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Set up your slideshow to be looped, apply automatic slide transitions.

Slideshows are sometimes used to display images at events, such as weddings or trade shows. Whatever the occasion might be, you’ll want to loop your PowerPoint presentation so your guests aren’t staring at a blank screen. Here’s how it’s done.

First, open your PowerPoint presentation in which you would like to loop. Once open, navigate to the “Set Up” group of the “Slide Show” tab and then select the “Set Up Slide Show” button.

Set up slide show

The “Set Up Show” window will appear. In the “Show options” group, check the box next to “Loop Continuously until Esc.” Once selected, click “OK” in the bottom-right corner of the window.

Loop Continuously until Esc

Now, when you play your slideshow, it will end only when you press the “Esc” key instead of when you've finished the last slide.

Related: How to Make YouTube Videos Loop Continuously

One caveat: With the way we currently have it set up, the slideshow will proceed only when someone clicks the mouse button. That’s fine if there will be a speaker present at all times. Otherwise, you’ll need to set up automatic slide transitions.

Head back to the “Set Up Show” window by selecting “Set Up Slide Show” in the “Set Up” group of the “Slide Show” tab.

There are a couple of options you need to select, but one important note is that you must first select “Using Timings, If Present” under the “Advance Slides” group.

Use timings if present

The next option we select will lock a few things in place (which is why you need to select “Using Timings, If Present” first).

Under the “Show Type” group, select “Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen)." The “Loop Continuously until Esc” option will be enabled automatically if you haven’t already turned it on, and the option you’ve selected under “Advance Slides” will remain unchanged.

Select “OK” when ready to proceed.

Browsed at a kiosk

Without the “Browsed at a Kiosk” option enabled, the automatic slide progressions would be disabled if someone were to press the Back key. With it enabled, the Forward and Back keys are locked, allowing the slideshow to automatically progress unattended without fear of someone breaking it.

Now it’s time to set the timings of the slides. Head over to the “Transitions” tab. In the “Timing” group, check the box next to “After” and set the timing at which you’d like each slide to progress. Note that it doesn’t matter if the box next to “On Mouse Click” is checked or not---it won’t work.

After that, select the “Apply to All” option in the same group.

Set slide transition time

Now, when you play your slideshow, it will continuously loop without interruption. To exit the slideshow, press the “Esc” button.

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How to Loop a PowerPoint Slide Show to Repeat Automatically

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Set up a PowerPoint Presentation That Loops or Repeats Continuously

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated November 12, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft ®  PowerPoint ®  2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)

You can set up a PowerPoint slide show to loop or repeat automatically. A looping presentation can be used at events, trade shows or even in a reception area in an office. The easiest way to set up a slide show to loop or replay continuously is to apply automatic transitions and then configure Slide Show settings.

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Step 1: Apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show

Transitions occur between slides when you run a slide show.

To apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show:

  • In Normal View or Slide Sorter View, display or select a slide.
  • Click the Transitions tab in the Ribbon.
  • Select a transition in the Transitions gallery (such as Fade).
  • Click Effect Options and choose the desired option. Effect Options change depending on the transition you selected.
  • In the Timing group, click the arrows beside Duration to set the timing you want (in seconds) for the transition. You may also type a duration.
  • In the Timing group, under Advance Slides, deselect or uncheck On mouse click and beside After, select or click the up and down arrows to set the timing to transition to the next slide. You may also type a duration.
  • In the Timing group, click Apply to All.

In the Transitions tab in PowerPoint, you can select the type of transition (such as Fade) as well as timing options:

Transitions tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint to apply transitions and timings.

Step 2: Set up a presentation to loop during a slide show

To set up a PowerPoint presentation to loop during a slide show:

  • Click the Slide Show tab in the Ribbon and then click Set Up Slide Show. A dialog box appears.
  • Under Show type, if you select Presented by a speaker (full screen), the speaker or those watching the slide show will have control over when they advance slides. This is the default setting for slide shows. If you select Browsed by an individual (window), those watching the slide show do NOT have control over when slides advance. If you select Browsed at kiosk (full screen), those watching the slide show do NOT have control over when slides advance and the presentation automatically loops until those watching press Escape (Esc).
  • Under Show options, select Loop continuously until 'Esc'. You will be able to select this option if you selected one of the first two options under Show type.

Below is the Set Up Show dialog box with Presented by speaker selected and looping enabled:

PowerPoint Slide Show dialog box to set up looping in a presentation.

If you want to set specific timings for slides to advance or to add narration, check out the article How to Run a PowerPoint Slide Show Automatically (Set Up a Self-Running Presentation) . If you have audio or video in the presentation, you'll need to set the media to play automatically (on the Playback tab in the Ribbon) and animations will also need to be set to run automatically.

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  • In PowerPoint, go to Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show > Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen ) > OK .
  • Set the time each slide appears on the screen by selecting Slide Show > Rehearse Timings on the first slide.
  • Use Next to move to the next slide and Pause to pause recording, or type a length of time in the Slide Time box.

This article explains how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow in PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011.

How to Create a Self-Running PowerPoint Slideshow

PowerPoint slideshows are not always used by a live presenter. Slideshows set to loop continuously can run unattended in a booth or kiosk. You can even save a slideshow as a video to share.

To create a continuously looping presentation, you need to set it up and record slide timings.

To run the slideshow unattended, set timings for slide transitions and animations to run automatically.

How to Set Up the Presentation

Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to loop continuously.

Go to Slide Show .

Select Set Up Slide Show . The Set Up Show dialog box opens.

Select Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen) . This enables the presentation to loop continuously until the viewer presses Esc .

Select OK .

How to Rehearse and Record Timings

To ensure that your automated presentation is the right length, record timings to set the amount of time each slide appears on the screen.

PowerPoint for Mac does not have the rehearsal option. Instead, go to Transitions , choose the transition you want to use, set the duration you want, and select Apply to All .

Go to the first slide of the presentation.

Select Rehearse Timings . The slideshow starts and records the time spent on the slide. The time appears in the Slide Time box on the Recording toolbar.

Select Next on the Recording toolbar when you want to move to the next slide.

Select Pause any time you want to pause or resume recording.

