powerpoint slideshows only run in background

[redeyes1965]

One pc only = when any slide show run, the show runs (can hear the sounds) but powerpoint minimizes to the tool bar and the slides dont show. All you see is the desktop wallpaper.

I am stumped

 

[misscrf]

Can you explain more what you did? what version as well please.

If you have the ppt file, and you save as a pps file, this is what happens? There should be no toolbar if you create a pps. It should just run.

If you are preview the slide show and this is happening, I would try detect and repair from powerpoint help, you will need the office cds. It might be a bug that needs fixing.

hope that helps some.

ps you could always try pack and go and see if that fixes the issue.

misscrf

Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things

 

[chiragd]

Do the following:
1. Open presentation in PowerPoint.
2. Select "Slide Show" | "Set Up Show..." menu item.
3. Select "Primary monitor" in "Show on" box.
4. Click OK.

When you now start the slide show, it should display on your monitor.

It seems your machine has the ability to display to multiple monitors. To know more about it, visit:

Multiple Monitor Tutorial at:

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00476.htm

Using such a machine with PowerShow add-in at

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

has many advantages if you connect a second monitor to it. Look at the following links:

Use slide sorter view to change the slide on slide show

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/tips_slidesorter_slideshow.html

See formatted notes on laptop while projecting slide show

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/tips_view_notes_slideshow.html

Simultaneous multi-language slide shows

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/tips_view_locale_slideshow.html

Span slide shows vertically

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/tips_view_vertical_slideshows.html

 

[MoiraT]

Thank you to chiragd for the reply which I have just used to solve this problem at a client's site. Just goes to show that searching this site pays off.