Automatically open Powerpoint in presenter mode, on correct screens

We have a laptop that we only use to present an induction course which is just a powerpoint presentation.

We have a second screen hooked up and when the presentation opens up someone has to navigate to and hit the start presentation button, at that point and it opens in presenter view with the notes on the laptop and the presentation on the second screen.

What I'd like to be able to do is avoid that on element of interaction.

Is it possible to launch a power point directly into presentation mode with no additional user interaction?

3 Answers

Save the file in PowerPoint Show (*.ppsx) format. It will open automatically in presentation mode.

From Microsoft's site:

PowerPoint Show .ppsx

A presentation that always opens in Slide Show view rather than in Normal view.

Tip: To open this file format in Normal view so that you can edit the presentation, open PowerPoint. On the File menu, click Open, and then choose the file.

Note: If you need macros enabled save as a .ppsm. If you're in PowerPoint 2003 the older format you need is .pps.

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I achieved this by the following

I Added a macro to the Powerpoint presentation

Sub Main() ActivePresentation.SlideShowSettings.ShowType = ppShowTypeSpeaker ActivePresentation.SlideShowSettings.Run.View.AcceleratorsEnabled = False Application.WindowState = ppWindowMinimized
End Sub

Then start the powerpoint presentation from the command line with

"C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Office/root/Office16/POWERPNT.EXE" /M "Presentation.ppt" MAIN

I used a 2003 presentation in 2016 - so the extension for presentations containing macros is ppt not pptm.

The remaining issue I have is that when I close the presentation it prompts to save - it does not do this if I load and run it using the GUI.

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I think I'm a bit late, but this might be helpful to others.

The best way I could find to start in presenter mode is by pressing Alt F5. It will start from the first slide, though. If you want to start from the current slide, you might need to use the sequence Alt S C. But it doesn't work if you press each individually, they have to be pressed at the same time. Also, this second metho does a weird error sound and I couldn't figure out why.

Anyway, if you are ok about starting on the first slide, Alt S will do just fine.

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