Looping a single slide amongst many slides

[Hugh Richards]

I've set up a series of animations onto a slide that I'd prefer to loop as an
introduction to a presentation, before moving onto the rest of the
presentation. Is this possible?

 

[tohlz]

You can make use of custom show to achieve this. This will be a little
complicated though.
First, click Slide Show > Custom Shows.
Create a new custom show and add the animated slide into the custom show.
Close custom show.
Click Slide Show > Slide Transition.
Under Advance Slide, put a checkmark to "Automatically After".
Click Slide Show > Set Up Show.
Under Show options, put a checkmark to "Loop continuously until 'Esc'".
Click Ok.
Right click on the thumbnail of the animated slide, select Hide Slide.

Now, add a dummy slide just before the animated slide.
Create an action button on the dummy slide and have the action button
hyperlinks to the Custom Show. This will allow you to enter the custom show
once you click on the action button.
Put a checkmark to "Show and return" if you want to return to the dummy
slide.

When viewing the presentation, clicking the action button on the dummy slide
will bring you to the animated slide. Once you are ready to start the
presentation, press Esc key to go back to the dummy slide. Then advance to
the rest of the presentation by pressing Enter key.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

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[tohlz]

There's another simpler way here, but would requires you to separate your
presentation into 2 parts (animated slide on one presentation, and the rest
of the slides on another presentation). Then, have the first presentation
looped, advanced automatically after, and an action button that hyperlinks to
the second presentation.
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

Site Updated: May 19, 2007
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http://pptheaven.mvps.org
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[abegnercole]

You can do as pp suggested, but insert object linking from main file to
looping file onto first page, then have custom animation to start loop file
on a click if you don't want a visible hyperlink. Return to main file by
escaping out of loop, then continue your show. This looks seamless if you
have your loop resolve into the same image as is the first slide of your real
presentation, and escape from that image.

good luck.
allison