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How to cite a PowerPoint

Citing lecture slides or a PowerPoint means crediting the presenter, the date, the title of the deck, the format, and where it lives — a course site or a URL. For a class deck, name the course platform.

What you'll need

  • Presenter / author
  • Year
  • Title of the deck
  • Format (PowerPoint slides)
  • Course site or URL

Examples: how to cite a PowerPoint

Real, correctly formatted citations — generated by Corroba's engine, not hand-typed.

APA (7th ed.)

Okonkwo, G. (2023, September 5). Introduction to microeconomics [PowerPoint slides]. ECON 101 course site. https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1

In-text: (Okonkwo, 2023)

MLA (9th ed.)

Okonkwo, Grace. “Introduction to Microeconomics.” PowerPoint slides. ECON 101 course site, https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1.

In-text: (Okonkwo)

Chicago (notes)

Okonkwo, Grace. “Introduction to Microeconomics.” PowerPoint slides. ECON 101 course site, September 5, 2023. https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1.

In-text: Grace Okonkwo, “Introduction to Microeconomics,” PowerPoint slides, ECON 101 course site, September 5, 2023, https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1.

Harvard

Okonkwo, G. (2023) “Introduction to microeconomics.” ECON 101 course site, 5 September. Available at: https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1.

In-text: (Okonkwo, 2023)

Example source shown for illustration. Always cite the actual PowerPoint you used.

Common gotchas

  • For course slides behind a login, name the platform (e.g., Canvas) as the site.
  • APA adds “[PowerPoint slides]” after the title.
  • If the deck just relays another source, cite that original source too.

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Questions

What do I need to cite a PowerPoint?
To cite a PowerPoint you need: Presenter / author, Year, Title of the deck, Format (PowerPoint slides), Course site or URL.
How do you cite a PowerPoint in APA?
Okonkwo, G. (2023, September 5). Introduction to microeconomics [PowerPoint slides]. ECON 101 course site. https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1
How do you cite a PowerPoint in MLA?
Okonkwo, Grace. “Introduction to Microeconomics.” PowerPoint slides. ECON 101 course site, https://example.edu/econ101/lecture-1.
Does Corroba cite a PowerPoint automatically?
Yes — paste a link, DOI, or title and Corroba builds the citation from real data, for free, in APA, MLA, Chicago and thousands more styles.