Reading View in PowerPoint for the Web

Reading view is the default view in PowerPoint for the Web. It is similar to the Slide Show view in some ways because, in both views, the slide is shown in full-screen mode. However, in Reading view, you also see the PowerPoint Title Bar and the Status Bar at the top and bottom of the interface respectively, as shown in Figure 1, below.

Figure 1: Reading view in PowerPoint Online

Reading view helps in quick navigation through slides. Also, Reading view is great for presentation designers who want to quickly look at their slides in full screen mode and also be in sync with other applications running at the same time.

To access Reading view, select the View tab on the Ribbon, and click the Reading View button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2, below.

Figure 2: Reading View button

Alternatively, you can also access Reading view from the View buttons on the right side of the Status Bar, and click the third button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3, below.

Figure 3: Reading view button on the Status bar

If you want to edit the presentation, or to run Slide Show, you can always switch from Reading view to one of the other views using the view buttons that you can see towards right on the Status Bar.