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Slideshows are sometimes used to display images at events, such as weddings or trade shows. Whatever the occasion might be, youâll want to loop your PowerPoint presentation so your guests arenât staring at a blank screen. Hereâs how itâs done.
First, open your PowerPoint presentation in which you would like to loop. Once open, navigate to the âSet Upâ group of the âSlide Showâ tab and then select the âSet Up Slide Showâ button.
The âSet Up Showâ window will appear. In the âShow optionsâ group, check the box next to âLoop Continuously until Esc.â Once selected, click âOKâ in the bottom-right corner of the window.
Now, when you play your slideshow, it will end only when you press the âEscâ key instead of when you've finished the last slide.
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One caveat: With the way we currently have it set up, the slideshow will proceed only when someone clicks the mouse button. Thatâs fine if there will be a speaker present at all times. Otherwise, youâll need to set up automatic slide transitions.
Head back to the âSet Up Showâ window by selecting âSet Up Slide Showâ in the âSet Upâ group of the âSlide Showâ tab.
There are a couple of options you need to select, but one important note is that you must first select âUsing Timings, If Presentâ under the âAdvance Slidesâ group.
The next option we select will lock a few things in place (which is why you need to select âUsing Timings, If Presentâ first).
Under the âShow Typeâ group, select âBrowsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen)." The âLoop Continuously until Escâ option will be enabled automatically if you havenât already turned it on, and the option youâve selected under âAdvance Slidesâ will remain unchanged.
Select âOKâ when ready to proceed.
Without the âBrowsed at a Kioskâ option enabled, the automatic slide progressions would be disabled if someone were to press the Back key. With it enabled, the Forward and Back keys are locked, allowing the slideshow to automatically progress unattended without fear of someone breaking it.
Now itâs time to set the timings of the slides. Head over to the âTransitionsâ tab. In the âTimingâ group, check the box next to âAfterâ and set the timing at which youâd like each slide to progress. Note that it doesnât matter if the box next to âOn Mouse Clickâ is checked or not---it wonât work.
After that, select the âApply to Allâ option in the same group.
Now, when you play your slideshow, it will continuously loop without interruption. To exit the slideshow, press the âEscâ button.
How to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation
Just like an animated GIF or video clip, you can loop a slideshow in Microsoft PowerPoint. This is ideal if you set the presentation to automatically play because it starts at the beginning each time it ends to create an infinite loop.
Hereâs how to loop a PowerPoint presentation on Windows and Mac. Currently, PowerPoint on the web doesnât offer a Loop feature.
Set the Timing to Advance the Slides
Before you set your PowerPoint presentation to loop, you may want to adjust the timing to advance through the slides. You can use the same time for each slide or display particular slides for a longer amount of time.
- Open your presentation in PowerPoint on Windows or Mac and go to the Transitions tab.
- In the Timing section of the ribbon, check the box for After and enter the time in seconds to the right. You can also use the arrows to move the time up or down in small increments.
- To set different times for slides, select the next slide and use the above step to choose the After timing. Continue this process for the remaining slides.
- To set the same timing for all slides in the presentation, select Apply To All in the Timing section.
- If you only want continuous play to advance the slides, you can uncheck the box directly above for On Mouse Click . However, if you want the ability to advance the slides with a mouse click and after a certain amount of time, you can leave the box checked.
Once you have the timings set to advance the slides, you can turn on the Loop setting.
- Go to the Slide Show tab and select Set Up Slide Show in the Set Up section.
- Under Show type , choose an option to play your presentation.
- If you plan to present the slideshow or have an individual view the show, choose one of the first two options. Then, check the box for Loop continuously until âEscâ in the section beneath.
Confirm that the Using timings, if present setting is marked under Advance Slides.
- If you want the slideshow to play automatically , choose the third option, Browsed at a kiosk . Youâll then see the Loop continuously until âEscâ and Using timings, if present settings are automatically marked and disabled for changing.
- Adjust any other options per your preference and use the OK button to save the settings.
When youâre ready to begin the slideshow and let it play, check out our how-to for starting the PowerPoint presentation as well as navigating it if needed.
Just Let It Play
By looping a PowerPoint presentation, you donât have to lift a finger to advance through the slides. You can display it at a kiosk, in a waiting room, or at a convention booth and just let it play over and over.
For more, look at how to add narration for an engaging PowerPoint presentation .
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Set up a PowerPoint Presentation That Loops or Repeats Continuously
by Avantix Learning Team | Updated November 12, 2021
Applies to: Microsoft Âź Â PowerPoint Âź Â 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)
You can set up a PowerPoint slide show to loop or repeat automatically. A looping presentation can be used at events, trade shows or even in a reception area in an office. The easiest way to set up a slide show to loop or replay continuously is to apply automatic transitions and then configure Slide Show settings.
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Step 1: Apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show
Transitions occur between slides when you run a slide show.
To apply transitions to automatically advance slides during a slide show:
- In Normal View or Slide Sorter View, display or select a slide.
- Click the Transitions tab in the Ribbon.
- Select a transition in the Transitions gallery (such as Fade).
- Click Effect Options and choose the desired option. Effect Options change depending on the transition you selected.
- In the Timing group, click the arrows beside Duration to set the timing you want (in seconds) for the transition. You may also type a duration.
- In the Timing group, under Advance Slides, deselect or uncheck On mouse click and beside After, select or click the up and down arrows to set the timing to transition to the next slide. You may also type a duration.
- In the Timing group, click Apply to All.
In the Transitions tab in PowerPoint, you can select the type of transition (such as Fade) as well as timing options:
Step 2: Set up a presentation to loop during a slide show
To set up a PowerPoint presentation to loop during a slide show:
- Click the Slide Show tab in the Ribbon and then click Set Up Slide Show. A dialog box appears.
- Under Show type, if you select Presented by a speaker (full screen), the speaker or those watching the slide show will have control over when they advance slides. This is the default setting for slide shows. If you select Browsed by an individual (window), those watching the slide show do NOT have control over when slides advance. If you select Browsed at kiosk (full screen), those watching the slide show do NOT have control over when slides advance and the presentation automatically loops until those watching press Escape (Esc).
- Under Show options, select Loop continuously until 'Esc'. You will be able to select this option if you selected one of the first two options under Show type.
Below is the Set Up Show dialog box with Presented by speaker selected and looping enabled:
If you want to set specific timings for slides to advance or to add narration, check out the article How to Run a PowerPoint Slide Show Automatically (Set Up a Self-Running Presentation) . If you have audio or video in the presentation, you'll need to set the media to play automatically (on the Playback tab in the Ribbon) and animations will also need to be set to run automatically.
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- To loop a PowerPoint slideshow, you'll need to enable looping in the "Set Up Slide Show" menu.
- Once you set your PowerPoint to loop, it'll start over from the beginning automatically after playing the last slide.
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1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that you want to loop.
2. With your PowerPoint presentation open, click on the "Slide Show" tab, then click on "Set Up Slide Show."
3. In the pop-up window that appears, click on the box next to "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" so that a small checkmark appears inside the box. Feel free to adjust any other settings in this menu as well. Click "OK" when you're finished.
4. To test whether your PowerPoint can loop successfully, click on the "From Beginning" or "Play From Start" button in the Slide Show tab. Click through the slideshow until you reach the end. When your PowerPoint reaches its final slide, it should start over from the beginning automatically. When you're confident that looping is enabled, and you're ready to close the slide show, press the Esc key.
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PowerPoint presentations are a go-to for clear and informative content delivery. But what if you want your presentation to run on repeat, like at a kiosk or digital sign? The good news is, that PowerPoint has a built-in feature to loop your slideshow, ensuring your message stays on display without interruption.Â
This blog post will guide you through the simple steps to set your presentation on a loop, keeping your audience engaged and informed around the clock.
What is PowerPoint Looping?
Normally, in a PowerPoint presentation, you have to manually move from one slide to the next by pressing keys on the keyboard or clicking buttons on a mouse or presentation remote.
However, when you enable looping in PowerPoint, the presentation progresses automatically from one slide to the next without requiring manual input. This eliminates the need for the presenter to interact with the computer or mouse during the presentation.
With PowerPoint looping, you can also set each slide to display automatically for a specified duration, determined by you. Once the preset time elapses, the next slide seamlessly appears. Additionally, upon reaching the final slide, the slideshow automatically starts over from the beginning.
Why Do You Need to Loop Your Slideshow in PowerPoint?Â
There are several reasons why you might want to loop your slideshow in PowerPoint:
- Unattended Presentations: Looping is ideal for situations where the presentation runs without a presenter. This could be at a kiosk, trade show booth, or in a waiting room. Looping ensures the information is continuously displayed for viewers to come and go as they please.