Type a length of time in the Slide Time box if you want to display a slide for a specific amount of time.

Select Repeat if you want to restart the recording time for the current slide only.

Select Close when you're done recording.

You'll be asked if you want to save the new slide timings. Select Yes to save the slide timings at the end of the presentation.

If you have a microphone (built-in or external), record a voiceover on your PowerPoint presentation that plays as the slideshow loops continuously.

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Create a self-running presentation

You can use a self-running presentation to run unattended in a booth or kiosk at a trade show or convention, or you can save it as a video and send it to a client.

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On the Slide Show tab, click Set Up Slide Show .

Under Show type , pick one of the following:

To allow the people watching your slide show to have control over when they advance the slides, select Presented by a speaker (full screen) .

To present your slide show in a window, where control over advancing the slides is not available to the people watching, select Browsed by an individual (window) .

To loop your slide show until the people watching press Esc, select Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) .

shows self-running powerpoint dialog box

Rehearse and record slide timings

When you choose the following show types: Presented by a speaker (full screen) and Browsed at a kiosk (full screen), you’ll want to rehearse and record timings for effects and slides.

On the Slide Show tab, click Rehearse Timings .

Note:  The presentation timer begins immediately when you click Rehearse Timings .

The Rehearsal toolbar appears and the Slide Time box begins timing the presentation.

shows recording timings box for powerpoint

Figure: The Rehearsal toolbar

While timing your presentation, you can do one or more of the following on the Rehearsal toolbar:

To move to the next slide, click Next .

To temporarily stop recording the time, click Pause .

To restart recording the time after pausing, click Pause .

To set an exact length of time for a slide to appear, type the length of time in the Slide Time box.

To restart recording the time for the current slide, click Repeat .

After you set the time for the last slide, a message box displays the total time for the presentation and prompts you to do one of the following:

To keep the recorded slide timings, click Yes .

To discard the recorded slide timings, click No .

Slide Sorter view appears and displays the time of each slide in your presentation.

Add narration or sound

To record a narration, your computer requires a sound card and a microphone, and a microphone connector if the microphone is not a part of your computer.

On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click the arrow on the Record Slide Show button.

Shows record slide show button in powerpoint

Select one of the following:

Start Recording from Beginning

Start Recording from Current Slide

In the Record Slide Show dialog box, select the Narrations and laser pointer check box, and if appropriate, select or deselect the Slide and animation timings check box.

Click Start Recording .

To pause the narration, in the Recording shortcut menu in Slide Show view, click Pause . And to resume your narration, click Resume Recording .

Pause recording narration

To end your slide show recording, right-click the slide, and then click End Show .

The recorded slide show timings are automatically saved and the slide show appears in Slide Sorter view with timings beneath each slide.

You can record a narration before you run a presentation, or you can record it during the presentation and include audience comments. If you do not want narration throughout your entire presentation, you can record separate sounds or comments on selected slides or objects. For more details, see Record a slide show with narration and slide timings .

To present your slide show in a window, where control over advancing the slides is available to the people watching, select Browsed by an individual (window) .

Note:  Selecting this option automatically selects the Loop continuously until 'Esc" check box and causes your slide show to run in a loop.

Show type options

Set up slide transitions

If you want a slide show to run automatically at a kiosk, you can control when and how the slides advance. To do this, you can apply the same transition to all slides in the presentation and set the transition to automatically advance after a certain time interval.

On the Transitions tab, click the transition that you want.

Options on the Transitions tab

Do the following on the Transitions tab:

To set the amount of time that each slide is displayed, select After and enter the number of seconds you want.

To set the duration of each transition between slides, enter the amount of time in the Duration box.

Click Apply to All .

Slide transition settings

Export a presentation to video

You can export a presentation as a movie file. See Save a presentation as a movie file for more details.

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How To Loop A PowerPoint Slideshow? Detailed Guide

This Blog explains the methods to loop your presentation slideshows in detail. It covers all the techniques to create slideshow loops for PowerPoint as well as Google Slides presentations. We have also included tips to enhance your presentation slideshows.

How To Loop A PowerPoint Slideshow? Detailed Guide

Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular application for creating and delivering presentations. PowerPoint has numerous options for adding flair and taking your presentations a notch higher, such as the ability to incorporate YouTube videos, GIFs, etc. If you loop your PowerPoint, every slide will display for a predetermined duration. After the presentation, it will automatically resume from the beginning.

But the question is, can you use the looping function effectively? When used correctly, this feature eliminates the need for presenters to click a mouse or computer key to transition between slides. This feature is easy to set up and customize.

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Today’s guide will teach us how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow and various tips and tricks for effective looping.

Why You Need to Loop Your Slideshow in PowerPoint?

Before learning how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow, let’s see under what scenarios one needs to loop their slideshow:

One helpful tool in PowerPoint that helps to guarantee a smooth and continuous presentation experience is the ability to loop your slideshow. The constant playback draws and maintains audience attention whether you present information in automated presentations, build interactive kiosks, or show information in exhibitions. Looping makes it possible to communicate information effectively and reinforce essential points for audience members who might join the presentation at different times. 

How to Make a PowerPoint Loop?

You can learn how to make a PowerPoint loop through the instructions below. You can use the loop for various events, such as trade exhibitions, information displays, or kiosks.

  • Open the PowerPoint presentation that you wish to loop first.
  • Go to the Slide Show Tab: The PowerPoint window has several tabs at the top. To access choices relating to presenting your slides, select the “Slide Show” tab.
  • Access Setup Show: Several commands and choices are under the “Slide Show” tab. Search for the “Set Up Slide Show” button or menu item in the group labeled “Start Slide Show.” Click on it.
  • Display Type: Select “Presented by a speaker (full screen).”
  • Preview slides: If you want the slides to play automatically, select “Manually” or enter the desired duration for each slide’s PowerPoint presentation loop timing.
  • Enable your presentation to loop indefinitely unless you manually end it by hitting the Escape (‘Esc’) key by enabling this option.
  • Click OK: After adjusting these settings to store your options, click the “OK” button.
  • Begin Your Loop: Your slides will be set to loop unless you manually stop it by pressing the ‘Esc’ key. To stop it, click “From Beginning” or “From Current Slide” under the “Slide Show” tab to begin your presentation.

