Starting the Presentation

To start a presentation from inside PowerPoint:

1. Open PowerPoint if it is not already open.
2. Open the presentation file.
3. Click the Slide Show View button.

To start a presentation from Windows Explorer:

1. Navigate to where the presentation has been saved.
2. Right-click the file.
3. Click Show on the menu.

To launch a presentation from inside PowerPoint, first open the presentation, then click the Slide Show View button. The presentation is started and your slides now take up the entire screen. To start the presentation from Windows Explorer, right-click the file and select Show from the short-cut menu.