Present a custom show

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

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Present a custom show

Use this procedure when you want to display only the slides in the custom show instead of the entire presentation.

  1. On the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show.
  2. Under Show slides, click Custom show, and then select the show you want in the list.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Start the slide show.

    ShowHow?

    Do one of the following:

    ShowStart a slide show from within Microsoft PowerPoint

    1. Open the presentation you want to view as a slide show.

    2. Do one of the following:

      • Click Slide Show Button image at the lower left of the PowerPoint window.
      • On the Slide Show menu, click View Show.
      • Press F5.

    ShowStart a slide show from your desktop

    1. In My Computer or Microsoft Windows Explorer, locate the presentation file you want to open as a slide show.
    2. Right-click the file name, and then click Show.

    ShowStart a PowerPoint Show (.pps)

    Use this procedure to open and play a slide show you have saved as a PowerPoint Show (.pps).

    1. In My Computer or Microsoft Windows Explorer, locate the PowerPoint Show file you want to open.
    2. Double-click the file name to open it.

    ShowTip

    To create a shortcut to your PowerPoint Show, use the right mouse button to drag the file to your desktop. When you release the mouse button, click Create Shortcut Here.