How to Change the Advance Buttons for Powerpoint Slideshow
The ease of use of presentation software, such as PowerPoint, can save time for people who otherwise would have used other types of visual aids. Ease of use also encourages those who would not have given a presentation at all, to make presentations. PowerPoint's style, multimedia and animation abilities have become more sophisticated. Action buttons are an integral part of a presentation, by default they automatically go to the first slide, next slide, previous slide. Actions buttons have more functions than advancing from one slide to the next.
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Select the slide where the button should be added.
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Choose "Slide Show" from the main menu. Select "Action Buttons" on the menu.
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Select the button and click and drag it to place it on to the slide. Each button will open a window to specify the button's use when clicked. There is a selection of functions from which to choose --- such as going to the next slide, the first slide, the last slide, the previous slide, the most recent slide viewed, a different Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation, a specific slide number or a Web page. The button also can be programmed to run a program, run a macro or play an audio clip.
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Click "OK."
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