displayed horizontally in the form of thumbnails. The right-click context menu provides various options for other views like the Normal view in PowerPoint. These include options to cut, copy, paste, duplicate, hide, and delete slides, as well as options to add sections to your presentation, format background, and link to slides.
Drag and Drop to Sort Slides
One of the biggest advantages of using Slide Sorter view is to drag and drop to rearrange slides using an easy-to-view horizontal layout instead of the vertical thumbnails in the Normal view.
Adjust Slides for Better Viewing and Sorting
By zooming slides, you can further enhance the size of the thumbnails by moving the taskbar zoom slider or via View -> Zoom.
To adjust slides neatly on your screen, go to View -> Fit to Window to organize all slide thumbnails according to your screen.
How to Switch Back to Normal View
You can exit the Slide Sorter view by selecting a different view (such as the Normal view) via the taskbar or from the View tab.
Final Words
Using the Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint can be great for enhancing productivity to organize several slides using drag and drop within an easy-to-view layout. This can be much easier than using other viewing options in PowerPoint since this viewing option is precisely meant for what its name suggests, sorting slides conveniently.