How to Loop a PowerPoint SlideShow from Selected Slides

You can choose which slides you want to loop around in PowerPoint. Eliminating manual intervention and maintaining audience interaction can be achieved by carefully choosing which slides to show throughout the presentation. Follow these steps to learn how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow from selected slides: 

  • Select the “Slide Show” option to start a loop for a particular set of slides. To initiate the loop, click the first slide in the thumbnail pane on the left.
  • Click the final slide you wish to add to the loop while holding your keyboard’s “Shift” key. Next, select “Setup Show” and turn on the looping feature.
  • Choose the “Custom Show” option and give it a name in the “Set Up Show” dialogue box. Navigate to the “Slide Show” menu and select “Custom Slide Show” to begin your looping presentation from the selected slides.

How to Set Up Auto-Loop for Continuous Playback

Now you know how to loop a slideshow in PowerPoint from selected slides, let us see how you can set up auto-loop for continuous playback: 

  • Select the Slide Show tab.
  • Press the Set Up Slide Show button. You’ll see an options window appear.
  • Keep clicking Loop till you reach “Esc.”

Note: Under Show Type, select Presented by a speaker or Browsed by an individual if you want the speaker or individual to continue controlling the presentation and clicking between slides. Clicking “Browsed” at a kiosk checks the Loop until the “Esc” box appears continuously. Moreover, auto-looping may annoy your viewers if your presentation is very repetitive. Use it with discretion and only when it makes sense for your writing subject.

How to Loop A PowerPoint SlideShow Using 2007 Version (older versions).

Use these detailed instructions to loop your slides if you’re using an older version of Microsoft PowerPoint:

  • Open your PowerPoint presentation on your 2007 Microsoft PowerPoint .
  • Select the tab labeled Slide Show. Select the “Set Up Slide Show” option from the “Set Up” menu.
  • Go to the “Show options” section and select “Loop continuously until ‘Esc'” from the dialogue box that appears. Click Ok.
  • Select your initial slide from the “Slides” preview side panel. To select your final slide, press and hold Shift. 
  • Select the tab labeled “Animations.” Turn off “On Mouse Click” and check the “Automatically After” box.
  • The “After” box in the “Timing” panel has up and down arrows that you can use to change the time each slide appears. It will automatically loop back to the first slide when your slideshow reaches the last one.

How to Stop or Pause your Slideshow loop at any point.

Learning how to make a PowerPoint loop is of no use if you don’t know how to stop or pause your slideshow loop at any point: 

You can use simple keyboard commands to pause or stop your slideshow loop at any time during a PowerPoint presentation. You can manually stop the looping slideshow by hitting the “Esc” key (also known as the Escape key) on your keyboard. It gives presenters a simple and quick option to stop the continuous playback so they can answer queries, have conversations, or go to particular slides that are not playing continuously.

Advanced Techniques for Creating a Seamless Loop in PowerPoint

One of the techniques used for creating a seamless loop in PowerPoint is incorporating videos and GIFs. PowerPoint’s animations, transitions, and triggers can create seamless looping. Here is how:

  • Select the video you imported and added to a slide.
  • Open the “Animations” tab from the main menu.
  • Choose “Play” from the animation gallery’s “Media” section after clicking the “ Add Animation ” button.
  • On the right side of the screen, click the “Animation Pane” to open it.
  • Right-click the “Play” button and choose “Timing” in the “Animation Pane.”
  • Choose “Until End of Slide” or “Until Next Click” as the “Repeat” option in the “Timing” tab.
  • Use Triggers to adjust the start and stop times of the video.

Tips and Tricks for Effective Slideshow Looping in PowerPoint

As you can see, creating a PowerPoint loop video couldn’t be easier. It only takes three easy steps to complete. Nonetheless, there are always specific tips you may apply to improve the appeal and attention-grabbingness of your videos.

Explains Tips For Effective Slideshow Looping in PowerPoint

1. Selecting the Right Video

The length and content of the video are the primary considerations when discussing the “right” video. Therefore, consider the duration of your video when creating a continuous loop.

Yes, longer videos can be more captivating, but they may add to the presentation’s file size and degrade performance. Shorter video clips, however, are less likely to affect performance and can loop more naturally. Regarding the video’s substance, make sure it supports the main idea of your presentation and is pertinent to the subject of your talk. The video aims to increase viewer comprehension and engagement without becoming overbearing or intrusive.

2. Compressing Video Files

Large videos can detract from the overall image of your presentation by making it excessively slow and challenging to share. Therefore, consider using a specialized video compression tool or the built-in PowerPoint compression feature to optimize your presentation by compressing the files. It doesn’t always imply that your presentation will look grainy. Still, it can cause a noticeable quality loss, so keep that in mind when creating the presentation in the first place.

3. Examining the Presentation

Make sure the video loops accurately and smoothly by testing it before you deliver your presentation. Go over the entire presentation, looking for any inconsistent or problematic playback. If you complete your testing on time, you can safely make all the required changes and retest it until the loop video functions as planned.

4. Looping Videos to Create Ambience and Background

You can also use videos that loop to set the mood for your presentation. For instance, a natural setting or a soft animation can produce an aesthetically pleasing and captivating ambiance. Nevertheless, the presentation’s general subject and the background clip are complementary rather than distracting.

To sum up, looping your PowerPoint slideshow is simple. PowerPoint’s “Set Up Slide Show options” allow you to program it to loop indefinitely for a predetermined number of times.

Use transitions carefully, arrange your slides in the correct order, and adhere to best practices while making your looping PowerPoint to give it a polished, professional appearance. Your looping slideshow can operate flawlessly at events without supervision with the correct settings.

How to Loop Slideshow In Powerpoint?

To loop a slideshow in PowerPoint, go to the “Slide Show” tab, select “Set Up Slide Show,” check “Loop continuously until ‘Esc’,” and click “OK.”

Can I loop specific slides within my PowerPoint presentation?

Yes, PowerPoint allows you to loop specific slides.

How do I stop or pause a looped slideshow in PowerPoint?

