Using the Slideshow Control Panel

Whether you choose to run your slide show with the Run Slideshow button or as a standalone executable file, you can open the Slideshow Control Panel by pressing F1 while a slide show is running. To close the Slideshow Control Panel, press the Windows Close button .

You can use the following buttons in the Slideshow Control Panel to control a slide show (if the title bar is highlighted to show that it is active).

Click:

To do this:

Display the first slide

Display the previous slide with a single click, or rewind when you press and hold the left mouse button

Display the next slide with a single click, or fast forward when you press and hold the left mouse button

Display the last slide

Stop the slide show

Restart from the slide number and title displayed in the list box

Pause a timed advanced slide show (press again to resume)

Display the Slideshow Options dialog box


The list box below the buttons shows the titles and sequence numbers of the slides. You can display a different slide in the slide show by choosing the title of the slide you want and pressing ENTER or the play button. The Slideshow Control Panel also shows the number of the current slide and the total number of slides in the slide show.