Create a playlist and run it from the PowerPoint Viewer
You can use a playlist to run presentations automatically, in a sequence, from the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
- Open Microsoft Notepad and type the file name for each presentation on a separate line, following these guidelines:
- For files that are in the same folder you'll save the playlist to, type the file name and include the file extension — for example, type Pres1.ppt
- Put quotation marks around the file name if there are spaces within it — for example, type "Pres 1.ppt"
- For files that are in different folders than the one you'll save the playlist to, type the entire path to the file location; for example, type "C:\My Documents\Pres1.ppt" (note the added quotation marks for the space in the folder name).
- On the File menu in Notepad, click Save. Select the folder you want to save the playlist to, type a name in the File name box, type .lst as the file extension; then click Save.
- To run the playlist, go to the folder in which you installed the viewer and double-click the viewer file, Ppview32, to open it.
- If you have set timings for the presentations and want to use them, select the Using Timings, if present option under Advance slides.
- In the Files of type box, click Playlists in the list, click the playlist file, and then click Show.
Notes
- To edit the playlist, right-click it, and then click Edit.
- If you have not created any timings, you have to click through the presentations manually, but the viewer will automatically start the next presentation after one has finished.
Tips
- If you have set timings for the presentations and you want them to play in a continuous loop until you press ESC, type each file name on the same line in the playlist, separated by a space. In the viewer, click Options, click Override saved settings, and then select the Loop continuously until 'Esc' check box.
- You can also use command-line options in the playlist to control how a presentation runs.