How can a
slideshow be used?

A PowerPoint slideshow can be delivered in several ways. A presenter can use a slideshow to give a live presentation; a self-running presentation can provide unattended access to information; or a presentation can be published on the web.

How do I
run a slideshow?

Running a PowerPoint slideshow is very simple:

1) Open the PowerPoint file on a computer with projection.

2) Make sure you’re viewing the first slide.

3) Click the Slide Show icon on the View Selector toolbar.

OR

Pull down the Slide Show menu and click View Show.

You can click the mouse to advance one slide at a time. Pressing the backspace key will take you back one slide. Clicking a hyperlink will jump directly to the target of the hyperlink. Pressing the esc key will exit the slideshow.

Alternately, the slides can automatically advance in pre-programmed time intervals. (See the Transitions lesson to review how to do this.)

Can I draw
on my slides
while presenting?

You can use the Pen tool to draw or write on your slides. This lets you emphasize a certain point on the fly. After you leave the slide, the marks disappear.

To draw or write on slides during a slideshow:

1) Right-click to bring up the shortcut menu.

2) Point to Pointer Options, and then click Pen.

3) You can now drag the mouse to draw.

You will remain in drawing mode until you choose some other option on the Pointer Options submenu:

1) Right-click to bring up the shortcut menu.

2) Point to Pointer Options, and then click Automatic.

3) Then pen is now turned off.

You can also change the color of the pen:

1) Right-click to bring up the shortcut menu.

2) Point to Point to Pointer Options, then Pen Color, and then click the desired color:

A self-running presentation is a slideshow that will run unattended. It’s a great way to present information at a trade show booth or kiosk. A self-running presentation can be set up to advance slides at specified time intervals, or to advance when the viewer clicks the mouse on an action button.

How do I set up a self-running presentation?

To set up a self-running presentation:

1) Open the presentation.

2) Pull down the Slide Show menu and click Set Up Show. The following dialog box will appear:

3) In the Show type box, click Browsed at a kiosk (full screen). When you click this option, Loop continuously until 'Esc' is automatically selected.

4) In the Advance slides box, choose one of the following two options:

Manually — With this option, users can move through the show at their own pace by using the mouse to click action buttons. Mouse clicks are ignored unless they’re on objects you’ve created hyperlinks to; this means that you must create action buttons to let the user navigate through the presentation. The slideshow will go back to the beginning if it has been sitting idle for more than five minutes.

Using timings, if present — With this option, the slide show will run by itself using the automatic timings set in the Slide Transition dialog box (see the Transitions lesson for more information). The slideshow will automatically go back to the beginning when it reaches the end of the slides.

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