Run a presentation on two monitors

Before you can turn on multiple monitor support, you must have the proper hardware installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. This support is available for Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 2000 desktop computers; it only is available for laptops running Windows 98.

1. Turn on multiple monitor support, if necessary.

   How?

   Before you can turn on dual monitor support (sometimes called multiple monitor support), you must have the proper hardware installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. This support is available for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 desktop computers; it is also available for laptops running Windows 98.

   1. If Control Panel is not already visible, click the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Display icon
   2. Select the monitor icon for the presenter's monitor (usually 1), and then select the Use this device as the primary monitor check box.

      If this check box is selected and unavailable, the monitor is already designated as the primary monitor. Only one monitor can be selected as the primary monitor at a time. When you select a different monitor icon and complete step 2, this setting for the previous monitor is automatically cleared and becomes accessible again.

   3. Select the secondary monitor icon, and then select the Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor check box.

   Notes 

   • You can only show the presenter view on and run the slide show from one monitor.
   • Your computer may have the capability to support multiple monitors, but PowerPoint supports the use of two for a slide show.
   • You can turn off dual monitor support by clearing the Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor check box.
2. Open the presentation that you want to show on more than one monitor.
3. On the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show.
4. In the Display slide show on list, click the monitor you want the show to appear on (for instance, the projector or large monitor, rather than the presenter's monitor or laptop).
5. Select the Show Presenter View check box.
6. Click OK.
7. To start the slide show, click .
8. To move between slides or trigger the next animation, click the arrow buttons or click a slide in the thumbnail list to show a slide out of sequence.
9. To end the show, click the End Show button.

Note   If you are not using the presenter view, clear the Show Presenter View check box in the Set Up Show dialog box, and run the show as you would on a single monitor, clicking to advance the slides.