Running a Slide Show with Dual Monitors

If the computer system you’re using for your slide show is set up with dual monitors, you can run your presentation using Presenter view on one monitor. Presenter view gives you a variety of tools with which to present the slide show, as well as a view of all your notes, while the second monitor displays the full-screen slide presentation for the audience. To be able to use Presenter view, your computer system must be able to have the Windows Desktop extended across both monitors. For a desktop computer, this usually means having two graphics adapters. If you’re using a portable computer, it must have multiple-monitor capability.

Control the Show

  1. On the Slide Show tab, with PowerPoint running and your presentation ...

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