How to Make Portrait Slide in Powerpoint 2013 Powerpoint slides are in the mural, or horizontal, orientation by default. But you may have a presentation that would be ameliorate if it were in the portrait orientation, so you may be wondering how to make a Powerpoint slide vertical. Our tutorial below is going to prove you lot how to switch your presentation and then that the slides are vertical instead. The second section in this article will also bear witness you how to have a presentation with multiple orientations by creating multiple Powerpoint files that link to one some other. The orientation switch is achieved by clicking a link from the first file that opens the second file. This transition is relatively seamless when you're giving the presentation, and you tin can even apply it to the second file every bit well if you wish to return to the first file later on in the presentation. How to Make a Powerpoint Slide Vertical