To interrupt a looped slideshow at any point, simply press the “Esc” key on your keyboard.

Can I customize the duration of each slide in a looped PowerPoint presentation?

Yes, you can control the timing of each slide by adjusting the slide transition settings, allowing for a tailored and dynamic looping experience.

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Yes, SlideUpLift provides PowerPoint templates that are compatible with looped presentations. These professionally designed templates can enhance the visual appeal of your slides, making your looped presentation more engaging and impactful.

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1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that you want to loop.

2. With your PowerPoint presentation open, click on the "Slide Show" tab, then click on "Set Up Slide Show." 

3. In the pop-up window that appears, click on the box next to "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" so that a small checkmark appears inside the box. Feel free to adjust any other settings in this menu as well. Click "OK" when you're finished.

4. To test whether your PowerPoint can loop successfully, click on the "From Beginning" or "Play From Start" button in the Slide Show tab. Click through the slideshow until you reach the end. When your PowerPoint reaches its final slide, it should start over from the beginning automatically. When you're confident that looping is enabled, and you're ready to close the slide show, press the Esc key.

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How to Loop a Powerpoint Office 365 Slideshow

For typical Powerpoint presentations that you just show to one person, you likely aren’t concerned with what happens when the slideshow is over.

But some situations call for a slideshow to continue playing for an extended period of time.

This means that you will need to learn how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation so that it plays continuously.

How to Do a Powerpoint for Office 365 Slideshow Loop

  • Open the presentation.
  • Select the Slide Show tab.
  • Choose Set Up Slide Show .
  • Check the Loop continuously until Esc box.
  • Click the top slide, hold down Shift , then click the last slide.
  • Choose the Transitions tab.
  • Uncheck On Mouse Click , check After , then set a duration for each slide.

Our guide continues below with more information on how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation, including pictures of these steps.

Sometimes you will create a presentation in Powerpoint that is going to be shown someplace where it will be unattended.

This could be at a trade show, in an office, or anywhere else where there is a TV or computer screen.

Constantly having to restart that slideshow yourself is often impractical, and would be tedious even if you were physically able to attend to it.

Fortunately, it’s possible to create a slideshow loop in Powerpoint so that the presentation will play continuously once it has concluded.

Our guide below will show you how to create a Powerpoint slideshow loop in Microsoft Powerpoint for Office 365.

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How to Make a Powerpoint Slideshow Loop (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this article were performed in the Microsoft Powerpoint for Office 365 version of the application, but will work in most other versions of the application as well.

Note that the presentation can loop on its own, but you may need to adjust any screensaver or hibernation settings on your computer so that the screen will remain on.

Step 1: Open your slideshow in Powerpoint.

Step 2: click the slide show tab at the top of the window..

click the Slide Show tab

Step 3: Click the Set Up Slide Show button.

click the Set Up Slide Show button

Step 4: Check the box to the left of Loop continuously until Esc , then click OK .

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Step 5: Click your first slide in the column at the left side of the window, then hold down the Shift key, scroll down and click the last slide.

select all your slides

Step 6: Select the Transitions tab at the top of the window.

click the Transitions tab

Step 7: Click the box to the left of On Mouse Click to remove the check mark, check the box to the left of After , then choose the amount of time to display each slide.

set timings for the slides

I have set my slideshow to display each slide for 5 seconds in the image above.

You can start your slideshow at any time by pressing the F5 key on your keyboard.

You can stop the slideshow by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

You should now know how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation so that it continuously plays on repeat until you press the Esc key on your keyboard to terminate it.

Find out how to change your slide size in Powerpoint if you need a different orientation or slide dimensions for your presentation.

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How to loop a PowerPoint slideshow so that it automatically starts over as soon as it ends

How to loop a PowerPoint slideshow so that it automatically starts over as soon as it ends

  • To loop a PowerPoint slideshow, you'll need to enable looping in the "Set Up Slide Show" menu.
  • Once you set your PowerPoint to loop, it'll start over from the beginning automatically after playing the last slide.

If you've designed a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that's meant to be viewed repeatedly, such as on a kiosk or in a museum installation, you can adjust the settings in PowerPoint so that your slideshow "loops" instead of ending after one viewing.

Getting a PowerPoint to loop is easy. Read on to find out how, using PowerPoint for both Mac and PC.

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1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that you want to loop.

2. With your PowerPoint presentation open, click on the "Slide Show" tab, then click on "Set Up Slide Show."

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4. To test whether your PowerPoint can loop successfully, click on the "From Beginning" or "Play From Start" button in the Slide Show tab. Click through the slideshow until you reach the end. When your PowerPoint reaches its final slide, it should start over from the beginning automatically. When you're confident that looping is enabled, and you're ready to close the slide show, press the Esc key.

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Setting a PowerPoint presentation to loop continuously can be very useful for trade shows, museums, waiting rooms, or any situation where you need the slideshow to play on repeat. By enabling the loop feature, you can set up your PowerPoint once and have it run indefinitely without any additional effort.

In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the simple steps to get your PowerPoint slideshow looping seamlessly and continuously. Whether you’re using PowerPoint for Windows or Mac, the process is quick and easy.

Step-by-Step Guide

Check slide transitions.

Before setting your file to loop, double check that each slide has a transition effect applied. This can be a simple fade or more complex animation – it doesn’t matter as long as some kind of transition is enabled. Having a transition between each slide will make the looping presentation appear smooth and professional.

To check for transitions, select any slide and click the “Transitions” tab in the top menu. If no transition is shown, choose one from the menu. Repeat this for every slide.

Set Up Looping

With transitions enabled, it’s time to activate the loop setting:

  • Click the “Slide Show” tab at the top
  • Click “Set Up Slide Show”
  • Under “Show Options”, check the box for “Loop continuously until ‘Esc'”

And that’s it! Those three simple steps will get your slideshow looping indefinitely whenever you start the presentation.

[Screenshot of PowerPoint menu showing Loop continuously option]

Test Looping

Before finalizing your presentation, always test that the looping works properly:

  • Select “Slide Show” > “From Beginning” to start the show
  • Let the slideshow play through a few cycles to ensure the loop is seamless
  • Press “Esc” to exit the presentation

If all goes well, you won’t see any hiccups or pauses as it loops. The transitions should smoothly flow from the last slide back to the first.

