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Saving a PowerPoint presentation to a thumb drive/data-stick is easy. All you need to do is open it up and save it as if you were saving it to your computer. But you need to make sure that you safely remove the thumb drive as well, or else you could corrupt the file. This wikiHow article will teach you how to save a PowerPoint presentation to a thumb drive.
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Make sure your thumb drive/data-stick is already in the USB port. -
Open the PowerPoint presentation.Advertisement -
Go to File> Save As> Locate the thumb-drive/data-stick from the drop down menu. -
Name your presentation (if you want a different name then already given). -
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Instruct your computer to remove the hardware. Don't just remove the data-stick/thumb-drive from the port. On the Taskbar (bottom of the monitor) you will see a small drive icon. Mouse over it and it says, "Safely Remove Hardware" on a PC or "Eject" on a Mac. Right click on it and simply locate the thumb-drive and then click "Stop." On a Mac, you can drag it to the trash can. -
Wait for the prompt to tell you that it is safe to disconnect your device. That's it. You can now physically remove the device from your computer.
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QuestionHow will I know if the PowerPoint was saved?Community AnswerConnect the flash drive with the computer again after having saved the PowerPoint. See if it saved correctly.
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QuestionHow do I save changes to a PowerPoint?Community AnswerUse CTRL+S or click on Save in the Menu in MS Office.
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QuestionI had an action on my PowerPoint presentation, but it did not show up when I saved it to my flash drive. Why did this happen?Community AnswerThat might mean the file was corrupted, which is an internal error in the system. It could also mean you saved the PowerPoint on a different version than you loaded it on.
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