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How to disable auto-hide taskbar in full screen slide show mode in PowerPoint?

While presenting in full screen slide show mode in PowerPoint, taskbar auto hide after 2-3 seconds. Can we set it permanently or disable it so that taskbar will not hide? Because it's annoying while you have to switch screens. Help me. Regards, Sandeep

You can disable it, just open Power Point and go File (upper left corner) -> Options (bottom left corner) -> Advanced -> Uncheck 'Show popup toolbar'

You can also handle it when you are in full screen presentation mode, but you need to do it every time when you present something.

• This will hide the toolbar but i want to view taskbar all the time so that i can switch between screens. –  Sandeep Rana Commented Aug 23, 2021 at 17:08

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PowerPoint 2016  - Presenting Your Slide Show

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PowerPoint 2016: Presenting Your Slide Show

Lesson 12: presenting your slide show.

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Introduction

Once your slide show is complete, you'll need to learn how to present it to an audience. PowerPoint offers several tools and features to help make your presentation smooth, engaging, and professional.

Optional: Download our practice presentation .

Watch the video below to learn more about presenting your slide show.

Presenting a slide show

Before you present your slide show, you'll need to think about the type of equipment that will be available for your presentation. Many presenters use projectors during presentations, so you might want to consider using one as well. This allows you to control and preview slides on one monitor while presenting them to an audience on another screen.

To start a slide show:

There are several ways you can begin your presentation:

To advance and reverse slides:

You can advance to the next slide by clicking your mouse or pressing the spacebar on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can use or arrow keys on your keyboard to move forward or backward through the presentation.

You can also hover your mouse over the bottom-left and click the arrows to move forward or backward.

To stop a slide show:

You can exit presentation mode by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can click the Slide Show Options button in the bottom-left and select End Show .

The presentation will also end after the last slide . You can click the mouse or press the spacebar to return to Normal view.

Presentation tools and features

PowerPoint provides convenient tools you can use while presenting your slide show. For example, you can change your mouse pointer to a pen or highlighter to draw attention to items in your slides. In addition, you can jump around to slides in your presentation or access other programs from your taskbar if needed.

To show the taskbar:

Sometimes you may need to access the Internet or other files and programs on your computer during your presentation. PowerPoint allows you to access your taskbar without ending the presentation.

• Locate and select the Slide Options button in the bottom-left corner.

Slide options

You can also access any of the menu items above by right-clicking anywhere on the screen during your slide show.

To skip to a nonadjacent slide:

You can jump to slides out of order if needed.

• The selected slide will appear.

To access drawing tools:

Your mouse pointer can act as pen or highlighter to draw attention to items in your slides.

• Locate and select the Pen Tools button in the bottom-left corner.

You can also use the laser pointer feature to draw attention to certain parts of your slide. Unlike the pen and highlighter, the laser pointer will not leave markings on your slides. To use the laser pointer, select it from Pen Tools, or press and hold the Ctrl key and the left mouse button.

To erase ink markings:

When you end a slide show, you'll also have the option to Keep or Discard any ink annotations made during your presentation. If you keep ink markings, they'll appear as objects on your slides in Normal view.

Presenter view

If you're presenting your slide show with a second display—like a projector—you can use Presenter view . Presenter view gives you access to a special set of controls on your screen that the audience won't see, allowing you to easily reference slide notes , preview the upcoming slide , and much more.

To access Presenter view:

Start your slide show as you normally would, then click the Slide Options button and select Presenter View . Alternatively, you can press Alt+F5 on your keyboard to start the slide show in Presenter view.

Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about using Presenter view.

End Slide Show

Click here to end the presentation.

Display Settings

From here, you can customize your d isplay settings , including the option to duplicate—or mirror—the slide show on two screens and swap the monitors if Presenter view is appearing on the wrong screen.

Show Taskbar

Click here to show the taskbar and access other programs without closing the presentation.

Here, you can see how long you've been giving the presentation. You can also pause and restart the timer if necessary.

Current Slide

This is the current slide being shown to the audience.

Slide Options

Here, you can access the same slide options you would find in normal presentation mode, including the Pen Tools and See All Slides buttons.

