In PowerPoint 2013, and in other Office
2013 programs, you typically need to sign in to a Microsoft Account so that you
can access saved settings, customizations, and even some files off the cloud. You typically do this by managing your Account, right inside
PowerPoint or another Office 2013 program such as Word and Excel. The Account tab in
Backstage view allows you to sign in to your Microsoft
Account, and automatically connect to your OneDrive account. In this tutorial, you'll
learn how to access PowerPoint 2013's Account Management options:
- Open a presentation in PowerPoint 2013. Click the File menu, as shown highlighted in red within
Figure 1.
Figure 1: File menu
- This bring ups the Backstage view, as shown in Figure 2. Now, select Account option, highlighted in
blue within Figure 2.
Figure 2: PowerPoint 2016 Backstage view
- This brings up the Account tab within the Backstage view,
as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Account tab within the Backstage view
Within the Account tab, you'll find several options, as marked
in Figure 3 above:
A. User Information
Here your find options to manage your account, change
or update your account info, or switch to a separate account altogether, as explained below:
Change Photo: This option brings up a web page containing your Microsoft
Account profile, as shown in Figure 4. Here you can change your profile picture, and soon your profile picture within PowerPoint and other Office programs will also update.
Figure 4: Microsoft Account web page
About Me: Click this option to bring up the same web page as you can see in
Figure 4. Here you can edit your Contact
info and Work info.
Sign Out: To learn more, read our
Sign Out and Switch Accounts in PowerPoint 2013 (on Windows 8) and
Sign In, Sign Out, and Switch Accounts in PowerPoint 2013 (on Windows 7) tutorials.
Switch Account: To learn more, read our
Sign Out and Switch Accounts in PowerPoint 2013 (on Windows 8) and
Sign In, Sign Out, and Switch Accounts in PowerPoint 2013 (on Windows 7) tutorials.
B. Office Background
PowerPoint 2013 now introduces the concept of
Office Background, which essentially changes or adds a small image
strip on the top right area of the
program interface, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Office Background
Learn more in our Office Background in PowerPoint 2013 tutorial.
C. Office Theme
Office Theme enables you to
change the PowerPoint interface color.
D. Connected Services
Connected services help you access your settings
and recent files or templates across all your devices, including laptops, tablets and even
smartphones. Additionally, some services allow you to access media and document files too.
Learn how to
Manage and Remove Connected Services in PowerPoint 2013.
Add a Service: Learn more in our
Add Services in
PowerPoint 2013 tutorial.
E. Product Information
This area displays product info that can be useful to ascertain what type of license you are using. You can also determine whether the application is activated or not.
The information and options available in this area may be a little different, depending on whether you are using an Office 365 subscription or a perpetual licensed version of Office 2013. To understand the differences, explore our Version and License of Microsoft PowerPoint and Office tutorial.
The perpetual version’s Product Information area, shown in Figure 6, below has no Manage Account button, as you can see within the Office 365 subscription version (highlighted in blue within Figure 3, shown previously on this page). Clicking the Manage Account button launches your account page in a new browser window.
In either version, you can click the About PowerPoint button, highlighted in red within Figure 6 below.
Figure 6: About PowerPoint button within Product Information area
This summons the About Microsoft PowerPoint message window with detailed
technical information, as shown in Figure 7, below.
Figure 7: About Microsoft PowerPoint message window
Click the OK button to close the About Microsoft PowerPoint
message window.
- Now, click the Back Arrow button on the top left area
within the Backstage view (highlighted in red within Figure 8) to go back to
PowerPoint's Normal view again.
Figure 8: Back Arrow button within Backstage view
See Also
Account Option in Backstage View in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
