In Slide Show view, you advance to the next slide by clicking the mouse button, pressing the Spacebar, or pressing Enter. In addition to those basic navigational techniques, PowerPoint provides keyboard shortcuts that can take you to the beginning, the end, or any particular slide in your presentation. You can also use the navigation commands on the shortcut menu to access slides in custom slide shows. After a period of inactivity during a normal full-screen slide show, PowerPoint hides the pointer and Slide Show toolbar. Go to a Specific Slide -
| In Slide Show view, move the mouse to display the Slide Show toolbar, and then click the Slide button. | TIMESAVER Right-click a slide to display a shortcut menu. -
| Point to Go To Slide, and then click the title of the slide you want to go to. | Use Slide Show View Navigation Shortcuts -
| Refer to the adjacent table for information on Slide Show view navigation shortcuts. | Did You Know? You can add speaker notes in Slide Show . In Slide Show view, right-click a blank area on the slide, point to Screen, click Speaker Notes, type your notes, and then click Close. | Slide Show View Shortcuts Action | Result | Mouse click | Moves to the next slide | Right-mouse click | Moves to the previous slide (only if the Short-cut Menu On Right-Click option is disabled) | Press Enter | Moves to the next slide | Press Home | Moves to the first slide in the show | Press End | Moves to the last slide in the show | Press Page Up | Moves to the previous slide | Press Page Down | Moves to the next slide | Enter a slide number and press Enter | Moves to the slide number you specified when you press Enter | Press B | Displays a black screen; press again to return | Press W | Displays a white screen; press again to return | Press Esc | Exits Slide Show view | | Go to a Custom Slide Show -
| In Slide Show view, right-click a slide. | -
| Point to Custom Show. | -
| Click the custom slide show that you want to go to. | Did You Know? You can switch to another program in Slide Show . In Slide Show view, right-click a blank area on the slide, point to Screen, and then click Switch Programs. Use the taskbar to switch between programs. | See Also See " Creating a Custom Slide Show " on page 236 for information on creating a custom slide show. | |