Objective 1.7 Configure and present a slide show

  • 1.7.1 Configure and present a slide show

1.7.1 Configure and present a slide show

Custom Slide Shows

If you need to deliver variations of a presentation to different audiences, you can maintain one presentation containing all the slides you are likely to need for all the audiences. Then you can select the slides that are appropriate for a specific audience and assign them to a custom slide show.

PowerPoint renumbers slides in the custom show so gaps aren’t apparent to the audience

To create a custom slide show

1. On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the Custom Slide Show button, and then click Custom Shows.

2. In the Custom Shows dialog box, click New
Tip: To create a custom slide show that is similar to an existing custom slide show, click the slide show, click Copy, and then edit the copy.

3. In the Define Custom Show dialog box, enter a name for the custom show in the Slide show name box.

4. In the Slides in presentation list, select the check boxes of the slides you want to include in the custom slide show, and then click Add.

5. In the Slides in custom show list, select any slide you want to reorder, and then click the arrows to reorder the slides.

6. In the Define Custom Show dialog box, click OK.

7. In the Custom Shows dialog box, click Close to return to the presentation or click Show to run the custom slide show.


To run a custom slide show

  • On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the Custom Slide Show button, and then click the custom slide show you want to run.

Or

1. In Slide Show view, move the mouse to display the navigation toolbar in the lower-left corner.

2. On the navigation toolbar, click the Navigation button (labeled with an ellipsis), click Custom Show, and then click the show you want.