Slide shows can be configured to run continuously, hands-free, without
manual intervention, by setting up 4 things:
- Automatic (timed) animations within slides.
- Automatic (timed) transitions across slides.
- Loop continuously.
- Use
PowerPoint Viewer 2010 with SP1 or
PowerPoint Viewer 2007.
Each of these settings are described here:
When applying animations to various shapes on PowerPoint slide,
ensure that the animations are set up to start After Previous (to
run the animations sequentially) or With Previous (to run the
animations together). This means the animations do not wait for mouse
clicks or keyboard input for those to move the slide show forward.
Note that this does not apply to triggered animations as they do not
interfere normal slide show flow although triggered animations do not
make much sense for hands-free continuous operation.
When applying slide transitions, PowerPoint allows you to set the
slide transitions to happen on mouse clicks (or keyboard input) as well
as automatically after a specific time. You need to set up the slide
transitions to perform automatically after some amount of time.
Note that this setting also makes the animations go automatic but
step 1 ensures that the automatic animations are set up intentionally.
Slide shows that need to run continuously should also be configured
to loop again continuously so that they do not end after the last slide
gets displayed. You can set up slide shows to loop continuously as
follows:
PowerPoint 2010, 2007 |
PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000 |
- Select Slide Show tab and click Set Up Slide
Show button.
- Check the Loop continuously until 'Esc' box.
- Click OK button.
|
- Click Slide Show | Set Up Show... menu item.
- Check the Loop continuously until 'Esc' box.
- Click OK button.
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OfficeOne PowerViewer supports, both, PowerPoint Viewer 2010 as well as
PowerPoint Viewer 2007. If you are using PowerPoint Viewer 2010, ensure that
Service Pack 1 of PowerPoint Viewer is installed on the system. SP1
fixes an issue in Viewer 2010 that used to prevent it from looping the
slide show continuously.
Now you are all set to run the slide shows continuously through
PowerViewer in total hands-free operation.