Setting Up a Slide Show
Before delivering your slide show, you should set up all the show options you want to use.
Click the Slide Show tab.
Click the Set Up Slide Show button.
Select a Show Type. The default is Presented by a Speaker, which is the most common option.
Specify any Show Options you want to set.
Select a Pen Color if you plan to use a pen to draw on-screen during your presentation.
Tip
Slide Show Setup Before you deliver a PowerPoint presentation, think through its entire visual flow. This is the time to rehearse in your mind what you want to present and how you want to present it, and plan for the technical aspects of your presentation.
Note
Show Options By default, PowerPoint show options aren’t active. Select one of these options only if you know you need this feature. For example, you might want to loop continuously or turn off narrations at a trade show.
Select a Laser Pointer Color if you plan to use a laser pointer during your presentation.
Choose the slides you want to include in your presentation.
Specify how you want to advance slides: Manually or Using Timings, if Present.
Select the Use Presenter View check box if you want to use this view.
Click the OK button.
Tip
Advancing Slides To advance a slide manually, you need to press a key or click the mouse. Choosing Manually in this field overrides any timings you previously set. See “Rehearsing Timings” later in this chapter.
Note
Presenter View Presenter View enables you to display speaker’s notes, upcoming slides, the elapsed time of your presentation, and other useful information. See “Exploring Presenter View” later in this chapter.