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Today’s tip: How to Auto Forward a Slideshow
Category: MS Office, Google Apps, Webtools
Q: My students want slideshows to automatically forward without requiring a mouse click or spacebar click. How do we do that?
A: Auto-forward isn’t difficult in PowerPoint:
- Go to Transition on the menu bar.
- Go to Timing on the right side.
- Set the timer to serve the needs of the slide. This will require students to practice before presenting so they can put the correct time in. A good default of 5-10 seconds.
It’s easier, but more basic in Google Slideshow: When you play the slideshow, it has an autoplay button that looks exactly like you find on videos
Online tools like Haiku Deck usually have an easy-to-find option for manual or auto-advancing slides.
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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
Another great tip. Thanks, Jacqui.
It gives kids flexibility. Sometimes, I am their autoforwarder!
I know what you mean. 🙂