- Automated Playback: Looping allows for a hands-off presentation experience. Once started, the presentation progresses automatically, freeing you up to greet attendees or answer questions.
- Self-Paced Learning: Looping can be useful for self-paced learning environments. Viewers can revisit slides or take breaks without needing someone to control the flow.
- Continuous Engagement: Looping keeps the audience engaged with a constant stream of information. This can be beneficial for displaying menus, directions, or other ongoing updates.
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How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation loop?
Ready to loop your presentation? Hereâs how itâs done:
Step 1: Â Open your PowerPoint and head over to the âSlide Showâ tab.
Step 2: Â Click the button that says âSet Up Slide Show.â A new window will pop up.
Step 3: Â Under âShow options,â find the magic checkbox that says âLoop continuously until âEscâ.â Check that box to make your presentation run on repeat.
Step 4:  Want to control how long each slide shows? Look for the option âAutomatically advance slidesâ and check it. Then, use the up and down arrows to set the display time for each slide.
Step 5: Â Once youâre happy with the settings, click âOKâ to save them.
Step 6: Time to loop! Go back to the âSlide Showâ tab and click âFrom Beginningâ (or âFrom Startâ). Your presentation will start playing and keep going until you press the âEscâ key.
How To Loop a PowerPoint SlideShow from Selected Slides?
PowerPoint lets you loop a customized selection of slides, creating engaging presentations that run unattended. This eliminates the need for manual slide changes while maintaining audience interest. Hereâs how to loop specific slides:
Step 1:Â Â Select Slides: In the Slide Sorter view, hold âShiftâ and click the first and last slides you want to loop.
Step 2:  Enable Looping: Go to the âSlide Showâ tab and click âSet Up Show.â Check the box for âLoop continuously until âEsc'â and choose âShow slidesâ from the dropdown menu. Select âFromâ and enter the slide number where your loop should begin.
Step 3:Â Â Create Custom Show (Optional): For easier access, name your looped sequence as a âCustom Showâ within the âSet Up Showâ dialog.
Step 4:  Start Looping: Navigate back to the âSlide Showâ tab and choose âCustom Slide Showâ to launch your looped presentation.
Closing Thoughts
Looping your PowerPoint presentation is a simple yet powerful technique that unlocks a variety of use cases. By following these steps, you can ensure your message runs continuously, keeping your audience informed and engaged, whether itâs at a kiosk, trade show booth, waiting room, or any other scenario that demands unattended playback.Â
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Frequently Asked Questions
My presentation has animations and transitions. will they loop as well.
Absolutely! When you loop your presentation, animations and transitions will also repeat continuously, regardless of the looping method you choose.
Does looping affect animation timing?
Thereâs a possibility. Looping might affect how your animations play out, especially if they have specific timings set. To avoid any hiccups, be sure to thoroughly test your looped presentation. This will ensure your animations sync smoothly with the slide transitions.
Can I loop specific slides in my PowerPoint presentation?
Yes! PowerPoint gives you the flexibility to loop a selected group of slides, creating engaging presentations that run unattended.
How do I stop or pause a looped slideshow in PowerPoint?
Need a break? Simply press the âEscâ key on your keyboard to interrupt the looped slideshow at any time.
Can I customize the duration of each slide in a looped PowerPoint presentation?
Yes, you can! PowerPoint allows you to adjust the slide transition settings for each slide. This lets you control how long each slide displays, creating a tailored and dynamic looping experience.
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Create a self-running presentation
You can use a self-running presentation to run unattended in a booth or kiosk at a trade show or convention, or you can save it as a video and send it to a client.
On the Slide Show tab, select Set Up Slide Show .
Under Show type , pick one of the following:
Presented by a speaker (full screen)Â Allows the people watching your slide show to have control over when they advance the slides.
Browsed by an individual (window)Â Presents your slide show in a window, where control over advancing the slides is not available to the people watching.
Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)Â Loops your slide show until the person watching presses Esc.
Rehearse and record slide timings
When you choose the following show types: Presented by a speaker (full screen) or Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) , youâll want to rehearse and record timings for effects and slides.
On the Slide Show tab, select Rehearse Timings .
Note:Â The presentation timer begins immediately when you click Rehearse Timings .
The Rehearsal toolbar appears and the Slide Time box begins timing the presentation.
Figure: The Rehearsal toolbar
While timing your presentation, you can do one or more of the following on the Rehearsal toolbar:
To move to the next slide, click Next .
To temporarily stop recording the time, click Pause .
To restart recording the time after pausing, click Pause .
To set an exact length of time for a slide to appear, type the length of time in the Slide Time box.
To restart recording the time for the current slide, click Repeat .
After you set the time for the last slide, a message box displays the total time for the presentation and prompts you to do one of the following:
To keep the recorded slide timings, click Yes .
To discard the recorded slide timings, click No .
Slide Sorter view appears and displays the time of each slide in your presentation.
Add narration or sound
To record a narration, your computer requires a sound card and a microphone, and a microphone connector if the microphone is not a part of your computer.
On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click the arrow on the Record Slide Show button.
Select one of the following:
Start Recording from Beginning
Start Recording from Current Slide
In the Record Slide Show dialog box, select the Narrations and laser pointer check box, and if appropriate, select or deselect the Slide and animation timings check box.
Click Start Recording .
To pause the narration, in the Recording shortcut menu in Slide Show view, click Pause . And to resume your narration, click Resume Recording .
To end your slide show recording, right-click the slide, and then click End Show .
The recorded slide show timings are automatically saved and the slide show appears in Slide Sorter view with timings beneath each slide.
You can record a narration before you run a presentation, or you can record it during the presentation and include audience comments. If you do not want narration throughout your entire presentation, you can record separate sounds or comments on selected slides or objects. For more details, see Record a slide show with narration and slide timings .
Browsed by an individual (window)Â Presents your slide show in a window, where control over advancing the slides is available to the people watching.
Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) Â Loops your slide show until the person watching presses Esc. (Selecting this option automatically selects the Loop continuously until 'Esc' Â check box and causes your slide show to run in a loop.)
AÂ Rehearsal toolbar appears, and the Slide Time box begins timing the presentation. The toolbar includes a timer, a pause/play button, and Repeat button
To restart recording the time after pausing, click Play .
On the view tab, you can then switch to Slide Sorter view to see the time allotted for each slide in your presentation.
Set up slide transitions
If you want a slide show to run automatically at a kiosk, you can control when and how the slides advance. To do this, you can apply the same transition to all slides in the presentation and set the transition to automatically advance after a certain time interval.
On the Transitions tab, click the transition that you want.
Do the following on the Transitions tab:
To set the amount of time that each slide is displayed, select After and enter the number of seconds you want.
To set the duration of each transition between slides, enter the amount of time in the Duration box.
Click Apply to All .
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You can export a presentation as a movie file. See Save a presentation as a movie file for more details.
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- In PowerPoint, go to Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show > Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen ) > OK .
- Set the time each slide appears on the screen by selecting Slide Show > Rehearse Timings on the first slide.
- Use Next to move to the next slide and Pause to pause recording, or type a length of time in the Slide Time box.
This article explains how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow in PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011.
How to Create a Self-Running PowerPoint Slideshow
PowerPoint slideshows are not always used by a live presenter. Slideshows set to loop continuously can run unattended in a booth or kiosk. You can even save a slideshow as a video to share.
To create a continuously looping presentation, you need to set it up and record slide timings.
To run the slideshow unattended, set timings for slide transitions and animations to run automatically.
How to Set Up the Presentation
Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to loop continuously.
Go to Slide Show .
Select Set Up Slide Show . The Set Up Show dialog box opens.
Select Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen) . This enables the presentation to loop continuously until the viewer presses Esc .
Select OK .
How to Rehearse and Record Timings
To ensure that your automated presentation is the right length, record timings to set the amount of time each slide appears on the screen.
PowerPoint for Mac does not have the rehearsal option. Instead, go to Transitions , choose the transition you want to use, set the duration you want, and select Apply to All .
Go to the first slide of the presentation.
Select Rehearse Timings . The slideshow starts and records the time spent on the slide. The time appears in the Slide Time box on the Recording toolbar.
Select Next on the Recording toolbar when you want to move to the next slide.
Select Pause any time you want to pause or resume recording.
Type a length of time in the Slide Time box if you want to display a slide for a specific amount of time.
Select Repeat if you want to restart the recording time for the current slide only.
Select Close when you're done recording.
You'll be asked if you want to save the new slide timings. Select Yes to save the slide timings at the end of the presentation.
If you have a microphone (built-in or external), record a voiceover on your PowerPoint presentation that plays as the slideshow loops continuously.
