Search for the presentation to use with laptop speaker notes and double-click it. Scroll through the slide deck on the left side of the screen to get to the first slide to add a hidden note.

To add notes to your PowerPoint, you'll need to have your presentation set to "Normal" view before accessing the "Notes" button for individual slides.

Launch PowerPoint, if you haven't already, and open the presentation with your trainer's notes. Click the "Slide Show" tab and click "Use Presenter View" in the Monitors section on the right.

Learn how to change the default view mode so as to always open PowerPoint presentations in Outline, Notes, or Slide Sorter mode.

This article will show you how to print your PowerPoint presentation slides, notes, and handouts for your audience, by choosing various settings.