Applies To
PowerPoint for the web

Share your presentation

  1. Select Share Button icon. Share, and select Share menu button Share again.

  2. Type the names or email addresses of who you want to share with.

  3. To set permissions, select Edit pencil button Can Edit and choose the level you want. Can edit is the default. Choose Can view to give permission to view the file, but not edit it. Or pick Can't download to allow the file to be viewed, but not downloaded.

  4. Add an optional message, and then select Send all button Send.

    Or, select Copy link button icon. Copy Link to share a link to the file in a chat message, email, or document.

Share button screenshot.

Co-author a presentation

After you share your file, you can work together at the same time.

  • Under Share you will see the names of who else is also editing the file.

  • Colored flags show where each person is editing.

Presence flags indicate where multiple authors are working in a document

Comments in presentations

  1. Select Review and choose New Comment. Or select New if the Comments pane is open.

  2. In the Comments pane, type your message in the box and press Enter.

  3. Select Reply and type your response.

  4. Select the Next or Back buttons to go between comments and slides.

  5. Select the X in the upper corner of the comment.

Add a comment

Chat while editing

If you'd like to chat with the people you shared your presentation with while you make changes, open a group chat in Microsoft Teams.

Chat in a document - 3

Version history

  1. Select File and choose Version history.

  2. In the Version history pane, select a version to open and view it in a separate window.

Button for Version History inside the Info page

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