How can I keep my last slide on the screen?

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Marlene - 06 Jun 2006 17:33 GMT

I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on the screen
after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide runs through
everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of slide show"
screen.

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David M. Marcovitz - 06 Jun 2006 17:42 GMT

Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
--David

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> I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on the
> screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide runs
> through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of
> slide show" screen.

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Marlene - 06 Jun 2006 18:33 GMT

Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each separate
object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it run through
everything by itself, then return to the last screen?

> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
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> > through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of
> > slide show" screen.

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David M. Marcovitz - 06 Jun 2006 18:46 GMT

Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the slide
show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide" check "On
mouse click" and uncheck "Automatically after ..." That should not effect
the animations, just the slide going on to the next slide (which in this
case is the end-of-show black slide).
--David

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> Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each
> separate object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it
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>> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
>> > "End of slide show" screen.

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Marlene - 06 Jun 2006 19:49 GMT

Thanks for your help. I may have another setting wrong. When I change it to
"mouse-click", I have to click for each animation to run. If I change it to
"automatic", the slide ends abruptly with the black screen. I thought up
another solution. I just duplicated my last page, took all the animations
off, & set that page to "mouse-click". Now I have the result I want.

> Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the slide
> show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide" check "On
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> >> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
> >> > "End of slide show" screen.

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trish - 06 Jun 2006 20:18 GMT

You may need also to go to slide show>custom animation and change the
settings from "on click" to after previous"

> Thanks for your help. I may have another setting wrong. When I change it to
> "mouse-click", I have to click for each animation to run. If I change it to
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> > >> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
> > >> > "End of slide show" screen.

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David M. Marcovitz - 06 Jun 2006 20:49 GMT

Great! Your solution of duplicating the last slide is probably the
easiest (especially since you have already done it:-). The alternative is
to set your animations to happen "After Previous" and then set a delay
time under the timing. This seems like more work than what you have
already done.
--David

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> You may need also to go to slide show>custom animation and change the
> settings from "on click" to after previous"
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>> > >> > now, my slide runs through everything, then ends rather
>> > >> > abruptly & goes to the "End of slide show" screen.

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