PowerPoint offers the functionality for your presentations to loop so that the slideshow restarts right after it ends.
It mainly involves changing a single setting within PowerPoint.
Within the Ribbon at the top of the window, clickSlide Show.
This will take you to a menu of options for displaying and presenting your slide show.
ClickSet Up Slide Showin the middleSet Upsection.
This button will open up a pop-up window of detailed, advanced prefs for your presentation.
In theSet Up Showwindow, clickLoop continuously until ‘Esc’in theShow optionssection.
ClickOKto apply the change.
Preview the presentation using theFrom BeginningorFrom Current Slidebuttons 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.
If you want your slides to loop automatically, you’ll need to set up transitions between each slide.
This opens up a variety of options for adding animations when changing from one slide to the next.
Choose one of the transitions in theTransition to This Slidesection to use with this slide.
There are a variety of transition options available, from the subtle to the flashy.
Navigate to theTimingsection on the right-hand side of the Ribbon.
Under theAdvance Slideheading, click theAfter:checkbox to enable it.
Repeat this process for the other slides you have.
Why Would You Want to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation?
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.
