How To Create and present a custom show in PowerPoint

Create a basic custom show

1. On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the arrow next to Custom Slide Show, and then click Custom Shows.
2. In the Custom Shows dialog box, click New.
3. Under Slides in presentation, click the slides that you want to include in the custom show, and then click Add.

 Tip   To select multiple sequential slides, click the first slide, and then hold down SHIFT while you click the last slide that you want to select. To select multiple nonsequential slides, hold down CTRL while you click each slide that you want to select.

4. To change the order in which slides appear, under Slides in custom show, click a slide, and then click one of the arrows to move the slide up or down in the list.
5. Type a name in the Slide show name box, and then click OK. To create additional custom shows with any slides in your presentation, repeat steps 1 through 5.

 Tip   To preview a custom show, click the name of the show in the Custom Shows dialog box, and then click Show.

Create a hyperlinked custom show

1. On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the arrow next to Custom Slide Show, and then click Custom Shows.
2. In the Custom Shows dialog box, click New.
3. Under Slides in presentation, click the slides that you want to include in the main custom show, and then click Add.

 Tip   To select multiple sequential slides, click the first slide, and then hold down SHIFT while you click the last slide that you want to select. To select multiple nonsequential slides, hold down CTRL while you click each slide that you want to select.

4. To change the order in which slides appear, under Slides in custom show, click a slide, and then click one of the arrows to move the slide up or down in the list.
5. Type a name in the Slide show name box, and then click OK. To create additional custom shows with any slides in your presentation, repeat steps 1 through 5.
6. To create a hyperlink from the main show to a supporting show, select the text or object that you want to represent the hyperlink.
7. On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Hyperlink.
8. Under Link to, click Place in This Document.
9. Do one of the following:
• To link to a custom show, in the Select a place in this document list, select the custom show that you want to go to, and then select the Show and return check box.
• To link to a location in the current presentation, in the Select a place in this document list, select the slide that you want to go to.

 Tip   To preview a custom show, click the name of the show in the Custom Shows dialog box, and then click Show.

Start a custom show from within Office PowerPoint 2007

1. On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click Set Up Slide Show.
2. In the Set Up Show dialog box, under Show slides, click Custom show, and then click the custom show that you want.
3. Click OK.
4. On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click Custom Slide Show, and then click Custom Shows.
5. In the Custom shows list, select a show, and then click Show.

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