The following tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to use PowerViewer.

Setting up PowerViewer

When using PowerViewer for the first time, you may need to tell PowerViewer the path to the free Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer that you installed on the machine. The free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 can be downloaded from here. Follow these steps to confirm that the path to PowerPoint Viewer 2003 on your machine is set properly:

Step 1: Select the Settings tab.

Step 2: Check the PowerPoint Viewer box. It should show the full path to the PowerPoint Viewer 2003 file name (pptview.exe).

Step 3: If the box is empty, click the box next to it. Locate and select the PowerPoint Viewer 2003 file (pptview.exe) from the folder where you had installed it.

Viewing Slide Shows through PowerViewer

After setting up PowerViewer, you can use it for displaying slide shows and access all the features of PowerViewer. The following steps show how to set up a presentation to show continuously:

Step 1: Select the Presentations tab.

Step 2: Click the box next to the Presentation file box. Locate and select your presentation file and click Open button. You would find your presentation file listed in the Presentation file box.

Step 3: Click the Add button to add the presentation file to the file list:

Step 4: Click Start Show button.