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How do I make a PowerPoint Show or PPS file?
One of the biggest stumbling blocks preventing you
from giving a smooth flowing, professional looking presentation is
not being able to quickly find and open/start your PowerPoint
presentation. Well, there is a quick and easy fix and it's called
creating a PowerPoint Show or PPS file. Solution: Well there's a
really easy solution to this problem and you don't have to purchase
anything because it's already built into PowerPoint. What you want
to do is create a PowerPoint Show (PPS) file on your desktop or a
folder on your desktop. Basically a PPS file is like a PowerPoint
file that automatically runs when you double click on it. In
addition, you can copy it to your desktop (the background place
where your computer wallpaper resides) and have it there ready for
easy access. The PPS file also makes it easy to share your
PowerPoint files. For example you can create PowerPoint presentation
to describe the features of a new product. If you would email the
raw PowerPoint file, most people, who are not PowerPoint literate,
would not know how to run your presentation. However, if you first
save your presentation as a PPS file then all they have to do is
double click on the PPS icon and it will start your presentation. As
a general rule, I try to keep my computer desktop fairly clean to
avoid confusion. You might consider placing the old PPS files into
an archive folder or simply deleting them from the desktop. Keep in
mind that you should still have the original PowerPoint file saved
in the place where you store your PowerPoint files. Procedure: To
create a PPS file takes two simple steps. 1. Save your PowerPoint
presentation. Click on the icon at the top of the PowerPoint screen
that looks like a little "floppy disk". Now your original
presentation is saved. 2. Create your PowerPoint Show (PPS) File.
Click on the file menu and then click on "Save As". A window will
pop up asking where you want to save. a) you want to change the
location to "Desktop" b) at the bottom of the pop-up window there is
an option labeled "Save as Type". You must change the type of file
to "PowerPoint Show (*.pps)". Now go to your desktop (computer wall
paper background) and locate the newly created PPS file. Double
click on the icon of your PPS file to see if it performs properly.
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