Export Looping Presentation

Once activated and tested, the looping functionality will remain enabled whenever you export or share that PowerPoint file. You can present directly from PowerPoint or export to video format.

Some popular export options include:

  • PowerPoint Show (.ppsx): Self-running slideshow file
  • MP4 video: Video version for online sharing
  • PDF: Print all slides to a single PDF document

No matter which export format you select, the looping behavior will persist, making your presentation ready for continuous playback.

Recap and Next Steps

And that covers the basics of getting a PowerPoint slideshow to loop seamlessly! By following those few simple steps, you can set up a polished, professional presentation ready for unlimited continuous playback.

Some next steps to consider with your looping presentation:

  • Add timings to help pace the flow
  • Include multiple loops with different content
  • Set it up to play automatically when opened
  • Export to video format for online access

With PowerPoint’s robust options, the possibilities are truly endless. A continuously looping slideshow is just one useful trick for tradeshows, waiting rooms, museums, and any location needing dynamic engaging content on repeat.

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You can easily create a looping slideshow using PowerPoint. A looping slideshow displays each slide automatically for a certain amount of time. Once that time has elapsed, the slide automatically continues to the next slide. Once the slideshow reaches the end, it repeats from the beginning.

  • Open your PowerPoint presentation.
  • Click the [Slide Show] tab > From the "Set Up" group, click "Set Up Slide Show".
  • From the resulting dialogue box, check "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" under the "Show options" section > Click [OK].
  • From the "Slides" preview side panel, click your first slide > Press and hold [Shift] and click your last slide. This will select all of your slides.
  • Click the [Transitions] tab > From the "Timing" group, uncheck "On Mouse Click" and check "After".
  • To adjust the time you would like each slide to display, click the up and down arrows in the "After:" field within the "Timing" group. When your slideshow reaches the last slide, it will automatically loop back to the beginning.

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When a PowerPoint slideshow ends, the screen turns blank after the last slide. However, you can opt to restart the presentation from the first slide by running the slide deck in loop. You might want to loop a slide if you have created a PowerPoint slideshow that needs to run on a screen in loop, such as a self-running slideshow for a kiosk, a PowerPoint template indicating a break at an event, or when you need to go back to one or more of the previous slides from the start for a quick review of the presentation.

How to Make PowerPoint Loop

To loop PowerPoint, go to Slide Show -> Setup Show .

Set up slideshow in PowerPoint

From the dialog box that appears, select Loop continuously until ‘Esc’ to enable looping your slides. By default, all slides are looped in a sequence.

Loop all slides in PowerPoint

How to Loop PowerPoint from Selected Slides

To loop specific slides, go to Slide Show -> Setup Show , enable loop, and select the slides to run in a loop via Show Slides .

Loop from selected slides in PowerPoint

How to Loop PowerPoint Slides Manually and Automatically

You might want to create a slideshow from break or countdown-themed PowerPoint templates or Google Slides templates to indicate a break during an event.

You can select the time each slide remains on screen via the Transitions tab. The Timings menu provides the option to select the duration for each slide and whether you intend the slides to move automatically or on mouse-click.

Loop slides manually on PowerPoint

To loop PowerPoint slides manually or automatically, go to Slide Show -> Setup Show , enable the loop option, and go to Advance slides . Select Manually for moving slides on mouse click, arrow keys, or PowerPoint remote. Alternatively, select Use timings .

Loop slides automatically in PowerPoint

Final Words

Whether you need to loop a PowerPoint presentation manually or automatically for an event or to create a self-running slideshow that loops PPT, you can use the instructions mentioned above to customize the settings for your slide deck according to need.

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How To Loop a PowerPoint: A Step-by-Step Guide

Microsoft PowerPoint is a well-known tool for making and delivering presentations. Do you know how to use the looping feature? This feature makes it easy for presenters to move from slide to slide without having to click a mouse or computer key. Setting up and customizing this feature is simple.

In this article, you will learn the following:

What is PowerPoint looping?

How to set up powerpoint looping, how to stop looping on powerpoint presentations.

Typically, a PowerPoint presentation will only move from one slide to the next when prompted. A presenter will have to press the arrow key on the computer keyboard, right-click on the mouse, or press the button on a hand-held presentation remote in order to move to the next slide.

When you loop a PowerPoint, you set the presentation to move from one slide to the next without being prompted. For presenters, this means that you do not need to click the arrow key on the computer or click a mouse.

PowerPoint looping allows you to display each slide automatically for a certain amount of time, which you determine. Once the slide displays for that set time, the next slide automatically displays. After the final slide of the presentation, the slideshow repeats from the beginning.

To set up looping on a PowerPoint presentation, complete the following steps:

Create your PowerPoint presentation.

In the main menu of your PowerPoint (along the top of the screen), select “Slide Show.”

screenshot-of-the-slide-show-menu-option-in-PowerPoint

Click “Slide Show” to begin customizing your presentation’s display

In the menu that pops up at the top of your screen, select “Set Up Slide Show.”

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Click “Set Up Slide Show” to begin customizing your presentation’s display

In the box that appears, locate “Show options” and check the box next to “Loop continuously until ‘Esc.’”

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Check the box next to “Loop continuously until ‘Esc.’”

Click “OK.”

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Setting up timing between slides

Microsoft PPT will automatically set your slides to transition every two minutes, but you can easily customize how long you want each slide to display before moving to the next slide.

In the main menu, select “Transitions.”

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Click “Transitions”

Select the slide that you want to customize for the display time. If you would like all of the slides to have the same transition time, select all slides instead of just one.

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Select the slide for which you want to customize the display time. If you’d like all of the slides to have the same transition time, highlight all slides instead of just one.

In the “Timing” group under “Advance Slide,” check the box next to “After:.”

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Under “Advance Slide,” check the box next to “After:”

In the box next to “After:,” move the arrows up and down to determine how long you’d like the slides to display.

Once you loop your slideshow, it will display on a loop while you present. To stop this looping, simply press “Esc” on your keyboard. This will end your presentation looping.

