Set Default View

Set Default View is a small-sized add-in developed for Microsoft PowerPoint, which you can use to speed up repetitive tasks by setting the same viewing mode every time you open presentations or create new ones from scratch.

The program was created as a workaround to an old issue of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, because it could only create and open presentations in normal view, and it didn't implement support for other types of views.

The whole package consists of a single .ppa file that you can double-click to load Set Default View in PowerPoint right away. If you're running the newest version of Microsoft's product, you will probably be prompted by a window that gives you the possibility to enable or disable macro support, because it sees the add-in as a potential security issue. Make sure to enable it to be able to proceed.

Afterward, you can go to the Add-ins tab in the ribbon bar, reach the Toolbar Commands area, then click the menu next to Default to select your preferred default view between View saved in the file, Slide, Slide master, Notes page, Handout master, notes master, outline, slide sorter, title master, normal, and print preview.

It's not necessary to click any buttons to apply the changes because this is done automatically. To check this, you can open a new document. There are no customization preferences provided by the application.

To sum it up, Set Default View offers a quick, straightforward and efficient solution for boosting your productivity when working with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations by applying the same viewing mode every time you open existing files or create new projects from scratch. Although it hasn't been updated for a while, the add-in worked flawlessly on Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 in our tests.