Microsoft PowerPoint:  Create a Custom Show

Instead of creating multiple, nearly identical presentations for different audiences, you can select and order the slides for each audience based on one presentation.

You can set a presentation to display only a custom show when you start the slide show, even when the presentation contains many more slides, or jump to a custom show using an action button or hyperlink during the presentation.

1. From the Slide Show menu, select Custom Shows and then click the New button.
2. Under Slides in presentation, select the slides you want to include in the custom show, and then click the Add button. (To select multiple slides, hold [Ctrl] as you click the slides.)
3. To change the order in which slides appear, select a slide, and then click one of the arrows to move the slide up or down in the list.
4. Type a name in the Slide show name field, and then click OK.
5. To see a preview of a custom show, select the name of the show in the Custom Shows dialog box, and then click Show.

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.