You can change or adjust the items in the presenter display at any time during a presentation. Additional slideshow controls are available to you through the presenter’s view, making it easy to jump to any slide, pause your presentation on a black screen, and more.

To access and use the presenter display controls:

To access the controls, move the pointer to the top edge of the Presenter Display during your presentation.

A toolbar with four buttons drops down.

  • Slides:  
    Displays thumbnail images of all the slides in the presentation in a strip along the top of the screen. Drag the scroll bar below the slide thumbnail images to scroll through the slides. Double-click one to jump to that slide, or type a slide number in the “Jump to Slide” field and click Go (or press Return).
  • Black:  
    Goes to black on the main presentation screen (same effect as pressing B during your presentation). Click to restore the current slide image.
  • Options:  
    Provides quick access to the following options:

    Swap Displays:  Reverses the display setup, so that the presenter display appears on the screen where the slideshow was, and vice versa.

    Scale Slides to Display:  Adjusts the size of the slide so that it fills the screen as much as possible, without changing its aspect ratio.

    Customize Presenter Display:  Allows you to select which items you want to appear on the presenter display and to rearrange and resize them. For details, see Customizing the Presenter Display.

  • Help:  
    Shows a list of keyboard shortcuts for controlling the presentation from the keyboard.
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