How Do I... Preview and Edit a PowerPoint Slide Show at the Same Time

Did you know that you can edit a PowerPoint 2007 slide and see the results via a Preview window in real-time? These steps explain how.

1. Open your PowerPoint 2007 presentation. Go to the slide you wish to edit.
   
   Note: This tip will work best if the PowerPoint window is not maximized to fill the entire screen. If you can, size the window to fill half the screen and move to the lower right.
   
   
2. Click the Slide Show tab.
   
   Note: In the Start Slide Show group are two buttons: From Beginning and From Current Slide. This tip will work with either button. But in our example, we are using the From Current Slide button.
   
   
3. Hold down the CTRL key and click the From Current Slide button.
   
   Note: In the upper left corner of the screen you will see a preview of the presentation. You can use the right and left arrows to go back or advance the presentation in this preview window.
   
   
4. When you edit the slide in the presentation, the change will be reflected in the preview window.
   
   
5. To close the preview window, click on the window. Then press the Esc key.
   

Vince Verbeke, IT Specialist