Changing the autosaving path

PowerPoint 2016
By default, all files in PowerPoint are saved to the Documents folder or library (or My Documents under Windows XP) for the current user.
Each user has their own version of this folder so that each person's documents are kept separate depending on who is logged in to the PC.

If you want to save new files to other locations, do the following:

   1.   In the File tab, click the Options button:

Options in PowerPoint 365

   2.   In the PowerPoint Options dialog box, on the Save tab, under Save presentations, in the Default local file location field, enter the path that you want to be used as the default for all new presentations on your PC:

Autosaving path in PowerPoint 365

See also this tip in French: Changer le chemin de sauvegarde automatique.

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Changing the autosaving path

Changing the autosaving path

By default, all files in PowerPoint are saved to the Documents folder or library (or My Documents under Windows XP) for the current user.
Each user has their own version of this folder so that each person's documents are kept separate depending on who is logged in to the PC.
Changing the autosaving path

Changing the autosaving path

By default, all files in PowerPoint (and all of the Office applications) are saved to Documents folder or library (or My Documents under Windows XP) for the current user.
Each user has his or her own version of this folder, so that each person's documents are kept separate depending on who is logged in to the PC.
Save presentations

Save presentations

Saving the presentation in the same location with the same name is extremely easy. However, you need to take additional actions to put your copy in another place or with a different name.