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PowerPoint XP

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Adding Transition

Previewing a Slide Show

If you want to get an idea of what you completed show will look like to an audience, preview it. PowerPoint allows you to view your show in slide show format.

To Preview a Slide Show:

  • Click on View Slide Show. (F5)

Click on Slide Show, choose Slide Transition

OR

  • Click on Slide Show View Show.

Choose Slide Transition in the Task Pane

OR

  • Click on the Slide Show button to start the presentation.
  • To move to the next slide, click the mouse. (Space bar or Enter).
  • When the screen goes dark, click the screen to return to the PowerPoint screen.
  • You can exit the slide show by pressing ESC on the keyboard at any time.

If you have set the slides to advance automatically, you don't need to click through the slides. Just sit back and enjoy the show. At the end of the show, click the left mouse button to return to the PowerPoint Screen.

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