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Link two or more PowerPoint presentations together for continuous playbackNOTE: This tip is for versions 97 and 2000. In order for the shows to run continuously, animations and transitions must be set to run automatically on each and every slide or the show will stop at that point. 1. Have all presentation files you would like to loop in the same folder. Since you will be making a change to these files, you may want to put a copy of these files in a new folder and work with these copies. 2. In each file, make sure all animations are set to run automatically and do not require a mouse click to forward to the next slide or animation. You will need to edit each slide that has animation. From the menu select Slide Show > Custom Animation. In the dialog box in the Timing and Order (97 = Timing) tab area, change the "Start animation" setting to Automatically. You can leave the "...seconds after previous event" setting at 00:00 if you want or adjust it to what works best for your show. 3. In each file, make sure all slide transitions are set to run automatically and do not require a mouse click. For each file, select all slides in the Slide Sorter view. Select Slide Show > Slide Transition from the menu. In the dialog box, choose a transition Effect or leave on No Transition. For the "Advance" setting, check the box Automatically After. Make sure the box for On Mouse Click is not checked. Again, you can leave the "Seconds after previous event" setting at 00:00 if you want or adjust it to what works best for your show. 4. Open the first presentation and double-click on the last slide. 5. With the last slide visible, choose Insert > Object from the menu to open the Insert Object dialog box. 6. Select the "Create from File" option and then click on the Browse button to open the Browse dialog box. Select the file you want to link to and Click OK. 7. Next, click in the "Link" check box. Having the "Link" option active assures that any future changes to the file will be seen in your show without having to relink the files. If you select the "Display As Icon" option, an icon will appear on your page that will be the link. If you don't select the "Display as Icon" option, a small image of the first slide of the linked file will appear on the page. Click OK to insert the link. 8. Right-click on the icon or graphic image and select "Custom Animation" from the shortcut menu. 9. Next, select the Effects Tab. Change the No Effect setting in the "Entry Animation and Sound" area to Appear. 10. Click on the Multimedia Settings (PPt 97 = Play Settings) Tab and select Show from the "Object action" drop-down list. 11. Click on the Order and Timing (PPt 97 = Timing) Tab and select the Automatically option. The default time of 00:00 seconds is fine. 12. Click OK to apply the changes. 13. Next choose Slide Show > Set Up Show from the menu to open the Set Up Show dialog box. 14. In the "Show Type" area, click in the Loop Continuously until 'Esc' check box to activate it. 15. Click the OK button. 16. Save your file. Then run the show to make sure everything works. If it stops, check the transitions and animations to make sure they are set up to run automatically. |
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