Your extensive time in front of the computer produced a dynamic PowerPoint presentation. Now you need to rehearse the presentation for a smooth delivery that showcases the content. If a separate computer is used for the presentation, users can perform simple pre-show checks to ensure that the presentation runs as smoothly on an independent computer as the original. Users can also incorporate practicing the shortcut functions and presentation tools included with the program during rehearsals. These functions serve to streamline common actions to quickly access slides or displays while you're in the spotlight.
Instructions
Pre-Show Preparation
1. Check which version of PowerPoint is installed on the show computer. If the show computer uses an earlier version of PowerPoint, save a copy of your presentation in the ",ppt" file format (using the "Save As" function). Alternatively, consider saving your presentation as a PowerPoint slide spreserve animations and transitions across platforms.
2. Connect a USB thumb drive to your computer.
3. Select the "Package for CD" (Windows) or "Package Show" (Mac) function under "File" in the top menu bar to create a folder containing all linked files, and click the "Save" button.
4. Copy this folder to the USB thumb drive to serve as a convenient tool to transfer files between computers and a backup medium.
Running the Slide Show
5. Launch the desired PowerPoint presentation, and open any other applications that will be accessed during the presentation (for example, the DVD player if a movie will be played or another presentation if it is linked in the main presentation) to reduce application startup time during the show.
6. Press the "F5" key to automatically launch the slide show from the first slide.
Mac users: Press and hold the "Control" and "Shift" keys and then press the "S" key to automatically launch the slide show from the first slide.
7. Use the up, down, left and right arrow keys to navigate through the presentation.
8. Press the desired slide number and then the "Enter" key to jump to a specific slide.
9. Press the "B" key to display a plain black screen; press the "W" key to display a blank, white screen.
10. Press and hold the "Control" key, and then press the "P" key to activate a pen to draw on a slide. Repeat this key sequence to deactivate the pen function.
11. Press and hold the "Control" key, and then press the "A" key to display the hidden cursor as an arrow to use as an on-screen pointer.
12. Press the "Esc" key to end the slide show.
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