How to Save a PowerPoint Show to Start Automatically

You can save presentations to start automatically in PowerPoint.

A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can serve a crucial role in communicating effectively. When you deliver a PowerPoint presentation, you don't want technical issues--such as starting your presentation on the correct slide--to concern you. Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to save your presentations to start automatically by changing the settings within the program's menu.

Instructions

1. Open PowerPoint. Click on the "File" menu and select "Open" to load the file you want to save to start automatically.

2. Click on the "File" menu on the top left corner in PowerPoint and select "Save As."

3. Click "Save as type" and select "PowerPoint show (.pps)."

4. Enter the name of the file into the "File name" box and click "Save." The presentation will be saved to start automatically.

Tips & Warnings

• In order to start the PowerPoint presentation automatically, you need to double-click the presentation file directly from the location where that file is saved on your computer.

References

• Microsoft Office: Set Up a Presentation to Start Automatically