If you have one presentation with a large audience or you want to show the slides in any establishment, you may want people to see the presentation of Powerpoint immediately and not in edit mode. For this, there is an adjustment you can make so that the playback of the slides is automatic.
The way to do it depends on the version of Office you are working with. Therefore, in this article we will teach you How to start the slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint fast and easy ?.
Added to that, We will give you some useful recommendations to take into account before starting a presentation of this type. Thus, you will be able to display the content in a more efficient and effective way, so that it captures the attention of the audience.
What to keep in mind before starting the presentation of my slides?
Many times people produce documents, presentations, or designs and miss a final look at them or even with that last glance they do not notice certain errors that may arise.
Therefore, a good idea will always be create the slides in PowerPoint at least one day before the presentation. In this way, on the day of delivery you can review details that you missed or very common small errors that often occur. In this sense, there are certain tips that you can take into consideration so that your presentation is a success.
We share a list with the main aspects in the matter:
- Simplify the text present in the pictures, to avoid tiring the audience's eyes and to make the information easier to understand.
- Organize content very well so that you can break down all the information you are going to talk about topic by topic.
- Check the texts very well to avoid spelling mistakes, accentuation, etc.
- Make sure to use a color palette that combine and that have contrasts between strong tones and others softer. Don't go overboard with the amount of colors present on the slides.
- Use numbered lists, because it will facilitate the explanation and help people to have the main ideas of the information.
- Place your texts sources that are easy to read. Also, use a font size that all viewers can appreciate (greater than 30 pt is recommended).
- Be consistent with the layout of the slidesIn other words, keep the same design line with the same colors or tones, harmony in the fonts, among others.
- If you are going to place images in your presentationMake sure they are of good quality and, if possible, copyright free.
- Do not abuse the animations.
- Work with simple graphics.
By following these simple recommendations, you will see that your presentation will be a success. Remember that the sheets must contain only the most important information. Avoid saturating them with unnecessary data or images.
Learn step by step how to start the presentation of your slides in PowerPoint
As we indicated at the beginning, the mechanism to start a PowerPoint presentation so automatic will depend on the version that you use.
Therefore, below we will give you the step by step to follow in each case:
Recent versions
For a presentation to start automatically in the latest versions of PowerPoint you have to follow the procedure below:
- Go to File / Save As (or Save a copy).
- Login to More options.
- Choose the folder where you want to save the presentation.
- Inside the box Filename, write the name you want.
- In Save as type, click Power Point presentation.
An important fact that you must keep in mind, is that your file will be saved as .ppsx. When you double click on it, it will open as a slide show.
Office 2010 – 2013
In the case that your version of Office is 2010 – 2013, the steps are:
- Inside PowerPoint go to Archive and then in Save as.
- Select folder where you will save the presentation.
- Within Filename, write the name you want to give it.
- Tap on Save as type and choose Power Point presentation.
As in the previous case, the presentation will be saved as .ppsx. The moment you double-click on it in the file explorer or in the file explorer of Windows, the presentation will be displayed with slideshow.
Web version
In the event that you access from the web version, you have to know that the option to save as a PowerPoint presentation is not available, that is, as a file .ppsx.
So if you want to start a slide show for the web, what you have to do is open the file and inside the tab Slide show within the ribbon, click Play from the beginning. An additional fact is that if you have the simplified ribbon disabled, a slide show tab will not be displayed. To fix it, you just have to go to the tab View to start the moderator coach.