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The steps to loop a PowerPoint were researched in November 2021, and desktop screenshots reflect the platform layout of PowerPoint on a desktop PC. Applications and layouts are liable to change; see Microsoft’s “PowerPoint help & learning” page for additional information.

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Setting up a PowerPoint slideshow to loop continuously is easy:

  • Switch to the Slide Show Ribbon tab.
  • Click on Set Up Slide Show .
  • Tick the Loop continuously until 'Esc' checkbox.

Loop continuously until 'Esc'

By default, PowerPoint advances to the next slide only when a mouse click occurs. If you want your slideshow to advance automatically, follow the steps below:

  • Select all slides in the navigation pane.
  • Switch to the Transitions tab in the Ribbon.
  • In the Timing group under Advance Slide tick the checkbox next to After:
  • Enter the duration you want each slide to display.

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While showcasing your presentation at a trade show, you might need to present the slideshow indefinitely. So, manually presenting the slideshow continuously can be exhausting for you.

In these situations, you would probably prefer to have the presentation loop continuously. To achieve this, you can either enable the Loop continuously option on PowerPoint, run a VBA code, or use the hyperlinking method to loop the slideshow.

Set Up Loop via Slide Show Settings

Looping a slideshow in PowerPoint is a quick and straightforward process. By utilizing the Set Up Show menu, you can set up a loop for your presentation. This menu also offers advanced options for the slideshow, such as kiosk mode .

Here’s how to loop a slideshow on PowerPoint. 

  • Open PowerPoint and go to the Slide Show tab from the ribbon.

How to loop slideshow on powerpoint

  • Show Type : This option lets you choose your presentation type. If you select Presented by speake r or browsed at a kiosk mode , your presentation will be displayed in full screen. Else, your slideshow will be displayed in a window.

How to loop slideshow on powerpoint

  • Multiple Monitors : If you have multiple monitors, you can use this section to select a monitor for displaying the slideshow. Additionally, you can configure the resolution of your presentation in this section.
  • Once you click OK , press Alt + F5 to start the slideshow.

After following the above steps, you can see that your presentation slideshow will loop until you press the Esc key.

Loop Slideshow via VBA code

The VBA code extends the features and functionality of PowerPoint. If you are familiar with the VBA language, looping a slideshow from this option will be much easier.

  • Open PowerPoint.
  • Go to the File tab and click on Options .

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  • Paste the following code in the blank spaces.

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When you run the above VBA code, the slideshow of the active presentation will start and will loop until you press the Esc key. Along with that, slides will automatically advance using the stored timings.

Using Hyperlinks to Loop Slideshow

Hyperlinks in PowerPoint can redirect to specific slides with just a click. Using the hyperlink feature, you can simply insert links to any shapes, texts, and buttons.

Here, I will insert hyperlinks to the texts and redirect them to the following slides to create a loop in the slideshow.

  • Open your presentation and go to the Insert tab.

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  • Insert the shapes or text into slides in an appropriate place.
  • Select the Text and press Ctrl + K to hyperlink the text.

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  • Do this for all the slides in your presentation.
  • For the last slide, hyperlink the text to the First Slide to create a loop .

Applying Transitions and Timings in Slideshow

You can apply transition effects when you advance from one slide to another during a presentation. These minor transition effects on your presentation can significantly impact your audience.

Slide Transitions

Transitions give your slides a sense of flow during the presentation. If done well, transitions make your presentation feel like a video!

You can apply transitions to your slides from the “ Transition to the slide ” section on the Transition ribbon. This section has many effect options like Subtle , Exciting and Dynamic Content .

Here’s how you can add or change transition effects on your presentation.

  • Open PowerPoint and go to the Transitions tab.

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Moreover, you can choose the None option if you don’t want any transitions on your slides.

Set Timings

The Timing section allows you to add sound during transitions and set its duration. Additionally, you can also configure if you want to advance the slides with a mouse click or automatically.

  • To add sound during your transition, select the fly-out next to Sound in the Timing group. You can choose from the given sounds or import an audio from your device.
  • Specify the length of the transition from the Duration option.
  • Under the Advance Slide section, you will see the On Mouse Click and After options. If you wish to advance to the next slide by clicking on the screen, select the On Mouse Click option. Similarly, if you wish to transition to the next slide automatically, enter the duration next to the After section.

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A visually striking PowerPoint presentation can go a long way toward grabbing and keeping people’s attention, whether they’re guests at a wedding or visitors at a museum exhibition. It doesn’t matter whether you want to help the audience retain information or build an emotional connection. Playing the presentation repeatedly in the background can significantly benefit your goal.

How To Loop a PowerPoint Presentation

If you’re unsure how to keep the presentation going without having to restart it manually, you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to learn how to loop a PowerPoint presentation.

How to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation on a PC

After designing the perfect Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for your event, you can easily tweak the settings to make it loop instead of ending after a single viewing.

  • Open the presentation you want to loop in PowerPoint.

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If you were to leave it at that, the presentation would loop after finishing, but you would still have to click between the slides to keep it going. So, this option only works if a speaker is present at all times, which is highly unlikely and inconvenient.

Let’s set up an automatic slide transition so the presentation does all the work from beginning to end.

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The next step is to deal with the “If present” portion of the checkbox. Follow these steps to set up timing for the automatic slide transition.

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The duration of the slides depends on the content of your presentation. You can move it along a bit faster if it’s an all-picture display. That way, the audience won’t have to stare at a static screen for too long. Otherwise, make sure to leave enough time for people to read the text on each slide, especially if your goal is to inform them about a service or product.

With everything set up, the presentation will reach the last slide on its own. From there, it will automatically loop back to the beginning.

If the presentation is set up where it can’t be monitored at all times, visitors might get impatient and switch the slides manually. Such interference would disable the automatic slide progression. To avoid this, you should change one more setting in your presentation.

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The Forward and Back keys will be locked with this show type enabled. No one will be able to disrupt the presentation’s progress. You can hit the Esc button to exit the slideshow when the event has finished.

Before your presentation has its big day, you should ensure everything is set up correctly. To preview your presentation, do the following.

