How to Share PowerPoint Presentation (MS Office 2016)

In this tutorial, we’re going to be showing you how to share a 2016 PowerPoint file.


PowerPoint 2016 makes it easy to share a document straight from the program.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

First, click the Share button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

If your file is not already saved to an online location, a prompt will notify you. You can save your document to the cloud by clicking Save to Cloud.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

Save the file to your OneDrive.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

The Share options should now be available to you. There are two kinds of Sharing: Viewing and Editing. A recipient with a View link may only look at and download the file, but not change the original. A recipient with an Edit link may edit the original and download the file.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

You can either Share from this menu by sending emails to recipients, or you can Get a sharing link.

How to Share PowerPoint Presentation

To get a link, click Create a view-only/edit link. Then Copy the link. You can now paste this link in an email, Instant Messenger, etc.