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PPT: How to Run a Slide Show Within a Window (Undocumented)

Article ID: 138307

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q138307


SUMMARY

This article describes how to add a "Slide Show in a Window" button to one of your toolbars so that you can run a PowerPoint slide show in a Window easily.

MORE INFORMATION

You can add a "Slide Show in a Window" button to one of your toolbars and then run a slide show in a Window by clicking this button. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open an existing presentation or create a new one.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.
  3. From the Category list, click View.
  4. Find the "Slide Show in a Window" button and drag it to one of your toolbars.
  5. Click Close.

When you click the button, your Slide Show runs in a window and follows the settings in the Slide Show dialog box.

To access the Slide Show dialog box, follow these steps:

  1. Hold down the SHIFT key and click the "Slide Show in a Window" button.
  2. Make the choices you want.
  3. Click Show.

The presentation starts in full-screen view. Press ESC to exit. If you now run the slide show in a window, it has the same characteristics, which can include the following:

  • The start slide.
  • The pen color to use.
  • Automatic or manual slide timings.
  • Loop continually until ESC is pressed.



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