Most probably, the issue would be that PowerShow has been disabled. In such a
case, you can re-enable PowerShow using the following steps:
PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 |
PowerPoint 2007 |
- Select the File tab or press Alt+F key combination.
- Click Options button in the left pane
- Select Add-Ins in the left pane.
- Select Disabled Items in the Manage box and click Go... button.
- Select PowerShow and click Enable button.
- Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
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- Select the Office Button or press Alt+F key combination.
- Click PowerPoint Options button.
- Select Add-Ins in the left pane.
- Select Disabled Items in the Manage box and click Go... button.
- Select PowerShow and click Enable button.
- Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
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Its actually Windows that it seeing only one monitor! There are a
couple of possibilities that could be causing the problem.
Windows isn't configured to use the other monitor. This is the most
commonly encountered problem. Follow these steps to configure Windows to
use the other monitor:
- Go to Display Properties dialog box by selecting Start
| Settings | Control Panel menu item and launching Displayapplet.
- Go to the Settings tab.
- Click on monitor 2 and check against the Extend my Windows
desktop onto this monitor check box as shown below.

- Click OK.
The display isn't configured for true multi-monitor mode. Visit
here
to configure your machine for true multi-monitor mode. A detailed
discussion on true multi-monitor mode is available
here.
Some display cards do not support true multi-monitor modes but still
support multiple monitors with the ability to display different content on
different monitors. PowerShow offers TickerShow feature that allows you to
run multiple slide shows simultaneously with such display cards. Matrox
DualHead2Go is one such device that splits video signals across multiple
monitors. Visit the following pages for step-by-step instructions on how to
display multiple slide shows simultaneously with such display cards.
Although these tips are tuned for Matrox DualHead2Go device, the steps are
similar for any display card exhibiting such characteristics:
- How do I display multiple slide
shows with Matrox DualHead2Go?
- How do I display multiple
slide shows synchronous with each other using Matrox DualHead2Go?
PowerShow may be finding virtual monitors. Virtual monitors are created
by remote desktop software products like logmein, Microsoft Net Meeting,
VNC, etc. These virtual monitors may interfere with the operations of
PowerShow and Multi-Panel Show. Please ensure that these software
products are either not running or are uninstalled from the system
before running PowerPoint.
You need to check if PowerShow is finding virtual monitors. Start
PowerShow by selecting Slide Show | Power Show item.
In the PowerShow Session Settings dialog box, check the number of monitors that
PowerShow reports. If PowerShow is reporting more monitors than those
connected to the system, you may have virtual monitors present on the
system.
Virtual monitors are created by remote desktop software products like
logmein, Microsoft Net Meeting, VNC, etc. These virtual monitors may
interfere with the operations of PowerShow and Multi-Panel Show. Please
ensure that these software products are either not running or are
uninstalled from the system before running PowerPoint.
Most probably, the issue would be that PowerShow has been disabled. In such a
case, you can re-enable PowerShow using the following steps:
PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 |
PowerPoint 2007 |
- Select the File tab or press Alt+F key combination.
- Click Options button in the left pane
- Select Add-Ins in the left pane.
- Select Disabled Items in the Manage box and
click Go... button.
- Select PowerShow and click Enable button.
- Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
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- Select the Office Button or press Alt+F key combination.
- Click PowerPoint Options button.
- Select Add-Ins in the left pane.
- Select Disabled Items in the Manage box and
click Go... button.
- Select PowerShow and click Enable button.
- Click Close to dismiss the dialog box.
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If PowerShow still does not meet your requirements, please send an email
to
officeone@officeoneonline.com.
Include a description of your requirements and the issue that you are
facing.