Microsoft KB Archive/61531

PPT: How to Choose Between Multiple Monitors for a Slide Show

PSS ID Number: Q61531 Article last modified on 07-08-1998

MACINTOSH:2.0,2.01,3.0,4.0,98

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 2.0, 2.01, 3.0, and 4.0 ——————————————————————-

= SUMMARY =

When you use two or more monitors, you can designate which monitor will display a PowerPoint slide show.

This article describes how to choose a monitor for displaying a slide show when you have multiple monitors.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To select the monitor, follow the steps appropriate for your version of PowerPoint:

PowerPoint 4.0
  On the View menu, click Slide Show.   Click Screen (this button is located in the Slide Show dialog box). NOTE: The Screen button is visible only if two or more displays are connected to your computer. You should see icons representing your display devices.   Select the monitor on which you want the presentation to appear. The icon with the menu bar across the top is the device selected as your main monitor in the Monitors control panel.   Click OK. 

The slide show runs only on the device you selected.

PowerPoint 3.0

 * 1) On the File menu, click Slide Show.
 * 2) Click Screen.
 * 3) Select the monitor you want to display the presentation.
 * 4) Click OK.

PowerPoint 2.0, 2.01
  On the File menu, click Slide Show.   Click Choose Screen. A dialog box appears that displays a diagram of monitors that are connected to the computer. One of the monitors depicted in the diagram will have a heavy outline around it. This monitor is the currently selected monitor.   In the diagram, click the desired monitor. The heavy outline will appear around this monitor in the diagram. </li>  Click OK. </li></ol>

NOTE: The setting remains in effect until you change it using the steps in one of the methods listed in this article, or until you end the current session by quitting PowerPoint.

= REFERENCES =

For more information, see the “Microsoft PowerPoint User’s Manual,” version 2.0, pages 230-232

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