How to Automatically Start a PowerPoint Presentation

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While you are preparing a presentation with PowerPoint, you might try to make it start automatically. Just set up everything you need, including your program, viewer and screen in the front of the conference room and kepp your notes handy.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1

Prepare the presentation to convey your message. Open the PowerPoint program and begin a new presentation page by clicking the new page icon.

Step2

Select your title slide from the template that appears to the right. Set it up with text that tells what you are presenting and graphics that go well with the subject.

Step3

Insert as many other slides as you need to make your PowerPoint presentation. Add text, tables and graphics as needed.

Step4

Set your background colors and design. To do this, select "format" then "slide design." When the slide design options appear to the right, double click the one you want to use for all of the slides.

Step5

Add other effects such as slide transitions. The PowerPoint slide show will start automatically at a specific time when you choose "Slide Show" then "Slide Transition."

Step6

Choose "Advance Slide" then select "automatically." You will be able to enter the number of seconds you want the presentation to wait before starting again. Set the first slide to start after 30-60 seconds, but the others will need to start after one or two seconds. Another option is to select "slide show," then "set up show," and select the "loop continuously" option.

Step7

Save a copy of the presentation to your desktop if you want to be able to start it automatically with just a mouse click. When you are ready to start the program for your audience, just reach over with your mouse and double click the icon.