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Sit through your presentation and check that it repeats from the beginning once it reaches the final slide. When you’re confident the looping is enabled, press the Esc key and save your work.

How to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation on a TV

While this process is pretty simple, it will only work if your TV supports the PPT format and thus can play a PowerPoint presentation. Not all TVs have this option.

You can use some methods to loop a PowerPoint presentation on a TV that doesn’t support this format.

Connect a Laptop

The simplest solution to your problem is connecting a laptop to your TV using an HDMI cable.

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Now you can play the looped presentation on your laptop, which will keep going on your TV until you manually stop it.

Use a PowerPoint TV Player

You’ll need an alternative solution if you can’t leave your laptop connected to the TV for a prolonged period. Another great way to play a self-running presentation on your TV is to use a PowerPoint player called PowerPlayer . This product supports the native PNG format; you can simply plug it into any TV you’d like.

Can You Loop a PowerPoint Presentation on an iPad? Not Directly

Although available on iPad, the PowerPoint app doesn’t offer the same auto-play functionality as the PC version. You can always loop your presentation on a computer and play it on your iPad. However, if you’d like to loop the presentation directly on the device, you’ll have to open it using Apple’s native presentation app, Keynote .

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Now that your presentation is set to advance automatically, the only thing left is to arrange the looping.

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Keep Everyone in the Loop

After spending a lot of time making your PowerPoint presentation informative and aesthetically pleasing, you’ll want to display it proudly for the world to see. Playing it once is certainly not enough, so you’ll want to loop your presentation and ensure everyone gets the chance to see it. While creating the perfect presentation can be time-consuming, looping it is a simple process that will take you no more than a few minutes.

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Two Easy Ways To Loop A PowerPoint

Ensure that your presentation runs smoothly and seamlessly by creating a loop in your PowerPoint presentation, providing your audience with an engaging and interactive experience.

Looping a PowerPoint presentation can be a helpful technique when you need to display a slideshow continuously without the need for manual intervention.

This feature is useful for events or exhibits where attendees can walk by and view the presentation at any time.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to loop a PowerPoint presentation, including how to set up the presentation to loop continuously, and how to add a looping transition between the last and first slides.

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To loop a PowerPoint presentation, you can follow these steps:

  • Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to add a loop.
  • Click on the "Slide Show" tab in the top menu.
  • Click on the "Set Up Slide Show" button.
  • In the "Set Up Show" dialog box, under the "Show Options" section, check the "Loop continuously until the 'Esc'" option.
  • Click on the " OK " button to save the changes.
  • Hit the " F5 " key on your keyboard to begin the slideshow.
  • Select the last slide of your presentation.
  • Click on the "Transitions" tab in the top menu.

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3. Choose a transition from the list that includes "Loop Out" or "Bounce".

4. Adjust the duration of the transition as needed.

5. Press the " F5 " key on your keyboard to start the slideshow.

Can I loop a specific section of my PowerPoint presentation? Yes, you can. Select the slides you want to loop, and then check the "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" option in the "Set Up Show" dialog box.

Can I set a specific number of loops for my PowerPoint presentation? No, the "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" option in the "Set Up Show" dialog box will make the presentation loop continuously until you press the "Esc" key to exit.

Can I add a sound to play continuously with the looped presentation? Of course! Add a sound to play continuously with the looped presentation by inserting an audio file and setting it to play automatically and continuously.

How do I stop the looped presentation? To stop the looped presentation, press the "Esc" key on your keyboard.

Can I loop a PowerPoint presentation in a kiosk or self-running mode? Yes, loop a PowerPoint presentation in a kiosk or self-running mode by selecting the "Presented by a speaker (full screen)" option in the "Set Up Show" dialog box and checking the "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" option.

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Displaying an introductory or welcome slide while your audience arrives for a presentation is common. While the audience enters the room and finds a seat, they may chat with one another, help themselves to refreshments, or sit quietly and wait for the show. The one-slide introduction that says welcome and displays pretty flowers is quaint, but it won’t grab anyone’s attention as they enter the room, and it certainly won’t keep anyone’s interest while they wait. Instead, grab their attention from the moment they walk through the door with an introductory presentation that introduces you and/or your presentation’s purpose—call it a mini presentation if you like. That way, you’ll have the attention and interest of your audience before you even begin.

I’m using Office 365 PowerPoint (desktop) on a Windows 10 64-bit system, but you can use an earlier version. This technique can’t be created in the browser edition. You can work with your own presentation or download the .pptx and .ppt demonstration files.

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Setting it up

This technique uses two shows—the preview and the main presentation–but you’ll store them as one. You control when your audience sees both.

It doesn’t matter where you place the introductory slides within the main presentation. At the beginning makes sense—that’s what we’ll do–but it isn’t necessary. If slide numbering matters, place your introductory slide as the end. Use as many introductory slides as needed but keep it to a minimum. The point is to present material that will interest the audience and enhance your program.

Once you’ve created the main presentation, add introductory slides. Your presentation, if run, would display the introductory slides and then the presentation. That’s not what you want; you want the presentation to repeat the introductory slides without advancing to the main presentation until you’re ready.

I’m using the school project presentation provided by PowerPoint as a demonstration file. As you can see in Figure A , I’ve changed the first two slides a bit; these two slides, slides 1 and 2, represent our introduction. Slides 3 through 7 represent our main presentation. (I’ve not changed the remaining slides.)

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Identifying the introduction slides

We now have two presentations in one. To control them as two separate shows, we’ll first identify the introductory slides. To do so:

  • In Slide Sorter, select the slides in the introduction—slides 1 and 2. To do so, hold down the Shift key while clicking both.
  • Click the Transition slide. In the Timing group, uncheck On mouse click, and click After. Enter the number of seconds you want to pause between slides—3 ( Figure B ).
  • Click the Slide Show tab, and then click Set Up Slide Show in the Set Up group.
  • In the resulting dialog, check Loop continuously until ‘Esc’ in the Show options section.
  • In the Show slides section, enter 1 and 2 for the From and To settings (slides 1 and 2).
  • Make sure to check the Using timings, if present option in the Advance slides section ( Figure C ) and click OK.

