PPT: How to Run a Slide Show Within a Window (Undocumented)

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You can add a "Slide Show in a Window" button to one of your toolbars and then run a slide show in a Window by clicking this button. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open an existing presentation or create a new one.
2. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.
3. From the Category list, click View.
4. Find the "Slide Show in a Window" button and drag it to one of your toolbars.
5. Click Close.

When you click the button, your Slide Show runs in a window and follows the settings in the Slide Show dialog box.

To access the Slide Show dialog box, follow these steps:

1. Hold down the SHIFT key and click the "Slide Show in a Window" button.
2. Make the choices you want.
3. Click Show.

The presentation starts in full-screen view. Press ESC to exit. If you now run the slide show in a window, it has the same characteristics, which can include the following:

• The start slide.
• The pen color to use.
• Automatic or manual slide timings.
• Loop continually until ESC is pressed.