Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Ensuring a Smooth Print Process

The following are some tips to help ensure a smooth process in printing your PowerPoint presentation:

• If you want to continue working with PowerPoint while printing a large presentation, choose Tools, Options, and select Background Printing on the Print tab. With some printers, background printing can also be a setting of the printer itself. For example, if your printer enables you to set up print spooling, this has the same effect as background printing.

• If your print job is moving too slowly, turn off background printing.

Not printing fast enough? See “Speeding Up the Print Process” in the “Troubleshooting” section near the end of the chapter.

• Proof your presentation carefully before printing it to save time ...