Represent PowerPoint presentation in black and white

In this practical tip we will show you how to display a Powerpoint presentation in black and white. For example, you can bypass the poor color rendering of an older projector.

Display presentation in Powerpoint in black and white

To display your presentation in black and white, first open a PowerPoint file and then follow these steps:

1. Open the "View" tab in the top menu bar.
2. Click on "Grayscale" under the heading "Color / Grayscale" to display the presentations in black and white with different shades of gray.
3. If you would like your presentation to be in stepless black and white, select "Black and White". In colorful presentations, however, this representation usually looks exactly like the grayscale variant.

This practical tip is based on MS Office Powerpoint 2007. If you have an older version of PowerPoint, you will find the PowerPoint Viewer, which you can use to view new .pptx files. In another article, we also show you 10 tips for PowerPoint presentations to give a more convincing presentation.