PowerPoint saves all Property fields as metadata. This metadata can be very useful in the cataloging and search of
presentations and individual slides. In addition to editing or adding the
Property content in Backstage view, you
can also bring up more Properties with the Advanced Properties option.
To view and edit current presentation properties through the Advanced Properties option in
PowerPoint 2016, follow these steps:
- Open any presentation in PowerPoint that has been saved at least once. Access the File menu get to
Backstage view, and select the
Info Pane as shown in Figure 1. Within the Properties pane, click the Properties button to bring up a drop-down list, as shown in
Figure 1.

Figure 1: Properties drop-down list
- Within the Properties drop-down list, select the Advanced Properties option, as shown
highlighted in red within Figure 1.
- This brings up the Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 2. Note that the name of the presentation is included as part of the title of the dialog box. This makes it quick and easy to know which presentation you
are editing the properties for, especially if you have more than one presentation currently open.

Figure 2: Properties dialog-box
The Properties dialog box includes five tabs which are explained below:
i. General: Within this tab you can see overview of the properties including dates for creation,
modifications, and last access.
ii. Summary: Here you can see Title, Author, Subject,
Keywords, etc.
iii. Statistics: This tab displays creation date, time spent creating, number of slides and words, etc.
iv. Contents: Here you can see which Font(s) and Theme(s) are used in
presentation, and Titles of slides.
v. Custom: This tab contains additional information that can be added or deleted, such as name of client,
name of person who checked the presentation, etc.
- Once done with editing or adding properties, make sure to save your presentation.
See Also:
Advanced Presentation Properties
in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Advanced Presentation
Properties in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows