PowerShow is supported on the following versions:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2021 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32-bit, 64-bit)
PowerShow is supported on the following versions:
- Microsoft Windows 11 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Yes. To save the selections, click the Save Settings... button
on the PowerShow Session Settings dialog box. You will be prompted to
provide the file name in which the settings will be saved. PowerShow
stores the settings in a file with the extension .pss.
The stored settings include the full path to the selected
presentations. The path is stored relative to the settings file.
The saved settings can be recalled using Slide Show | Load
Power Show Session... menu item. You will be prompted with a dialog
box to provide the file name that has the stored PowerShow settings.
While loading the settings, PowerShow will open the presentations
referenced in the settings if they are not already open.
After successfully loading the settings, PowerShow will present you the
PowerShow Session Settings dialog box.
Some of the ways to navigate through multiple slide shows
simultaneously are:
-
The PowerShow SlideShow Navigator
toolbar provides buttons that allow you to go to the first slide,
previous slide, next slide, last slide on all running slide shows:
The toolbar can be made visible by selecting View | Toolbars
|
PowerShow SlideShow Navigator menu item after starting PowerShow
or TickerShow session.
The PowerShow SlideShow Navigator is available in
the Add-Ins tab when you start a PowerShow session.
-
Shortcuts for
PowerPoint add-in has a feature that enables you to navigate advance
forward or backwards all running slide shows simultaneously.
- The PowerShow Session
Controller allows you to control all slide shows from a single
console.
- Slide Show Controller allows you to
navigate all running slide shows simultaneously.
Slide shows can be configured to run continuously by setting up
automatic (timed) animations within slides, automatic (timed)
transitions across slides, loop continuously and turning OFF saving
AutoRecovery information.
The Quick PowerShow feature enables you to use your last used
PowerShow settings. When you click Start Show button on the PowerShow
Session Settings dialog box, PowerShow stores these settings. When you
select Slide Show | Quick Power Show
menu item, these settings are retrieved and used to start a PowerShow
session. All presentations started through Quick PowerShow start from
their currently active slide.
The Quick PowerShow settings are stored in
QuickPowerShow.pss file in your My Documents folder.
PowerShow works with Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft PowerPoint 2019,
PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010 and PowerPoint 2007 only.
OfficeOne PowerViewer works with the
free Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. PowerViewer enhances Microsoft
PowerPoint Viewer and provides multi-monitor capabilities to it.
Slide shows started with PowerShow cannot be used as screen saver. Look
at
OfficeOne Screen Saver
to display different slide shows on different monitors as screen saver.
PowerShow is currently available for Windows versions of PowerPoint only.
PowerPoint presentations can be developed on Macintosh and shown through
PowerShow on Microsoft Windows.
Click
here
to enable your PC with multiple monitors.
Click
here
to enable your laptop with multiple monitors.
The following vendors manufacture multi-monitor cards:
-
ATI: ATI manufactures dual-head and quad-head cards - ATI FirePro 2450,
for example.
- Matrox: Matrox manufactures
dual-head and quad-head cards - G-series, M-series and P-series.
-
NVidia: NVidia's Quadro, MX and Go series of graphic cards have
multi-monitor features. GeForce2 and GeForce4 both have MX and Go
variants.
Click
here to
see a range of multi-monitor cards available through Amazon.
Click
here
to know how to add more displays to your laptop.
Click
here
to know how to add more displays to your desktop.