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How To Loop A PowerPoint Slideshow? Detailed Guide
Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular application for creating and delivering presentations. PowerPoint has numerous options for adding flair and taking your presentations a notch higher, such as the ability to incorporate YouTube videos, GIFs, etc. If you loop your PowerPoint, every slide will display for a predetermined duration. After the presentation, it will automatically resume from the beginning.
But the question is, can you use the looping function effectively? When used correctly, this feature eliminates the need for presenters to click a mouse or computer key to transition between slides. This feature is easy to set up and customize.
Todayâs guide will teach us how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow and various tips and tricks for effective looping.
Why You Need to Loop Your Slideshow in PowerPoint?
Before learning how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow, letâs see under what scenarios one needs to loop their slideshow:
One helpful tool in PowerPoint that helps to guarantee a smooth and continuous presentation experience is the ability to loop your slideshow. The constant playback draws and maintains audience attention whether you present information in automated presentations, build interactive kiosks, or show information in exhibitions. Looping makes it possible to communicate information effectively and reinforce essential points for audience members who might join the presentation at different times.
How to Make a PowerPoint Loop?
You can learn how to make a PowerPoint loop through the instructions below. You can use the loop for various events, such as trade exhibitions, information displays, or kiosks.
- Open the PowerPoint presentation that you wish to loop first.
- Go to the Slide Show Tab: The PowerPoint window has several tabs at the top. To access choices relating to presenting your slides, select the “Slide Show” tab.
- Access Setup Show: Several commands and choices are under the “Slide Show” tab. Search for the “Set Up Slide Show” button or menu item in the group labeled “Start Slide Show.” Click on it.
- Display Type: Select “Presented by a speaker (full screen).”
- Preview slides: If you want the slides to play automatically, select “Manually” or enter the desired duration for each slide’s PowerPoint presentation loop timing.
- Enable your presentation to loop indefinitely unless you manually end it by hitting the Escape (‘Esc’) key by enabling this option.
- Click OK: After adjusting these settings to store your options, click the “OK” button.
- Begin Your Loop: Your slides will be set to loop unless you manually stop it by pressing the ‘Esc’ key. To stop it, click “From Beginning” or “From Current Slide” under the “Slide Show” tab to begin your presentation.
How to Loop a PowerPoint SlideShow from Selected Slides
You can choose which slides you want to loop around in PowerPoint. Eliminating manual intervention and maintaining audience interaction can be achieved by carefully choosing which slides to show throughout the presentation. Follow these steps to learn how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow from selected slides:
- Select the “Slide Show” option to start a loop for a particular set of slides. To initiate the loop, click the first slide in the thumbnail pane on the left.
- Click the final slide you wish to add to the loop while holding your keyboard’s “Shift” key. Next, select “Setup Show” and turn on the looping feature.
- Choose the “Custom Show” option and give it a name in the “Set Up Show” dialogue box. Navigate to the “Slide Show” menu and select “Custom Slide Show” to begin your looping presentation from the selected slides.
How to Set Up Auto-Loop for Continuous Playback
Now you know how to loop a slideshow in PowerPoint from selected slides, let us see how you can set up auto-loop for continuous playback:
- Select the Slide Show tab.
- Press the Set Up Slide Show button. You’ll see an options window appear.
- Keep clicking Loop till you reach “Esc.”
Note: Under Show Type, select Presented by a speaker or Browsed by an individual if you want the speaker or individual to continue controlling the presentation and clicking between slides. Clicking âBrowsedâ at a kiosk checks the Loop until the “Esc” box appears continuously. Moreover, auto-looping may annoy your viewers if your presentation is very repetitive. Use it with discretion and only when it makes sense for your writing subject.
How to Loop A PowerPoint SlideShow Using 2007 Version (older versions).
Use these detailed instructions to loop your slides if you’re using an older version of Microsoft PowerPoint:
- Open your PowerPoint presentation on your 2007 Microsoft PowerPoint .
- Select the tab labeled Slide Show. Select the “Set Up Slide Show” option from the “Set Up” menu.
- Go to the “Show options” section and select “Loop continuously until ‘Esc'” from the dialogue box that appears. Click Ok.
- Select your initial slide from the “Slides” preview side panel. To select your final slide, press and hold Shift.
- Select the tab labeled “Animations.” Turn off “On Mouse Click” and check the “Automatically After” box.
- The “After” box in the “Timing” panel has up and down arrows that you can use to change the time each slide appears. It will automatically loop back to the first slide when your slideshow reaches the last one.
How to Stop or Pause your Slideshow loop at any point.
Learning how to make a PowerPoint loop is of no use if you donât know how to stop or pause your slideshow loop at any point:
You can use simple keyboard commands to pause or stop your slideshow loop at any time during a PowerPoint presentation. You can manually stop the looping slideshow by hitting the “Esc” key (also known as the Escape key) on your keyboard. It gives presenters a simple and quick option to stop the continuous playback so they can answer queries, have conversations, or go to particular slides that are not playing continuously.
Advanced Techniques for Creating a Seamless Loop in PowerPoint
One of the techniques used for creating a seamless loop in PowerPoint is incorporating videos and GIFs. PowerPoint’s animations, transitions, and triggers can create seamless looping. Here is how:
- Select the video you imported and added to a slide.
- Open the “Animations” tab from the main menu.
- Choose “Play” from the animation gallery’s “Media” section after clicking the “ Add Animation ” button.
- On the right side of the screen, click the “Animation Pane” to open it.
- Right-click the “Play” button and choose “Timing” in the “Animation Pane.”
- Choose “Until End of Slide” or “Until Next Click” as the “Repeat” option in the “Timing” tab.
- Use Triggers to adjust the start and stop times of the video.
Tips and Tricks for Effective Slideshow Looping in PowerPoint
As you can see, creating a PowerPoint loop video couldn’t be easier. It only takes three easy steps to complete. Nonetheless, there are always specific tips you may apply to improve the appeal and attention-grabbingness of your videos.
1. Selecting the Right Video
The length and content of the video are the primary considerations when discussing the “right” video. Therefore, consider the duration of your video when creating a continuous loop.
Yes, longer videos can be more captivating, but they may add to the presentation’s file size and degrade performance. Shorter video clips, however, are less likely to affect performance and can loop more naturally. Regarding the video’s substance, make sure it supports the main idea of your presentation and is pertinent to the subject of your talk. The video aims to increase viewer comprehension and engagement without becoming overbearing or intrusive.
2. Compressing Video Files
Large videos can detract from the overall image of your presentation by making it excessively slow and challenging to share. Therefore, consider using a specialized video compression tool or the built-in PowerPoint compression feature to optimize your presentation by compressing the files. It doesn’t always imply that your presentation will look grainy. Still, it can cause a noticeable quality loss, so keep that in mind when creating the presentation in the first place.
3. Examining the Presentation
Make sure the video loops accurately and smoothly by testing it before you deliver your presentation. Go over the entire presentation, looking for any inconsistent or problematic playback. If you complete your testing on time, you can safely make all the required changes and retest it until the loop video functions as planned.
4. Looping Videos to Create Ambience and Background
You can also use videos that loop to set the mood for your presentation. For instance, a natural setting or a soft animation can produce an aesthetically pleasing and captivating ambiance. Nevertheless, the presentation’s general subject and the background clip are complementary rather than distracting.
To sum up, looping your PowerPoint slideshow is simple. PowerPoint’s “Set Up Slide Show options” allow you to program it to loop indefinitely for a predetermined number of times.
Use transitions carefully, arrange your slides in the correct order, and adhere to best practices while making your looping PowerPoint to give it a polished, professional appearance. Your looping slideshow can operate flawlessly at events without supervision with the correct settings.
How to Loop Slideshow In Powerpoint?
To loop a slideshow in PowerPoint, go to the “Slide Show” tab, select “Set Up Slide Show,” check “Loop continuously until ‘Esc’,” and click “OK.”
Can I loop specific slides within my PowerPoint presentation?
Yes, PowerPoint allows you to loop specific slides.
How do I stop or pause a looped slideshow in PowerPoint?
To interrupt a looped slideshow at any point, simply press the “Esc” key on your keyboard.
Can I customize the duration of each slide in a looped PowerPoint presentation?
Yes, you can control the timing of each slide by adjusting the slide transition settings, allowing for a tailored and dynamic looping experience.
Can SlideUpLift templates be used in looped presentations?
Yes, SlideUpLift provides PowerPoint templates that are compatible with looped presentations. These professionally designed templates can enhance the visual appeal of your slides, making your looped presentation more engaging and impactful.
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How to Make Your Presentations Loop in PowerPoint
You might want to make your presentations loop in PowerPoint for several reasons. Regardless of why, this guide will help.
Microsoft PowerPoint is already a useful productivity tool to deliver slideshows and presentations, but it's even more versatile than you may realize. PowerPoint offers the functionality for your presentations to loop so that the slideshow restarts right after it ends. Read on to find out how to enable this in your project and why such a feature can be immensely useful in a variety of situations.
How to Loop Your Presentations in PowerPoint
As you make your presentation the way you would like for it to be seen, setting your slideshow up to loop is relatively easy. It mainly involves changing a single setting within PowerPoint.
1. Within the Ribbon at the top of the window, click Slide Show . This will take you to a menu of options for displaying and presenting your slide show.
2. Click Set Up Slide Show in the middle Set Up section. This button will open up a pop-up window of detailed, advanced settings for your presentation.
3. In the Set Up Show window, click Loop continuously until 'Esc' in the Show options section.
4. Click OK to apply the change.
5. Preview the presentation using the From Beginning or From Current Slide buttons in the Ribbon to see that the looping works.
As you might notice when you preview the slide show, enabling the setting is only half the battle. While the presentation does return to the first slide after displaying the last one, the slides don't progress on their own. If you want your slides to loop automatically, you'll need to set up transitions between each slide.
How to Automatically Loop Your PowerPoint Slides
1. Select the slide you want to apply the transition to if you haven't already.
2. Click Transitions within the Ribbon. This opens up a variety of options for adding animations when changing from one slide to the next.
3. Choose one of the transitions in the Transition to This Slide section to use with this slide. There are a variety of transition options available, from the subtle to the flashy.
While you can play with each transition to your heart's content, it's not necessarily required; you can stick with the default None option or a simple Fade if you'd like.
4. Navigate to the Timing section on the right-hand side of the Ribbon. In order to automate your loop, you'll need to specify when each slide moves to the next one.
5. Under the Advance Slide heading, click the After: checkbox to enable it.
6. Set a time (in minutes or seconds) by entering one in the text box (currently reading "00:00.00") or the arrow buttons nearby.
7. Repeat this process for the other slides you have. Alternatively, you can click Apply To All to set the current slide's transition settings across every slide in the presentation.
8. When you've applied the transitions you want, you can preview the presentation again using the From Beginning or From Current Slide buttons in the Slide Show tab of the Ribbon.
In the preview, you'll see that the slides now transition automatically, and the loop now works without any further interaction. When you need to leave the presentation, press the Esc (escape) key to return to the normal PowerPoint window.
Why Would You Want to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation?
There are a number of reasons why you'd want to run a PowerPoint presentation in a loop, and thus multiple ways this functionality is useful.
You can create a continuous carousel of photos for gatherings with family and friends or a relaxing slideshow of beaches at the end of a stressful day. You can use it to display important information, like rules or schedules, at conferences or conventions.
The integration with the regular transition timings also allows for specialized use cases where you may need to have certain slides displayed longer than others. For example, it can be used to show menu pricing at a kiosk or on a food truck or to offer some entertainment to people waiting in a long line.
Keep Your PowerPoint Presentation Skills in the Loop
Learning how to loop PowerPoint presentations is just one of the many lesser-noticed features of the widely-used tool that can take your slideshows to a new level.
Functionality like this helps keep PowerPoint a versatile, popular program built for a variety of presenting needs. Now, it's time to put these features to work for you.
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Want to create a self-running PowerPoint presentation for your kiosk, trade-show, performance, or event? It's easy to adjust the options in PowerPoint to make your presentation play back in a continuous loop. When you turn on Slide Show Loop in PowerPoint, your presentation will start over again every time it ends, which means you won't need to be present to restart it. This wikiHow article will show you how to make your PowerPoint presentation loop indefinitely.
- If you haven't yet created your presentation, make one and save it as a file before proceeding.
- For example, to change the amount of time spent on each slide to 10 seconds, you would change the 00:00.00 text box to read 00:10.00 .
- Click File in the upper-left side of the window.
- Click Save As on the left side of the page.
- Double-click the This PC tab in the middle of the page.
- Click the "Save as type" drop-down box, then click PowerPoint Show in the drop-down menu.
- Enter a file name and select a save location.
- Click Save .
- If you're unhappy with a slide's display time, you can change the time by opening the presentation, going back to the Transitions tab, and adjusting the "After" text box.
- You can open a Show file in PowerPoint by dragging the Show file into the PowerPoint window.
- For example, to change the amount of time spent on each slide to 10 seconds, you would type 10.00 into the text box.
- Click File .
- Click Save As... .
- Click the "Format" drop-down box.
- Click PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) in the drop-down menu.
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How to Loop a Powerpoint Office 365 Slideshow
For typical Powerpoint presentations that you just show to one person, you likely arenât concerned with what happens when the slideshow is over.
But some situations call for a slideshow to continue playing for an extended period of time.
This means that you will need to learn how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation so that it plays continuously.
How to Do a Powerpoint for Office 365 Slideshow Loop
- Open the presentation.
- Select the Slide Show tab.
- Choose Set Up Slide Show .
- Check the Loop continuously until Esc box.
- Click the top slide, hold down Shift , then click the last slide.
- Choose the Transitions tab.
- Uncheck On Mouse Click , check After , then set a duration for each slide.
Our guide continues below with more information on how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation, including pictures of these steps.
Sometimes you will create a presentation in Powerpoint that is going to be shown someplace where it will be unattended.
This could be at a trade show, in an office, or anywhere else where there is a TV or computer screen.
Constantly having to restart that slideshow yourself is often impractical, and would be tedious even if you were physically able to attend to it.
Fortunately, itâs possible to create a slideshow loop in Powerpoint so that the presentation will play continuously once it has concluded.
Our guide below will show you how to create a Powerpoint slideshow loop in Microsoft Powerpoint for Office 365.
Documents with pictures often need some adjustments before they look their best. You can find out more with our how to flip an image in Word article .
How to Make a Powerpoint Slideshow Loop (Guide with Pictures)
The steps in this article were performed in the Microsoft Powerpoint for Office 365 version of the application, but will work in most other versions of the application as well.
Note that the presentation can loop on its own, but you may need to adjust any screensaver or hibernation settings on your computer so that the screen will remain on.
Step 1: Open your slideshow in Powerpoint.
Step 2: click the slide show tab at the top of the window..
Step 3: Click the Set Up Slide Show button.
Step 4: Check the box to the left of Loop continuously until Esc , then click OK .
Step 5: Click your first slide in the column at the left side of the window, then hold down the Shift key, scroll down and click the last slide.
Step 6: Select the Transitions tab at the top of the window.
Step 7: Click the box to the left of On Mouse Click to remove the check mark, check the box to the left of After , then choose the amount of time to display each slide.
I have set my slideshow to display each slide for 5 seconds in the image above.
You can start your slideshow at any time by pressing the F5 key on your keyboard.
You can stop the slideshow by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.
You should now know how to loop a Powerpoint Office 365 presentation so that it continuously plays on repeat until you press the Esc key on your keyboard to terminate it.
Find out how to change your slide size in Powerpoint if you need a different orientation or slide dimensions for your presentation.
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How To Loop a PowerPoint: A Step-by-Step Guide
Microsoft PowerPoint is a well-known tool for making and delivering presentations. Do you know how to use the looping feature? This feature makes it easy for presenters to move from slide to slide without having to click a mouse or computer key. Setting up and customizing this feature is simple.
In this article, you will learn the following:
What is PowerPoint looping?
How to set up powerpoint looping, how to stop looping on powerpoint presentations.
Typically, a PowerPoint presentation will only move from one slide to the next when prompted. A presenter will have to press the arrow key on the computer keyboard, right-click on the mouse, or press the button on a hand-held presentation remote in order to move to the next slide.
When you loop a PowerPoint, you set the presentation to move from one slide to the next without being prompted. For presenters, this means that you do not need to click the arrow key on the computer or click a mouse.
PowerPoint looping allows you to display each slide automatically for a certain amount of time, which you determine. Once the slide displays for that set time, the next slide automatically displays. After the final slide of the presentation, the slideshow repeats from the beginning.
To set up looping on a PowerPoint presentation, complete the following steps:
Create your PowerPoint presentation.
In the main menu of your PowerPoint (along the top of the screen), select âSlide Show.â
Click âSlide Showâ to begin customizing your presentationâs display
In the menu that pops up at the top of your screen, select âSet Up Slide Show.â
Click âSet Up Slide Showâ to begin customizing your presentationâs display
In the box that appears, locate âShow optionsâ and check the box next to âLoop continuously until âEsc.ââ
Check the box next to âLoop continuously until âEsc.ââ
Click âOK.â
Setting up timing between slides
Microsoft PPT will automatically set your slides to transition every two minutes, but you can easily customize how long you want each slide to display before moving to the next slide.
In the main menu, select âTransitions.â
Click âTransitionsâ
Select the slide that you want to customize for the display time. If you would like all of the slides to have the same transition time, select all slides instead of just one.
Select the slide for which you want to customize the display time. If youâd like all of the slides to have the same transition time, highlight all slides instead of just one.
In the âTimingâ group under âAdvance Slide,â check the box next to âAfter:.â
Under âAdvance Slide,â check the box next to âAfter:â
In the box next to âAfter:,â move the arrows up and down to determine how long youâd like the slides to display.
Once you loop your slideshow, it will display on a loop while you present. To stop this looping, simply press âEscâ on your keyboard. This will end your presentation looping.
Enhancing PowerPoint with graphics
Microsoft PowerPoint is just the beginning when it comes to creating useful presentations. If you would like to enhance the visual aspects of your PowerPoint presentations, consider add-on software that will help create graphics such as timelines, Gantt charts, and more.
Disclaimer:
The steps to loop a PowerPoint were researched in November 2021, and desktop screenshots reflect the platform layout of PowerPoint on a desktop PC. Applications and layouts are liable to change; see Microsoftâs âPowerPoint help & learningâ page for additional information.
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How to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation
Setting up a PowerPoint slideshow to loop continuously is easy:
- Switch to the Slide Show Ribbon tab.
- Click on Set Up Slide Show .
- Tick the Loop continuously until 'Esc' checkbox.
By default, PowerPoint advances to the next slide only when a mouse click occurs. If you want your slideshow to advance automatically, follow the steps below:
- Select all slides in the navigation pane.
- Switch to the Transitions tab in the Ribbon.
- In the Timing group under Advance Slide tick the checkbox next to After:
- Enter the duration you want each slide to display.
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Presentation skills are an important part of any professional career. In this age of digital media and multimedia presentations, it is more crucial than ever to have a strong command over presentation software programs like Powerpoint. To ensure that your next presentation goes off without a hitch, you need to know how to loop powerpoint presentations easily. Powerpoint is one of the most popular presentation software programs available on the market. It is also used by many professionals as well as students as it can be used for both personal and professional use. You donât need any advanced skills or training to master this program so you can easily incorporate it into your daily work routine without much hassle. If you are planning to give a presentation at work, college or an event and would like to incorporate some additional effects, then follow along with the following step-by-step guide on how to loop powerpoint presentations easily:
What is a Powerpoint Presentation?
Powerpoint is a presentation software program that has been around for many years. The program allows you to create visual content such as charts, graphs, images, and text that can be used for presentations, training sessions, reports, and more. Itâs important to note that PowerPoint is not a video editing program. What it does is help you create visual content based on a template. The template is where youâll input the information that you want to present. PowerPoint can be used to create any type of content whether itâs an academic paper, a business proposal, a research paper, an investor presentation, a sales pitch, or anything else.
How to Loop a Powerpoint Presentation
A PowerPoint presentation is an excellent way to communicate information. It is also a powerful tool for training and team building. However, when you look back on the day, youâve probably realized that you didnât get to show off your presentation skills as much as youâd have liked. The reasons for this might be that you didnât know how to make the best of your presentation and so you didnât impress your audience as much as youâd have liked to. There are a few ways to fix this problem. The first one is to know how to make your presentation loop seamlessly. To make a presentation loop seamlessly , you need to understand what a PowerPoint presentation is and what youâre going to do to make it loop seamlessly. By default, a PowerPoint presentation is not going to loop. In order to make a presentation loop seamlessly, you need to add an animation that will make the presentation loop. There are two types of animations that you can add to make a PowerPoint presentation loop seamlessly. The first one is a slide transition animation, which makes the presentation move from one slide to the other one smoothly. The other one is a camera animation, which makes the camera move from one point to the other point while keeping the same slide at the same time.
Loop Effect in Powerpoint Presentations
If you want your PowerPoint presentation to loop seamlessly, youâll need to learn how to loop a powerpoint presentation. A PowerPoint presentation is an excellent way to communicate information. It is also a powerful tool for training and team building. However, when you look back on the day, youâve probably realized that you didnât get to show off your presentation skills as much as youâd have liked. The reasons for this might be that you didnât know how to make the best of your presentation and so you didnât impress your audience as much as youâd have liked. There are a few ways to fix this problem. The first one is to know how to make your presentation loop seamlessly. To make a presentation loop seamlessly, you need to understand what a PowerPoint presentation is and what youâre going to do to make it loop seamlessly. By default, a PowerPoint presentation is not going to loop. In order to make a presentation loop seamlessly, you need to add an animation that will make the presentation loop. There are two types of animations that you can add to make a PowerPoint presentation loop seamlessly. The first one is a slide transition animation, which makes the presentation move from one slide to the other one smoothly. The other one is a camera animation, which makes the camera move from one point to the other point while keeping the same slide at the same time.
Create a new presentation
If youâre looking for a new approach to looping your powerpoint presentations , you should consider making a new presentation instead of looping an old one. If youâve been trying to loop an old presentation and have been unsuccessful, itâs time to start from the beginning. Simply create a new presentation and work with the default templates that are provided for you. Once youâve created a new presentation, youâre going to need to add an image to it. By adding an image to your new presentation, youâll be able to loop it as a sequence of images. In order to add an image to your new presentation, follow these simple steps: Press the Insert tab on your Powerpoint program, select the Picture option, and choose Open. Once youâve added an image to your new presentation, youâre ready to loop it as a sequence of images.
Choose your desired effect
Once youâve created your new presentation, you can now choose which effect youâre going to use to make your presentation loop seamlessly. The effects that you can use to make your presentation loop seamlessly include the following: River, Wave, Cycle, and Slicing. These are the four PowerPoint effects that are available for making your presentation loop seamlessly. The River effect is the most popular effect among professional and business users. It uses the natural sound of flowing water to create a soothing effect and make it easier for your audience to fall asleep. The Wave effect is a more powerful effect that uses natural sound of crashing waves to create a more dramatic and intense effect. The Cycle effect is the most simplistic among the four effects that are available for making your presentation loop seamlessly. The cycle effect creates a steady and repetitive sound similar to the rotation of a dial or a turntable.
Use the speaker notes feature to add speakerâs notes
Powerpoint presentations can include a speaker note icon on the slide that you can use to add speaker notes to your presentation. You can use this feature to add notes while youâre presenting your information and make it easier for your audience to follow along with what youâre saying. When youâre presenting your information in a Powerpoint presentation, you can simply click on the speaker notes icon on the slide. This will open a note window on the screen that you can use to type notes as youâre presenting your information. You can simply press the Enter key on your keyboard to add a new note to your presentation. You can also press the Tab key on your keyboard to switch between the notes window and your presentation.
Add Loop Effects
Now that youâve learned how to loop a powerpoint presentation, itâs time for you to add the slide transition effect to make your presentation loop seamlessly. You can use the slide transition effect to create a smooth transition between two images and make it easier for your audience to focus on the message that youâre giving. Once youâve added a slide transition effect to your new presentation, you can now choose which effect you want to use to make your presentation loop seamlessly. The effects that you can use to make your presentation loop seamlessly include the following: River, Wave, Cycle, and Slicing. These are the four PowerPoint effects that are available for making your presentation loop seamlessly.
Final Words
Powerpoint is a presentation software program that has been around for many years. The program allows you to create visual content such as charts, graphs, images, and text that can be used for presentations, training sessions, reports, and much more.
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How to video record yourself presenting a PowerPoint
What type of content do you primarily create?
Recording yourself presenting a PowerPoint can be challenging, especially getting the technical aspects right. You need to capture your screen, webcam, and audio seamlessly while delivering your content naturally and avoiding awkward transitions between slides.
Finding a tool that integrates all these components can seem daunting. However, recording yourself presenting a PowerPoint doesn't have to be reserved for the tech-savvy or professional speakers.
Whether you're a teacher creating online lessons, a marketer producing a product demo, or someone looking to improve their presentation skills, this guide will walk you through user-friendly tools and strategies that will teach you how to video record yourself presenting a PowerPoint.
- Recording yourself presenting a PowerPoint can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be reserved for experts.
- Video recording offers unlimited reach, repurposing opportunities, and a more engaging experience.
- Use PowerPoint's built-in recording feature or tools like Descript for a polished presentation.
- Other tools like Zoom, Loom, OBS Studio, Clipchamp, and Quick Time Player can also be used for recording.
- Tips include practicing your script, using slide notes, ensuring high-quality audio and lighting, and incorporating storytelling techniques.
Why video record yourself presenting a PowerPoint?Â
Video recording your PowerPoint presentations offers several advantages:
- Unlimited reach : Unlike in-person presentations confined to a specific time and location, recorded videos allow your message to reach audiences globally at their convenience.
- Repurposing opportunities: Recorded presentations can be repurposed as evergreen content across multiple platforms, such as social media, online courses, webinars, and internal training materials, maximizing their value.
- Personal and engaging : Recording yourself narrating a presentation adds a personal touch and dynamic element that static slides alone cannot replicate. Your viewers can see and hear you deliver the content, creating a more immersive and engaging experience.
How to record your presentation with the PowerPoint app
Built-in recording feature in powerpoint.
1. Open the PowerPoint slide you want to record.Â
2. Click on the Record tab of the top toolbar.
3. Click on the Record button and choose from any of the following options:
- From Current Slide
- From Beginning
4. You'll see the PowerPoint screen recording window.
5. Select the microphone and camera from the icon on the top-right.
6. Click the Stop and Replay buttons to end or replay your recording.
7. To export your presentation's recording, click Export to Video within the Recording tab.
Benefits : Easy to use, no external tools needed
Limitations : Limited editing capabilities.
How to make a more polished recording of your presentation with DescriptÂ
While PowerPoint's built-in recording features are helpful, they may not produce the refined result you want for your presentation. That's where Descript comes in handy.Â
Itâs a whole production studio at your fingertips, with video recording, transcription, and editing capabilities, ready to transform dull PowerPoint slides into an engaging experience for your audience. Descript also has a built-in screen recorder.
You can use Descript on Windows, Mac, or even straight from your web browser.Â
Here's step-by-step guide to recording your PowerPoint presentation with Descript.
Set up your screen recording
1. Install and open Descript. At the top of the editor, click and open the Record panel.Â
2. Select Screen.
3. Set Recorder settings:
Adjust the default recording settings to your liking, including the transcription language, the maximum recording resolution, and more.Â
4. Set recording options. Choose which audio and video sources to record (e.g., microphone, computer audio, camera). Remember to turn the camera on to capture your talking head video alongside your PowerPoint presentation.
5. Click the Additional Settings icon for
- Studio Sound (Optional): Enhance audio quality with noise reduction and background removal
- Transcription (Optional): Enable automatic transcription for easier editing
- Recording separate audio tracks
6. Add (optional) Speaker labels for each audio track (e.g., "Narrator," "Expert") by typing them in the text box next to your audio inputs.Â
Capture your screen recording
1. Select the right recording option:
- Recording into script : Choose this if you havenât recorded anything yet.
- Replace selection : Choose this if you already have a script and want to replace a specific section with a new recording.
- Record new layer : Pick this for recording your video as a new layer on top of an existing recording.
2. Click Record at the bottom of the Record panel.
3. Drag over the area of your screen you wish to record. Click Start Recording. Press Space to start recording the full screen.
4. Click Stop to finish recording
Bonus: Descript creates separate tracks for camera, microphone, and computer audio. You can edit each track individually for more precise control.
- Do a short test recording to ensure everything is set up correctly.
- Set your recording to transibe for easier editing.
Editing and polishing your PowerPoint recording in Descript
Descript's AI video editing tool makes it a breeze to trim, cut, and splice your video footage, ensuring a seamless flow from start to finish. You can add smooth transitions and other visual effects to make your presentation pop.
Hereâs a glimpse of how to edit and polish your PowerPoint recording in Descript:
Edit your recording like a doc
Did you make a mistake during a slide transition? No problem. Just delete those sections in the text transcript (created automatically by Descript) and the video will adjust to match.
Remove filler words
Sound smoother and more confident by easily removing filler words like "um" and "uh" from the transcript.
Fix voiceover mistakes by typing
Didn't nail your delivery on a specific slide? No need to start from scratch! Descript's Overdub feature lets you simply type in the correct narration and replace the audio on that slide with AI voice cloning.
Boost video quality and engagement :Â
- Crisp up audio quality by reducing background noise and room reverb with the AI-powered Studio Sound feature.
- âReplace your background completely with the Green Screen Video Editor âlook like you're presenting in a sleek studio or broadcasting from a beach.
- Enable Eye Contact simulation with AI, so it appears you're making direct eye contact with viewers, even if youâre looking or reading something off-camera.
Other ways to video record yourself presenting a PowerPointÂ
Use Zoomâs meeting recording feature to record yourself giving a PowerPoint presentation. Start a Zoom meeting with yourself, share your PowerPoint window, and enable recording
Loom is a handy screen recording tool that also offers a webcam overlay. Launch the Loom app or Chrome extension and set it to record your screen and webcam. Expect high-quality recordings but no advanced editing features. The free plan offers only five minutes of recording at a stretch.
3. OBS Studio
OBS Studio is a free, open-source screen recorder/streaming software with a steeper learning curve. Itâs popular among advanced or tech-savvy users who need granular customization and control.
To record your presentation, add a "Screen Capture" source to capture your PowerPoint window and a "Video Capture Device" source for your webcam.Â
4. Clipchamp: Recording natively in Windows
You can use Microsoftâs Clipchamp , the built-in screen recorder and video editor for Windows, to simultaneously capture your computer screen, webcam, and audio for recording your PowerPoint presentation. Itâs also available as a browser-based app. You can record up to 30 minutes on screen and webcam recordings.
Users can also adjust the screen and webcam recordings in the editing timeline separately.Â
5. Quick Time Player Recording natively in Mac
Use Macâs Quick Time Player to record your PowerPoint presentation. Itâs not as straightforward as the other options on this list, so hereâs a quick guide to help you out:
- Launch Quick Time Player.
- Select File and go to New Movie Recording.
- You'll be recording your entire screen in addition to recording your face, so adjust the size and location of the recording window so that it's in a nonintrusive corner of your PowerPoint.
- Go to View and select Float on Top .
- Next, go to File and select New Screen Recording.
- On the menu that appears, select Record Selected Portion and drag a border around your PowerPoint and the webcam recording window.
- Press Record and start presenting.
- You can adjust the video quality and the audio source in the webcam recording window.
How to turn your PowerPoint presentation slides into a videoÂ
Did you know PowerPoint lets you save your presentation as a video, too?Â
Here's a breakdown of the two ways you can do soâkeeping all the presentation elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) intact in the presentation itself. Â
Save your PowerPoint presentation as a video
This creates a separate video file (MP4 or WMV) that anyone can play, even without PowerPoint.Â
Follow these steps:
- Save your presentation
- Go to File > Export > Create a Video
- Ultra HD (4K): Best for large screens (if you have Windows 10+)
- Full HD (1080p): Great for computers and TVs
- HD (720p): Good for streaming online or on DVDs
- Standard (480p): Smallest size, good for phones
4. Decide on narration
- If you haven't recorded yourself talking, choose "Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narrations" from the dropdown menu
- If you have a recording, choose "Use Recorded Timings and Narrations." You can also set how long each slide shows for (default is 5 seconds)
5. Click Create Video
6. Name your video, pick a folder to save it in, and choose a file type (MPEG-4 or Windows Media Video)
Creating the video might take a while, especially for longer presentations. You can even leave it running overnight. Once done, find your video in the chosen folder and double-click to play it.
Save your PowerPoint presentation as a slideshow
This saves your presentation as a special file (PPSX) that starts playing automatically on full screen when opened. It only works with PowerPoint.
Hereâs how it works:
- Make sure your presentation is saved (regular PowerPoint file)
- Go to File > Save As .
- Pick a folder to save the slideshow in.
- Under Save as type, choose PowerPoint Show (*.ppsx) .
- Click Save .
Now when someone opens the file, it will automatically play the slideshow.
Pro tips for making better video PowerPoint presentationsÂ
Practice your script.
Recording a flawless PowerPoint video rarely happens in one take. The key is practice.
Record practice run-throughs and watch them back. Make notes on areas that need improvement or parts lacking clarity. The more you drill your script, the more confident and natural you'll sound in the final recording.
Take advantage of PowerPoint's built-in Speaker Coach . The feature shows you whether your pace is too fast or slow, your use of filler words like "um," and suggestions to improve your voice modulation.
Use slide notes for coherent delivery
Wouldnât a personal teleprompter make presentations so much easier? Thatâs what slide notes are for.
Having your thoughts and talking points organized within your PowerPoint file lets you have all crucial information and prompts readily available when recording.
Go ahead and add detailed notes or even a full script for each slide. This will help you stay on track and provide a handy transcript reference if you need to do any editing or voiceover work in post-production.
Use high-quality audio equipment or turn on Studio Sound
Poor audio recording quality is a surefire way to make even the most visually polished video feel amateurish. Do your presentation justice by investing in a decent external or Bluetooth microphone and audio interface to capture clear voiceover audio.
If you must use a built-in mic, record in a quiet environment to minimize background noise pickup. Or better yet, pair up with an AI-powered audio enhancement tool like Descript's Studio Sound , which reduces background noise , reverb, and other artifacts.
Ensure a clean background and even lighting
Ditch cluttered backgrounds. You want people to focus on the content of your PowerPoint and not be distracted by the funny shapes and colors in your video.Â
Your video lighting and framing matters, too. Position yourself facing a natural light source or bring supplemental video lighting to eliminate weird shadows and squinting-level glare.
Look directly into the camera or turn on Eye Contact
Looking directly into the camera is essential to create a sense of connection with the audience. Position your webcam or camera at eye level and imagine you're talking to a friend. If you're using Descript, enable the Eye Contact feature to auto-adjust your gaze towards the camera.
- Dress professionally and maintain a good posture to project confidence and authority.
- Use visuals, animations, and multimedia elements to enhance your presentation and keep your audience engaged.
- Consider adding closed captions or subtitles to your video for better accessibility and engagement, especially for those watching without sound.
- Speak clearly and at a moderate pace, using vocal variety to emphasize key points and maintain interest.
- Incorporate storytelling techniques, real-life examples, or personal anecdotes to make your video presentation more relatable and memorable .
Take your PowerPoint presentations from amateur to amazingÂ
Recording yourself virtually presenting a PowerPoint allows you to distribute your message using the most engaging type of content: video. And there are many screen recording tools out there that can capture your screen and web camera footage with just a few clicks.Â
But how do you stand out?
By focusing on the presentation's depth, your delivery, and the video's quality. The first two are the bare minimum to communicate your message effectively.Â
But the right screen capture software and all-in-one video creation tool like Descript can help you with third. Use the tool to improve the quality of your recorded PPT presentations.Â
With Descript, it's easier than ever to record your screen, polish up the audio, and create stunning visuals all in one place. So why wait?Â
Sign up for Descript today and simplify your workflow while creating a PowerPoint presentation video that sticks with your audience in the long term.
How do you make a presentation video with your face?
To create a presentation video with your face, follow these steps:
- Open your presentation in PowerPoint.
- Go to the Slide Show tab.
- Click on Record and choose From Current Slide or From Beginning .
- Choose your microphone and camera by clicking on a sound icon on the top-right.
- Start recording by clicking on the record button.
- Speak into your microphone to narrate the presentation.
- Your webcam will capture your face during the recording.
- Click Stop when you finish recording.
- Export your recorded presentation by clicking on File> Export>Create a video.
How do you present yourself in PowerPoint?
To present yourself effectively in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
- Determine the key information to include in your presentation.
- Design and prepare your PowerPoint slides with a cohesive theme.
- Craft a compelling introduction to engage your audience.
- Tailor your presentation to different time constraints for flexibility.
- Capture the audience's attention before you begin speaking.
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Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft wants to bring generative AI to the forefront of Windows â and the PCs running it.
At a pair of keynotes during its annual Build developer conference this week, the company unveiled a new lineup of Windows machines it’s calling Copilot+ PCs, plus generative AI-powered features like Recall, which helps users find apps, files and other content they’ve viewed in the past. Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. And new Microsoft Surface devices are on the way.
We’ve rounded up all the major announcements from Monday and Tuesday here.
Volumetric Apps
Microsoft is bringing Windows Volumetric Apps â basically spatially aware, interactive VR apps â to Meta Quest headsets. Through a partnership with Meta, Microsoft says that it’ll deliver Windows 365 and local PC connectivity to Quest headsets, enabling developers to extend their apps into 3D space.
During Tuesday’s keynote, Microsoft showed off a digital exploded 3D view of an Xbox controller from the perspective of a Meta Quest 3 headset â a digital object the wearer could manipulate with their hands. “Weâre deepening our partnership with Meta to make Windows a first-class experience on Quest devices,” Pavan Davuluri, CVP of Windows and devices at Microsoft, said during the demo.
Developers can sign up for a preview  to receive access to Microsoft’s new volumetric API.
Copilot+ PCs
Copilot+ PCs are Microsoft’s vision of AI-first, flagship Windows hardware. All include dedicated chips called NPUs to power AI experiences like Recall. And they ship with 16GB of RAM minimum, paired with SSD storage.
The first Copilot+ PCs will pack Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips, which Microsoft claims delivers up to 15 hours of web browsing and 20 hours of video battery life. Chipmakers Intel and AMD are also committed to building processors for Copilot+ devices in partnership with a range of manufacturers, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung.
Copilot+ PCs start at $999, and some are available for preorder today.
Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Microsoft’s newly unveiled Surface devices, the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, focus on performance and battery.
The latest Surface Laptop â available with a 13.8- or 15-inch display â has been redesigned with “modern lines” and thinner screen bezels. It lasts up to 22 hours on a charge and is up to 86% faster than the Surface Laptop 5, the company says. It also supports Wi-Fi 7 and has a haptic feedback touchpad.
As for the new Surface Pro, Microsoft says it’s up to 90% faster than the previous-gen Surface Pro (the Surface Pro 9), and it sports a new OLED with HDR display, Wi-Fi 7 (and optional 5G) and an upgraded ultrawide front-facing camera. Also, its detachable keyboard â which has been reinforced with additional carbon fiber â now has haptic feedback.
Windows 11’s forthcoming Recall feature can “remember” apps and content a user accessed on their PC weeks or even months ago, for example helping them to find a Discord chat where they were discussing clothes they were considering buying. Users can use Recall’s timeline to “scroll back” to see what they were working on in the recent past and drill down in files like PowerPoint presentations to surface info potentially relevant to their searches.
Microsoft says that Recall can create associations between colors, images and more to let users search for practically anything on their PCs in natural language (not dissimilar to startup Rewind’s tech); developers will be able to improve Recall by adding contextual information to their apps. And Microsoft claims all user data associated with Recall is kept private and on-device â and not used to train AI models, importantly.
Here’s more from Microsoft: “Your snapshots are yours; they stay locally on your PC. You can delete individual snapshots, adjust and delete ranges of time in Settings, or pause at any point right from the icon in the System Tray on your Taskbar. You can also filter apps and websites from ever being saved.”
Image editing and live translations
There’s now more AI in Windows than ever and some of it exclusively on the new Copilot+ PCs.
A new feature called Super Resolution can restore old photos by automatically upscaling them. And Copilot can now analyze images to give users ideas for creative compositions. Through a feature called Cocreator, users can generate images and also ask the AI model to follow what they’re drawing to change or restyle the image.
Elsewhere, Live Captions with live translations translates any audio that passes through a PC â whether from YouTube or a local file â into the language of the user’s choosing. Live translations will initially support around 40 languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin and Russian.
A separate but related new feature in Microsoft Edge offers real-time video translation on sites like LinkedIn, YouTube, Coursera, Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg and more. Set to become available in the near future, the feature â which supports the translation of Spanish into English and English to German, Hindi, Italian, Russian and Spanish â translates spoken content through both dubbing and subtitles live.
Team Copilot and extensions
Team Copilot is the latest expansion of Microsoft’s growing Copilot suite of generative AI tech. It integrates with Teams, the company’s videoconferencing app, to help manage meeting agendas and take notes that anyone in a meeting can co-author. And it extends to Loop and Planner, Microsoftâs collaboration and planning platforms, to create and assign tasks, track deadlines and notify team members when their inputâs needed.
In somewhat related Copilot news, Microsoft has launched (in private preview) Copilot Extensions , which allow developers to extend GitHub’s code-generating tool GitHub Copilot with third-party apps and skills. Launch partners include DataStax, Docker and LambdaTest; extensions will live in the GitHub Marketplace, but developers will also be able to create their own private extensions to integrate with their internal systems and APIs.
Windows Copilot Runtime
Powering capabilities such as Recall and Super Resolution is the Windows Copilot Runtime, a collection of ~40 generative AI models that make up what Microsoft describes as “a new layer” of Windows. In tandem with the semantic index, a vector-based system local to an individual Copilot+ PC, the Windows Copilot Runtime allows generative AI-powered apps â including third-party apps â to run without necessarily needing an internet connection.
“[The runtime] consists of ready-to-use AI APIs like Studio Effects, Live Captions translations, OCR, Recall with user activity and [more], which will be available to developers in June,” Davuluri said on Tuesday.
