Add and view presenter notes – Figma Learn - Help Center

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Before you Start

Who can use this feature

Available on any plan

Anyone with can edit access to a slide deck can add presenter notes

Anyone with at least can view access to a slide deck can open a slide deck in presenter view

You can add presenter notes to any slide to help you stay on track during your presentation. You must be in slide view to access the presenter notes field.

Figma Slides supports the following markdown syntax in the presenter notes field:

Element	Markdown syntax
Bold	bold text
Italic	italicized text
Strikethrough	~~struck text~~
Ordered list	1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item
Unordered list	- First item - Second item - Third item

Add presenter notes to a slide

Open your slide deck.
Use the toggle in the left sidebar to switch to slide view.
Select the slide you want to add presenter notes to.
If the presenter notes field is minimized, click the Show presenter notes handle above the toolbar to open the field.
Type your notes in the field that displays below the slide.

Tip: Click and drag the presenter notes handle to expand or minimize the presenter notes field.

View notes while presenting

Open the deck you want to present.
Click Present in the right sidebar.
Select Present + Notes.

A new tab opens with your presenter notes visible and a new window opens that displays your presentation in an audience view.

Tip: If you’re sharing your screen using a video conferencing tool, make sure to set the screen share to the audience view window so your audience has an uninterrupted view of your presentation.

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Add presenter notes to a slide

View notes while presenting