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Using PowerPoint 2019 on a PC to Record a Slide Show Presentation

  1. Open your PowerPoint presentation.
  2. Select the Slide Show tab and click the Record Slide Show button.
PowerPoint PC 2019 Record Slide Show button
  1. The record window will open.
  2. Choose a Camera and Microphone source from the Settings drop-down menu.
PowerPoint PC 2019 Settings drop down menu to choose Microphone and camera
  1. Click the Record button.
PowerPoint PC 2019-record button
  1. Begin the presentation, moving through the slides.
  2. Click the Stop button to stop the recording.
  3. Click the Esc key on the keyboard to exit the Record screen.
  4. Select the File tab and select Export > Create a Video.
PowerPoint PC 2019 Export menu and Create a Video option
  1. Select Full Quality, Use Recorded Timings and Narrations. (Slides with no recorded timings will remain of the screen for the default 5 seconds.)
PowerPoint PC 2019 video settings
  1. Click the Create Video button.
  2. Name the file and click the Save button.
  3. PowerPoint will begin exporting the file. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen that indicates when the file is complete. Depending on the length of the presentation, this may take anywhere from one to ten minutes. 
PowerPoint PC 2019 export to video progress bar

Do not close PowerPoint before the progress bar has completed. Closing the application before the video file has finished processing may corrupt the file.

Updated on September 18, 2023
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