Advance and Reverse Slides

Use the arrows to move forward and backward through your presentation.

Here, you'll see any speaker notes for the current slide. You can use the Increase and Decrease buttons below to make the notes larger or smaller.

Here, you can preview the next slide that will appear in the presentation.

Slide show setup options

PowerPoint has various options for setting up and playing a slide show. For example, you can set up an unattended presentation that can be displayed at a kiosk and make your slide show repeat with continuous looping.

To access slide show setup options:

• The Set Up Show dialog box will appear. From here, you can select the desired options for your presentation.

Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn about various options for setting up and playing a slide show.

Here, you can choose a show type .

Show Options

Here, you choose playback settings and disable certain features if desired.

Show Slides

Here, you can choose which slides you want to show during the presentation. All is selected by default, but you can choose to show only certain slides or use any custom shows you have created from your original presentation.

Advance Slides

If you have set timings in your slide show, they will play automatically. However, if you want to disable the timings and control the slides yourself, select Manually .

Multiple Monitors

If you have more than one monitor, you can choose which one to display the slide show on. It's usually best to leave this setting on Automatic .

To advance slides automatically, you'll need to customize the slide timing on the Transitions tab. Review our lesson on Applying Transitions to learn how.

• Open our practice presentation .
• In the Set Up Slide Show options, change the pen color to purple.
• Start your slideshow, then access Presenter view .
• Advance to slide 8.
• Use the pen tool to circle the fundraising amounts for the 2015-2016 school year. These are the amounts over the green bars.

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How to Work with Presenter View in PowerPoint

Not all presenters have excellent memory recall or the ability to speak flawlessly to the audience without any cues. However, many of them are good at hiding it by using Presenter View in PowerPoint. It is a presentation mode that enables the presenter to hide speaker notes and presentation controls from the audience while leveraging the various handy features offered by PowerPoint.

How to Use Presenter View in PowerPoint

To start using Presenter View, ensure it’s enabled before you begin your slideshow. If you are new to this feature, we recommend using this option to familiarize yourself with the various navigation options for this presentation mode. This might also be helpful if the PowerPoint templates you are accustomed to using might have animations that you might want to preview in this mode to understand when to give the next visual cue.

How to Enable Presenter View in PowerPoint

To enable PowerPoint presenter view, go to the SlideShow tab and make sure the Use Presenter View option is enabled. This will ensure that you can access Presenter View when you switch your slides to SlideShow mode.

Adjust Display Settings

You can swap between the presenter view and slideshow mode or duplicate the slideshow to exit the Presenter View from the Display Settings menu from the top toolbar.

Navigate Slides in Presenter View

Like any standard PowerPoint presentation in SlideShow mode, you can navigate between slides by using the arrow keys or with a presentation remote. Presenter View also provides slide navigation buttons to move the slides back and forth.

View Taskbar in Presenter View

The Show Taskbar option at the top enables viewing the taskbar. This can be helpful if you require using the taskbar, such as to view your battery charge, see the time, enable or disable another app from the taskbar menu, etc.

Reset or Pause the Timer

Once you start your presentation in Presenter View, a timer starts showing how much time you have spent in slideshow mode. This is an excellent way to understand how much time you have consumed for your session and to keep an eye out for good timekeeping. You can also hit Pause or reset the timer anytime.

Change the Size of the Speaker Notes

How to view notes in PowerPoint while presenting? If you have any speaker notes added to your slides, they will appear in Presenter View on your screen. You can increase or reduce the size of the text via the two options at the bottom of the speaker notes pane.

Using Annotation Tools in Presenter View

PowerPoint annotation tools can be accessed from the bottom toolbar in Presenter View. The Pen and Laser Pointer Tools button gives you access to the pen, ink colors, laser pointer, and eraser and also allows you to show or hide the mouse pointer via Arrow Options .

View All Slides in Presenter View

If you need to go back and forth to find a relevant slide for an ongoing discussion or query during your presentation, you can view all slides in Presenter View via the See all slides option.

Zoom Slides using Presenter View

PowerPoint’s Zoom feature lets presenters quickly pick a portion of the slide to zoom into. Presenter View allows you to leverage this feature by instantly selecting a portion of the slide to enlarge it after selecting Zoom into the slide option. To exit the Zoom mode or hit the Esc key.

Black or Unblack SlideShow

Sometimes, you might want to turn the screen blank for a while, such as during a mid-presentation break. The Black or Unblack SlideShow option blanks the slides for your audience while continuing to show you all navigation options via Presenter View.

Toggle Subtitles in Presenter View

One of the most revolutionary features introduced by Microsoft for PowerPoint over the past decade has been Live captions. This feature enables subtitles by converting speech to text as you present. You can toggle Live subtitles on or off while in presenter view to help your audience read what you speak.

Toggle Camera in Presenter View

Like subtitles, you can also toggle the camera on or off in Presenter View.

End Slideshow in Presenter View

There are different ways to end or exit a SlideShow from Presenter View. You can hit the Esc key or click End Slide Show . Similarly, you can click the three dots at the bottom and select End Show .

More Slideshow Options

Other than the various visibility prominent menus available to navigate, annotate, and present your slides, you can also find a few additional options via More slideshow options , which are accessible via the three dots at the bottom toolbar. These include adjusting the position of the subtitles, turning your screen white or black, ending the slideshow, etc.

How to Use Presenter View on a Single Screen

While Presenter View can be enabled to work with dual monitors, you can also use Presenter View on a single monitor with remote meeting apps like Zoom. A simple method for switching to Presenter View on a single monitor is to click the three dots ( More slideshow options ) at the bottom in SlideShow mode and select Show Presenter View .

You can also switch to Presenter View on a single monitor anytime using the ALT+F5 hotkey.

The presenter can easily manage a PPT in presentation mode, with the utility to view speaker notes, annotate or zoom slides, toggle subtitles or camera on or off, and keep your audience engaged via better slideshow management. However, if you’re new to this presentation mode, a bit of practice might help you avoid confusion when presenting before an audience in Presenter View for the first few times. For more information, check our article about PowerPoint presentation shortcuts .

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PowerPoint Toolbar Not Working? Here’s How to Fix It!

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PowerPoint is one of the most commonly used presentation programs. Those who are familiar with it also know that a lot of things can go wrong while using it. PowerPoint Toolbar not working is one such problem. Since you looked it up, I’m assuming you are struggling with it too.

Toolbar-related problems occur either because of a system issue or because of your unintentional misplacement. Sometimes other people who have access to your pc can also be the cause. Fortunately, you can easily solve these through software updates.

In this article, I will talk about how to fix these toolbar-related issues; and how you can customize them.

So, without further ado, let’s get right to it.

Why Does the Toolbar Disappear in PowerPoint?

While working on a project you might find that the little toolbar at the top isn’t showing up. The issue is particularly common in older versions of PowerPoint. It is immensely frustrating because this problem keeps happening on every .pptx file you try to open. It also persists after multiple reboots.

Honestly speaking, it is one of the most infuriating issues on PowerPoint. Most people end up having to reinstall the software to fix it. You can just imagine how inconvenient that is while someone is pressed for time. But why does this problem occur in the first place? There are four primary reasons for the disappearing toolbar problem:

1. Outdated version

You are most likely to face a disappearing toolbar if you are using an outdated PowerPoint version. These problems become increasingly frequent if you fail to maintain a consistent update level. The simplest way to fix the issue is by updating your PowerPoint.

2. Corrupt .pptx file

Corrupt .pptx file can cause you a lot of embarrassment in certain situations. A corrupt .pptx file can also cause a plethora of problems too, which include the disappearing toolbar issue.

Fixing a corrupt file is relatively easy. You can resolve it by following a few simple steps. Here are the things you can do to fix a corrupt .pptx file.

• Relocate the file to a new location and try opening it from there.
• Copy the content from one .pptx file to a new one. Open a new file and click on “New Slides”, then click “Reuse Slide”. After that, browse and choose the original corrupt file.
• There is software called PPTX Repair EXE, its sole purpose is fixing corrupt .pptx files.

You can use this if the first two methods fail.

• Type powerpnt /safe in the Windows search box to open PowerPoint in safe mode. Try opening the file in this mode and see if it fixes the Toolbar Problem.  You will see (safe) written beside the title bar while in this mode.

3. PowerPoint running for too long

You might face a disappearing toolbar if kept PowerPoint running for too long. It’s usually common in offices where people leave their files open all day. A reboot should fix the problem.

4. Outsider interference

If someone else fiddled with the toolbar too much, you need to undo all their customization to get all your quick access toolbar menus back.

How to Show or Hide Toolbar in PowerPoint?

The quick access toolbar at the top should disappear when you are doing a full-screen presentation. There is, however, a non-intrusive toolbar at the bottom. It lets you control some parts of the slide more thoroughly. It is helpful in certain cases, but most people would rather hide it during a presentation.

You only need to follow a handful of steps to hide the toolbar:

Step 1: Look to top-left and click on the “File” tab

Step 2: Navigate to “Options” from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Find the “Advanced” tab on the left, go down to Slide Show and uncheck the “Show popup toolbar” from the relevant menu.

How to Pin Ribbon or Toolbar in PowerPoint?

The ribbon is the area below the quick access toolbar that contains all the tabs. You can customize the ribbon section just like the toolbar. You can customize the ribbon through the Ribbon Display Options icon.

Click on the ribbon display icon. It should be at the top right beside the minimize icon.

You will find three display options for Ribbon after clicking that icon. The options are Auto-hide Ribbon, Show Tabs, Show tabs and Commands.

Pro Tip! You can also show or hide the ribbon in PowerPoint using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F1 [or Cmd+Opt+R on Mac]

If you choose “Auto-hide Ribbons” it will unpin the ribbon from your PowerPoint once you let it idle for a while. You can access the ribbon again by clicking on the title bar.

“Show Tabs” will unpin the command bar from the ribbon and only show the tabs. “Show Tabs and Commands” will undo the previous two changes and pin the ribbon permanently.

The Toolbar is Greyed Out? Here’s How to Fix

Are your Toolbar or Ribbon tabs greyed out? You would come across a greyed-out menu frequently if you are in the habit of sharing your slides with friends and coworkers. Rest assured, the greyed-out menu is not a malfunction, rather it’s a security feature.

You will only see a greyed-out menu if you do not have sufficient access to the file. It’s a feature of the Information Rights Management system applied by Microsoft. The owner can limit the amount of accessibility of the files under the management rights.

You can’t access the toolbar or ribbon tabs if the original owner disabled them for you. The owner might even have set the file in a Reduced Functionality Mode. The file could also be under Protected View.

Unfortunately, you can’t do anything to solve this issue. Your best bet is to contact the original owner of the file and ask them to grant you editing rights.

How to Add a Quick Access Toolbar in PowerPoint?

There should always be a quick access toolbar at the top-left corner of PowerPoint. You do not need to add it or remove it. However, you can disable or enable the pop-up toolbar during your presentation. What you can do is edit how many tools there are on the toolbar.

The toolbar is heavily customizable, and there are several commands you can put in it. These commands on the toolbar are not linked to the ribbon tabs. You can take something from the ribbon tab and add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. I’ll show you to add them in the following section:

• Click on the tab and select the command you want to add to the toolbar, right-click it and select “Add to Quick Access Toolbar”
• You can also add commands that are not among the ribbon tabs. You need to click on the “Customize Quick Access Toolbar” icon. It should be on the right side of the toolbar. Then you need to select “More Commands” from the drop-down menu and add them.

Final Thoughts

PowerPoint toolbar and ribbon tabs are crucial for making any presentation. The more familiar with all the commands, the more efficient your presentation will be. As such, it is always a good idea to customize them to suit your taste rather than sticking to the default version.

Doing so will boost your efficiency and prevent minor problems such as PowerPoint Toolbar Not Working from hindering your momentum. However, there are certain issues that you can’t take preemptive measures against, such as corrupted .pptx files, so it is always good to know a few ways of dealing with them.

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You probably work on your Windows PC every day, so why not make it more efficient? You may already be using a few ways to make everyday computing smoother and easier—like keeping apps and files pinned to the taskbar.

However, in Windows 11, pinning Office files is no longer as easy as a drag-and-drop fix as it was on Windows 10. But it can still be easily done. Let's see how.

Why You're Having Trouble Pinning Office Files to Office Apps in Windows 11

To keep Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files a click away on Windows 10, you drag and drop them to their respective icons on the taskbar. However, if you've upgraded to Windows 11 or bought a new PC with Windows 11 pre-installed, you'll soon discover that the drag-and-drop method does not work there.

So, how do you pin Office files to their taskbar icons on Windows 11? Fortunately, there is a workaround to this, and it's easy to do too.

1. Pin the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint App to the Taskbar

First, you need to pin the Office app, be it Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, to the Windows 11 taskbar. Here's how:

• Click on the Windows icon in the taskbar to open the Start Menu . You may find the Office app icons there. Else, click on All Apps on the top right of the start menu to open the listing of all your apps.

The Word, Excel, or PowerPoint app will get pinned to the taskbar. As you can see in the screenshot below, the Word and Excel apps have got pinned. You can pin the PowerPoint app in the same way.

2. How to Pin a Word File to the Pinned Word App on the Windows 11 Taskbar

Now let's pin a Word file to the Word icon on the taskbar.

• Now you don't need to do anything except close the Word file. Since this would be the last opened Word file, it would now feature in the Recent list of Word—and that's what you want.

Now the Word file will get pinned to the Word icon on the taskbar.

3. How to Pin Excel and PowerPoint Files to Their Respective Pinned Apps

The method to pin Excel and Word files to their app icons on the taskbar is the same as detailed above for pinning the Word file.

• Open the Excel or PowerPoint file you want to pin. Then close the file.
• Right-click the Excel or PowerPoint icon on the taskbar to open the menu and check for the file under Recent .

You can also check out our guide to learn how to pin folders, websites, webpages, and even drives to the Windows 11 taskbar . And there are also several ways to customize the Windows 11 taskbar to your liking.

Access and Work on Your Office Files in a Snap

Yes, that's how easy it is to pin an Office file to its app icon on the Windows 11 taskbar. So go ahead; pin your files and keep your most important and used files just a click away.

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Powerpoint 2013 – How to Hide the Toolbar in Fullscreen Mode

Putting a presentation into full screen mode in Powerpoint 2013 is a very common method for sharing that presentation with other people.

While there are a limited amount of controls on the screen, you are still able to control the slideshow as needed.

One of the ways that you can navigate in full screen mode is with a small menu that appears at the bottom of the screen. This menu, called the “popup toolbar” is relatively non-intrusive, but you might find that you need to remove it.

Out tutorial below will show you how to find the setting that controls the display of this menu so that you can prevent it from appearing when you enter full screen mode for your presentations.

How to Hide the Popup Toolbar That Appears at the Bottom of a Full Screen Slideshow

The steps in this article will affect the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen when you are watching a slideshow in full screen mode. The menu is gray and somewhat transparent. It is the menu shown in the image below.

Following the steps in this article will remove that menu. You will still be able to right-click on the slideshow to open a different menu, and you will still be able to advance slides with the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Step 1: Open Powerpoint 2013.

Step 2: Click the File tab at the top-left of the window.

Step 3: Click Options at the bottom of the left column.

Step 4: Click the Advanced tab at the left side of the Powerpoint Options window.

Step 5: Scroll down to the Slide Show section of the menu, then click the box to the left of Show popup toolbar to remove the check mark. You can then click the OK button at the bottom of the window to save and apply your changes.

Now that you know how to hide the toolbar in Powerpoint, you can prevent it from blocking you while you are trying to perform tasks in your presentation.

If you are having trouble sharing your Powerpoint files because they are too large, then there are some steps you can take to reduce the file sizes. This article –  https://www.solveyourtech.com/how-to-compress-media-in-powerpoint-2013/ – will show you how to compress media files that are included in the presentation.

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There are multiple ways you can deliver a PowerPoint presentation, such as distributing paper handouts or by running the presentation on a computer. Running a presentation on a computer is the preferred method because it gives you the most control over the presentation and allows you to use multimedia, animation, and other effects.

Start and End a Slide Show

• Click the Slide Show tab on the ribbon.

• To exit the presentation and return to normal view, click the Options button.

Move Through Slides

There are navigation buttons located at the bottom-left of a slide when presenting. You can use these to navigate a presentation or use navigation keystroke shortcuts on the keyboard.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Presenting a Slide Show

Switch Programs

Sometimes when you're in a presentation, you'll need to switch to a different program to present information.

• While presenting, click the Options button.
• Select Screen .

The taskbar pops up at the bottom and now you are free to navigate.

• Click the program you need to jump to.
• When you’re ready to switch back, just click the PowerPoint icon in the taskbar.

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PowerPoint opens on second screen but I haven't one

I'll open PowerPoint on my Window 10 computer but it looks like he opens PowerPoint to a second screen, but there is no second screen connected.

Sometimes it happen I enlarge my first screen but not today.

Update: If I click on the icon of PowerPoint on my task bar, the application moves to the direction of the arrows.

• Could you clarify in your question what makes you think Powerpoint opens on a second screen? Is it because it shows up in the taskbar, but you don't see the application? Because that could also imply a bunch of other issues. –  Wouter Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 14:00
• @Wouter; I've update my question –  H. Pauwelyn Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 14:09

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This can happen when we have previously connected an external screen. If PowerPoint appears on the taskbar, right-click an empty space on the taskbar and select Cascade windows to see if it returns to the main screen.

If that doesn't work, hold down Shift and right-click the PowerPoint icon on the taskbar. Choose Move and when the 4-way arrow appears, press one of the arrow keys and move your mouse.

(Source: Bring Misplaced Off-Screen Windows Back to Your Desktop )

• 2 Oooh, cool trick. Didn't know that. Testing this, you might have to do "restore" before "move" becomes available, if the window was maximized. –  Wouter Commented Dec 6, 2016 at 14:12

This did not work for me. Move never brought it to the screen. However, a Shift + right-click >> Maximize brought it to the screen. Then I clicked on the title bar and made is smaller and it stayed on the screen.

Press ALT+Space bar then press M

Use the arrow keys to move the window back onto the screen. Once you get it to where it's controllable, press ENTER to quit move-mode.

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Start a slideshow in powerpoint's desktop app, start a slideshow in powerpoint's web app, start a slideshow in powerpoint's mobile app, key takeaways.

To start a PowerPoint slideshow on your desktop, open your slideshow and click "Start Slide Show" in the "Slide Show" tab. If you're using the web app, select "From Beginning" in the "Slide Show" tab. On mobile, simply tap the Monitor icon at the top of your screen.

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To play a slideshow in PowerPoint's desktop app, all you have to do is click an option or press a shortcut on your keyboard .

Start the process by opening your presentation with PowerPoint. Then, in the app's ribbon at the top, select the "Slide Show" tab.

In the "Slide Show" tab, from the "Start Slide Show" section, choose "From Beginning" (or press F5). Now your presentation will play from the very first slide.

If you'd like to start the slideshow from your current slide, choose the "From Current Slide" option. Alternatively, press Shift+F5 on your keyboard.

While your presentation is playing, you can perform various tasks, like moving to the next slide or ending the show. You can reveal these options by right-clicking anywhere on the slide.

Alternatively, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts while viewing your slideshow:

• Spacebar or Right Arrow Button: Go to the next slide in the presentation.
• Left Arrow Button: Go to the previous slide in the presentation.
• Esc: End the show.
• W: Hide your current slide and display a white screen. Press the same key again to bring back the slide's content.
• B: Hide your current slide and display a black screen. Revert back to the slide's content by pressing the same button.
• Ctrl+Left Mouse Button: Activate the laser point tool to point at things in your slides.
• Ctrl+P: Launch the pen tool to annotate your slide's content during your show. You can choose if you'd like to keep these annotations when you end the show.
• Ctrl+i: Access the highlighter tool to highlight items in your slides.

If you'd like to jump to a specific slide while presenting, press that slide's number on your keyboard and hit Enter. For example, press 12 and hit Enter to access that slide quickly.

To access the Presenter view, where you can see the upcoming slides and other options, right-click anywhere on your slide and choose "Show Presenter View."

With these options, you can start a slideshow and have it play exactly how you want.

To play a slideshow on the web, launch your preferred web browser and access PowerPoint on the web . Then, open your presentation.

From PowerPoint's ribbon at the top, select the "Slide Show" tab.

In the "Slide Show" tab, start your slideshow from the first slide by clicking the "From Beginning" option. To have your show play from your current slide, choose "From Current Slide."

Your presentation is now playing.

To reveal the options for moving slides, annotating items, and using Presenter Coach , bring your cursor to your screen's bottom-left corner. Then, click the appropriate icon.

Related: How to Practice Your Presentations with PowerPoint's Presenter Coach

To start a slideshow in the PowerPoint mobile app , launch the app on your phone and open your presentation.

On the presentation screen, at the top, tap the Monitor icon to play the slideshow.

Your presentation has now begun.

To move to the next slide, swipe left on your screen. To go to the previous slide, swipe right.

You can reveal PowerPoint's presentation options, like annotation and black screen tools, by tapping at the top of your presentation. Then, choose the option you'd like to use.

And that's it. Happy presenting!

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Show Ribbon options

When the ribbon is visible, in the lower-right corner of the ribbon, click the Ribbon Display Options icon.

Choose a state for the ribbon:

Full-screen mode hides the ribbon for the best view of your document, and only shows the ribbon when you select the ellipsis ( ... ) in the upper right, or press the ALT key.

Show tabs only shows only the ribbon tabs, so you see more of your document, and you can still quickly switch among the tabs.

Always show Ribbon keeps all the tabs and commands on the ribbon visible all the time.

Expand or collapse the ribbon

You can toggle between having the ribbon expanded or collapsed in multiple ways.

If the ribbon is collapsed, expand it by doing do one of the following:

Double-click any of the ribbon tabs.

Right-click any of the ribbon tabs, and then select Collapse the ribbon .

Press CTRL+F1.

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If the ribbon isn't visible at all

If the ribbon isn’t visible at all (no tabs are showing), then you probably have the state set to Full-screen mode . Select the ellipsis ( ... ) at the top right of the screen. This temporarily restores the ribbon.

When you return to the document, the ribbon is hidden again. To keep the ribbon displayed, select a different state from the Ribbon Display Options menu.

The ribbon is a set of toolbars at the top of the window in Office programs designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task.

Choose an option for the ribbon:

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Show tabs shows only the ribbon tabs, so you see more of your document, and you can still quickly switch among the tabs.

Auto-Hide ribbon hides the ribbon for the best view of your document, and only shows the ribbon when you select the ellipsis ( ... ), or press the ALT key.

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Double-click any of the ribbon tabs or press CTRL+F1 to collapse the ribbon if you need to see more of your document.

To see the ribbon again, just double-click any ribbon tab, or press CTRL+F1.

If the ribbon isn’t visible at all (no tabs are showing), then you probably have it set to Auto-hide. Select the ellipsis ( ... ) at the top right of the screen. This temporarily restores the ribbon.

When you return to the document, the ribbon is hidden again. To keep the ribbon displayed, select one of the Show options above.

Customize the ribbon in Office

Show ribbon options  

Note:  If you don't see the ribbon or the Ribbon Display Options icon, it may be hidden. Move your cursor to the top of the browser window to make the ribbon appear as well as the icon.

Choose an option in the menu:

Classic Ribbon displays the full ribbon you may be used to from previous versions of Office.

Simplified Ribbon  displays a more compact version that takes up less space.

Always Show  always have the ribbon visible.

Automatically Hide  hides the ribbon until you move your cursor to the top and it reappears.

For keyboard users, you can use CTRL + F6 or WIN + ALT to invoke the ribbon.

For touch users, simply scroll back up or tap the title bar to bring it back. Scrolling up and down quickly also triggers showing and hiding the ribbon.

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