Microsoft says that CapCut, the popular video editor from TikTok owner ByteDance, will use the Windows Copilot Runtime and accompanying new Windows Copilot Library, a set of APIs and AI dev tools, to speed up its AI features. And Meta will add the aforementioned Studio Effects to WhatsApp to deliver features such as background blur and eye contact during video calls.
Upgraded bot builders
Azure AI Studio, the toolset within Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service that lets customers combine an AI model and build an app that “reasons over” that data, will soon allow developers to create apps using pay-as-you-go inference APIs â the APIs through which developers can access and fine-tune generative AI models hosted on Azure infrastructure. Microsoft calls this “model-as-a-service,” and itâs launching with models from Nixtla and Core42 to start.
In the adjacent Copilot Studio product suite, Microsoft is launching Copilot agents, which the company describes as AI bots that can “independently orchestrate tasks tailored to specific roles and functions.” (Copilot Studio provides tools to connect Copilot for Microsoft 365 , the AI-powered “copilot” in apps like Excel and Word, to third-party data.) Leveraging memory and knowledge of context, Copilot agents can navigate various types of business workflows, learning from user feedback and asking for help when they encounter situations they donât know how to handle.
Snapdragon Dev Kit
There’s a new dev kit from Qualcomm aimed at developers building apps for Arm-chip-packing Copilot+ PCs
The $899.99 Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows â which measures around the same width, height and length as Apple’s Mac Mini, incidentally â houses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip paired with 32GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and lots of I/O. The Dev Kit supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, and, via its various USB-C and HDMI ports, it can drive up to three 4K monitors at once.
Microsoft announced an addition to its generative AI model family Phi, Phi-3-vision, that can do general visual analysis and reasoning tasks, such as answering questions about charts and images. The model can read both text and images and is efficient enough to run on a mobile device.
Phi-3-vision is available in preview, while the model’s previously announced text-only counterparts â Phi-3-mini, Phi-3-small and Phi-3-medium â are now generally available.
Partnership with Khan Academy
Microsoft is teaming up with Khan Academy to donate access to cloud compute infrastructure, allowing Khan Academy to offer educators in the U.S. free access to Khan Academy’s AI-powered tools. The two companies will also collaborate to explore opportunities to improve AI apps for math tutoring through generative AI, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
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First, open your PowerPoint presentation in which you would like to loop. Once open, navigate to the "Set Up" group of the "Slide Show" tab and then select the "Set Up Slide Show" button. The "Set Up Show" window will appear. In the "Show options" group, check the box next to "Loop Continuously until Esc.".
Go to the Slide Show tab and select Set Up Slide Show in the Set Up section. Under Show type, choose an option to play your presentation. If you plan to present the slideshow or have an individual view the show, choose one of the first two options. Then, check the box for Loop continuously until 'Esc' in the section beneath.
Luckily, learning how to loop a PowerPoint is very easy! Just follow these 3 steps: 1. Open your presentation and go to the Slide Show tab. 2. Select the Set Up Slide Show option for the Set-Up Options window to appear. 3. In this window, go to the "Show options group" and tick the Loop continuously until 'Esc' (the first option).
In the Transitions tab in PowerPoint, you can select the type of transition (such as Fade) as well as timing options: Step 2: Set up a presentation to loop during a slide show. To set up a PowerPoint presentation to loop during a slide show: Click the Slide Show tab in the Ribbon and then click Set Up Slide Show. A dialog box appears.
Step 3: Choose 'Loop continuously until 'Esc". In the 'Set Up Show' options, check the box for 'Loop continuously until 'Esc". By checking this option, you're telling PowerPoint to keep cycling through your slides until you press the Escape key to stop it.
How to loop a PowerPoint presentation. 1. Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that you want to loop. 2. With your PowerPoint presentation open, click on the "Slide Show" tab, then click on ...
Here's how it's done: Step 1: Open your PowerPoint and head over to the "Slide Show" tab. Step 2: Click the button that says "Set Up Slide Show.". A new window will pop up. Step 3: Under "Show options," find the magic checkbox that says "Loop continuously until 'Esc'.". Check that box to make your presentation run on repeat.
On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click the arrow on the Record Slide Show button. In the Record Slide Show dialog box, select the Narrations and laser pointer check box, and if appropriate, select or deselect the Slide and animation timings check box. Click Start Recording.
3. Set Up the Slide Show Loop in PowerPoint. I'll click the Slide Show tab on the ribbon, and then click Set Up Slide Show. The option that we need to turn on is Loop continuously until 'Esc'. Let's go ahead and press OK to turn that feature on. Let's check to make sure this is all working.
How to Set Up the Presentation. Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to loop continuously. Go to Slide Show . Select Set Up Slide Show. The Set Up Show dialog box opens. Select Browsed at a Kiosk (Full Screen). This enables the presentation to loop continuously until the viewer presses Esc . Select OK .
To loop PowerPoint slides manually or automatically, go to Slide Show -> Setup Show, enable the loop option, and go to Advance slides. Select Manually for moving slides on mouse click, arrow keys, or PowerPoint remote. Alternatively, select Use timings. PowerPoint loop slideshow.
Learn how to make your PowerPoint presentation loop or repeat itself automatically with this easy tutorial. Perfect for kiosks, exhibitions, or slideshows.
To initiate the loop, click the first slide in the thumbnail pane on the left. Click the final slide you wish to add to the loop while holding your keyboard's "Shift" key. Next, select "Setup Show" and turn on the looping feature. Choose the "Custom Show" option and give it a name in the "Set Up Show" dialogue box.
2. Click Set Up Slide Show in the middle Set Up section. This button will open up a pop-up window of detailed, advanced settings for your presentation. 3. In the Set Up Show window, click Loop continuously until 'Esc' in the Show options section. 4.
Then, click on From Beginning to start the presentation. How to loop slides in PowerPoint . If you want to learn how to loop your slides in PowerPoint, follow these steps: Go to the Slide Show tab and select Set Up Slide Show. When the Set Up Show window appears, go to the Show options group and tick the Loop continuously until 'Esc' option ...
To do this, press Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show on the ribbon bar. In the Set Up Show window, you'll see three available show types under the Show types section. To switch to kiosk mode, press ...
Save your PowerPoint as a "Show" file. While you can simply save your changes to the existing PowerPoint presentation by pressing Ctrl+S, saving the PowerPoint as a Show file will launch the slide show as soon as you double-click the file: . Click File in the upper-left side of the window.; Click Save As on the left side of the page.; Double-click the This PC tab in the middle of the page.
Open the presentation. Select the Slide Show tab. Choose Set Up Slide Show. Check the Loop continuously until Esc box. Click OK. Click the top slide, hold down Shift, then click the last slide. Choose the Transitions tab. Uncheck On Mouse Click, check After, then set a duration for each slide. Our guide continues below with more information on ...
2. Click the "Slide Show" tab in your PowerPoint presentation, then click "Set up the slide show." 3. Look for the "Show options" in the pop-up window, mark checks the "Loop continuously until Esc" checkbox, and click "ok." 4. Go to "Animation" and look for the "Advance slide" option. 5.
In the menu that pops up at the top of your screen, select "Set Up Slide Show.". Click "Set Up Slide Show" to begin customizing your presentation's display. In the box that appears, locate "Show options" and check the box next to "Loop continuously until 'Esc.'". Check the box next to "Loop continuously until 'Esc ...
Setting up a PowerPoint slideshow to loop continuously is easy: Switch to the Slide Show Ribbon tab. Click on Set Up Slide Show. Tick the Loop continuously until 'Esc' checkbox. By default, PowerPoint advances to the next slide only when a mouse click occurs. If you want your slideshow to advance automatically, follow the steps below:
đ Step 1: Choose the presentation. Open the PowerPoint presentation file you wish to loop. Next, run a quick check to ensure that your slides are in the right order, and that you've added all the content you need on them, before proceeding to the looping process. đ Step 2: Slide Show tab. Now, go to the Slide Show tab in the PowerPoint ...
The effects that you can use to make your presentation loop seamlessly include the following: River, Wave, Cycle, and Slicing. These are the four PowerPoint effects that are available for making your presentation loop seamlessly. The River effect is the most popular effect among professional and business users.
But how you end it can make all the difference in your presentation's overall impact. Here are some ways to ensure you end powerfully: Way #1: Include a Strong Call-to-Action (CTA) Way #2: Don't End With a Q&A. Way #3: End With a Memorable Quote. Way #4: Close With a Story. Way #5: Drive Your Main Points Home.
Record new layer: Pick this for recording your video as a new layer on top of an existing recording. 2. Click Record at the bottom of the Record panel. 3. Drag over the area of your screen you wish to record. Click Start Recording. Press Space to start recording the full screen. 4. Click Stop to finish recording.
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