IMD 2.0

Quick-Start Your PowerPoint Slide Show

Want a quick and easy way to launch a PowerPoint presentation? Save it as a PowerPoint slide show file, and when you double-click it, it opens right up in slide show view. No need to fumble around inside PowerPoint when you just want to give a presentation, not create one.

To save your presentation as a slide show file:

1. Open the presentation you want to save as a slide show.
2. On the File menu, click Save As.
3. In the Save as type list, click PowerPoint Show. Your slide show file will be saved with a .pps file extension.

When you open this file from your desktop, it will automatically start your presentation in slide show view. When you’re done, PowerPoint automatically closes and you return to the desktop. If you want to edit the slide show file, you can always open it from PowerPoint by clicking Open on the File menu.

Take a Break During a PowerPoint Slide Show

Here’s an easy yet very useful tip for those who give presentations using PowerPoint slide shows.

When you want to stop for a break in your presentation without losing your place in the slide show, just press the lowercase B key or press the PERIOD (.). This will make the screen go black, and if it is a self-running presentation, it will pause. When you are ready to resume the show, press either key again, and you will start right where you left off.

Ten Favorite PowerPoint Shortcuts:

1. To advance to the next slide press: N, ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, or the SPACEBAR (or click the mouse)
2. To return to the previous slide press: P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE
3. To end a slide show press: ESC or HYPHEN
4. To stop or restart an automatic slide show press: S or PLUS SIGN
5. To go to slide press: # + ENTER
6. To display a black screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen press: B or PERIOD
7. To display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen press: W or COMMA
8. To hide the pointer press CTRL+H
9. To redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow press: CTRL+A
10. To return to the first slide press both mouse buttons for 2 seconds