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If you play the presentation as is, it plays slides 1 and 2 continuously, never advancing to the main presentation. Next, we’ll create a custom slide show with the remaining slides.

Name the main presentation

We’ve identified slides 1 and 2 as the introduction. Now, let’s identify the main presentation by create a custom slide show as follows:

  • Click the slide Show tab, click Custom Slide Show in the Start Slide Show group, and then choose custom Shows.
  • Click New in the resulting dialog.
  • In the Define Custom Show dialog, enter Main Presentation in the Slide show name control.
  • Check slides 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in the left list. Then, click Add to copy those slides to the Slides in custom show list to the right ( Figure D ). PowerPoint will renumber them, but don’t worry about that.
  • Click OK and then click Close.

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At this point, you have two slides that loop, slides 1 and 2, and a custom slide show named Main Presentation that contains 5 slides (slides 3 through 7). Right now, you can’t get from the looping intro to the main presentation.

How to start the main presentation

Once your audience is ready, you’ll want to start the main presentation. As yet, there’s no way to do so. To that end, we’ll add an action button to slide 2 that starts the main presentation. First, switch to Normal view. Then, select the last slide in the introduction, slide 2. To add the action button, do the following:

  • Click the Insert tab, click Shapes (in the Illustrations group), and then choose a shape from the Action Buttons at the bottom of the dropdown. Specifically, choose the second from the left, Go Forward or Next.
  • Click on the slide where you want to position the button.
  • In the resulting dialog, you’ll assign an action by choosing Custom Show from the Hyperlink to dropdown ( Figure E ). Don’t choose Next Slide, even though it seems to make sense. Doing so will display the next slide in the introduction—slide 1—not the next slide in sequence.
  • In the next dialog, choose Main Presentation ( Figure F ).
  • Click OK twice to return to Normal view.

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At this point, you’re done. However, you might want to make the action button invisible as follows:

  • With the action button still selected, click the Format tab. Then click the dialog launcher for the Shapes Styles group.
  • In the resulting pane, click Fill to display more options. Set the Transparency option to 100%.

That was easy, wasn’t it? Just don’t forget where the action button is. You can copy the button to slide 1 if you want the option of starting the presentation from either introductory slide. This is less important when you have only a few slides in the introduction. If you have several, consider copying the action button to all the slides or every other slide so you can quickly start the presentation regardless of which slide is up.

Show’s on!

All the hard work is done. Simply press F5 to run the show. PowerPoint will loop through slides 1 and 2. When you’re ready to start the presentation, click the (hidden) action button on slide 2. Because the action button specifies a custom show and not a specific slide, PowerPoint will return to the first slide in that show, slide 3 (slide 1 in the custom show) when you exit the last slide, slide 7. It won’t return to slides 1 and 2 in the introduction.

You can keep your audience mildly entertained or grab their interest early on with a short introductory presentation. Let the slides loop until you’re ready to begin the main presentation.

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5 golden rules of PowerPoint design

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Wondering how to design the perfect PowerPoint presentation? It's easier than you think–just follow five simple rules to get started:

1. Consider using templates

When building a slide deck, it’s important to maintain consistency throughout. We want to ensure we are using consistent font styles, colors and themes. This can be tricky when designing from scratch, so why not start from a template?

Microsoft Create contains hundreds of pre-made, customizable PowerPoint templates, which means you don’t have to start from scratch and the fonts and colors are already set for you.

Simply choose a template from the gallery, customize it as needed, and you are done!

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2. No walls of text

We’ve all seen PowerPoint presentations where slides contain too much text. The human brain struggles to listen and read at the same time. If you are presenting to an audience, keep the text on slides to a minimum.

Consider employing the “5-5-5" rule. No more than 5 lines, no more than 5 words, no more than 5 minutes. Think short and sharp memory joggers instead of rambling paragraphs.

Where possible, consider replacing text with visuals to represent your point. People remember images more than words.

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3. Be mindful of colors and fonts

No one wants their audience to leave with a headache after an hour of straining to read slides. We need to ensure that our presentation is easy to read for everyone – even for those in the nosebleed seats at the back! Think about the font you are using. Is it appropriate for the presentation? What about the font size? Can people at the back easily read? What about people with visual impairment? Ensure all text is at least 24pts.

When it comes to color, ensure all slides have good contrast. Dark backgrounds should have light font and vice versa.

4. Use animation sparingly

Animation can really liven up an otherwise flat presentation. However, it should be used thoughtfully and sparingly. Too much of the wrong type of animation with objects flying in and zooming around the screen, while fun, can look confusing and unprofessional.

Animation should be subtle. With every animation you add, ask yourself, "Is this going to enhance my presentation or distract from it?"

5. Engage your audience

When presenting to an audience, there is usually an awkward time before the presentation begins while the speaker waits for everyone to arrive. During this time, people may start scrolling on their phones or get distracted with work emails, and it can be hard to pull the audience back.

To avoid this issue, work to grab your audience's attention before the presentation even starts. Instead of just having the title slide on the screen, consider creating "kiosk slides." These are a series of slides that contain a combination of interesting things for the audience to look at or engage with. Maybe you have an interesting image? A funny quote or fun facts? Or maybe there is a question you want them to think about prior to the session?

Create these slides and have them automatically cycle round before the presentation starts.

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    Step 1: Apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show. Transitions occur between slides when you run a slide show. To apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show: In Normal View or Slide Sorter View, display or select a slide. Click the Transitions tab in the Ribbon.

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    How to Set Up the Presentation. Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to loop continuously. Go to Slide Show . Select Set Up Slide Show. The Set Up Show dialog box opens. Select Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen). This enables the presentation to loop continuously until the viewer presses Esc . Select OK .

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    Create a self-running presentation. You can use a self-running presentation to run unattended in a booth or kiosk at a trade show or convention, or you can save it as a video and send it to a client. Windows macOS. On the Slide Show tab, click Set Up Slide Show. Under Show type, pick one of the following:

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    Select the "Slide Show" option to start a loop for a particular set of slides. To initiate the loop, click the first slide in the thumbnail pane on the left. Click the final slide you wish to add to the loop while holding your keyboard's "Shift" key. Next, select "Setup Show" and turn on the looping feature.

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