Loop a PowerPoint Slide Show, powerpoint slideshow.

This article explains how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow in PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011.

Type a length of time in the Slide Time box if you want to display a slide for a specific amount of time.

You'll be asked if you want to save the new slide timings. Select Yes to save the slide timings at the end of the presentation.

To create a continuously looping presentation, you need to set it up and record slide timings.

What to Know

To run the slideshow unattended, set timings for slide transitions and animations to run automatically.

To ensure that your automated presentation is the right length, record timings to set the amount of time each slide appears on the screen.

Select Next on the Recording toolbar when you want to move to the next slide.

When you receive a PowerPoint file, whether over a company network or as an email attachment, the file extension indicates whether it's a show file (meant for viewing only) or a working presentation file. The show file has the file extension .ppsx, while the presentation working file uses the file extension of .pptx on the end of the file name. Changing this extension changes the file type.

Select File > Open and locate the show file with the .ppsx extension on your computer.

Change the file extension from .ppsx to .pptx.

A PowerPoint show is the actual presentation that you view when you are a member of the audience. A PowerPoint presentation file is a working file in the creation stage. They differ only in their extension and the PowerPoint format they in which they open.

PPTX vs. PPSX

Instructions in this article apply to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2010

Select File > Open and locate the show file with the .ppsx extension on your computer.

In some cases, you can just change the extension before opening the file in PowerPoint.

In Normal view, click the slide that you want to set the timing for.

Record a few seconds of silence by turning off audio and video to advance after a set time.

The current slide is shown in the main pane of the Recording window.

If you use the pen, highlighter, or eraser, PowerPoint records those actions for playback also.

Delete timings or narration

Saving overwrites anything you've previously recorded. If you want to record another slide show with the same set of slides, save your presentation file with a different name.

To turn off recorded narrations and ink: On the Slide Show tab, clear the Play Narrations box.

On the ribbon, under Audio Tools, on the Playback Tools tab, in the Preview group, click Play.

During playback, your animations, inking actions, audio and video will play in sync.

PowerPoint for Mac does not have the rehearsal option. Instead, go to Transitions, choose the transition you want to use, set the duration you want, and select Apply to All.

You'll be asked if you want to save the new slide timings. Select Yes to save the slide timings at the end of the presentation.

This article explains how to loop a PowerPoint slideshow in PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2019 for Mac, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, and PowerPoint for Mac 2011.

To create a continuously looping presentation, you need to set it up and record slide timings.

How to Create a Self-Running PowerPoint Slideshow

Select Repeat if you want to restart the recording time for the current slide only.

Select Set Up Slide Show. The Set Up Show dialog box opens.

Select Next on the Recording toolbar when you want to move to the next slide.

To run the slideshow unattended, set timings for slide transitions and animations to run automatically.

If you already created the Word document for conversion, you should find it under Recent. Can’t find it? Click the More in OneDrive link in the lower-right corner and click My Files to view all your synced files in OneDrive.

You may still need to do some work in order to get the presentation to your liking, but with the text now automatically exported, you will be saving a healthy amount of time and effort.

Microsoft will now export a Word document into PowerPoint

You’ve written a Word document on a topic that you need to present before an audience, and now you need to create a presentation out of it. In the past, you’d have to create the slideshow from scratch, but Microsoft now offers a feature that will automatically convert a Word document into a PowerPoint presentation.

Open Recent Document

The file automatically opens in the web version of PowerPoint. Now, you are free to look through each slide in the presentation and decide what you like and what should be changed. You can use PowerPoint’s built-in tools to change the theme and design, modify specific slides, or add images and videos.

To get started, sign into the Microsoft 365 website to see your most recent documents and files. You can access Word or PowerPoint through a paid Microsoft 365 subscription or for free with a regular Microsoft Account.

While reviewing the document to make any changes or refinements, remember that only the text will be exported. Embedded images and other objects are not yet supported by the feature. Click File > Export > Export to PowerPoint Presentation (preview), and the presentation window will display a few different design themes.

The feature, known as Export to PowerPoint, works only in the web versions of Word and PowerPoint. With it, you can export text, but images and videos will need to be added manually. However, this is a much easier task knowing that most of the manual labor has been done for you. The feature will also give you visual themes to pick before exporting is complete.