It seems like you would want to set up a Custom Show, but it's hard to help
you if you don't tell us what you have tried. Have you looked at:
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointlooping.htm
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
> I prepare slides for our worship service and would like to set things
> up so that we have a "looping" of announcments start with the second
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> have tried information provided through PPTs help (we have Powerpoint
> 2003) and can't get it to work the way we would want it too.