The slide show features may not perform well when you use the Presenter view in PowerPoint (293178)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
This article was previously published under Q293178

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in Presenter view, some slide show features may not perform as well as these features perform when the Show Presenter View check box is not selected.

You may notice one or more of the following symptoms:
  • Animation effects are jerky or skip steps.
  • Motion clip playback is jerky or skips frames.
  • Transition effects are jerky.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Presenter view requires additional processor resources. This means that less power is available to process the slide show features. Slide show features that use lots of processor power are the most affected.

WORKAROUND

For Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

To work around this problem, try to reduce the processing power that is required to display your slide show. To do this, try different performance settings in the Set Up Show dialog box:
  1. On the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show.
  2. In the Slide show resolution box, click a lower resolution. For example, if the setting is currently 800x600, click 640x480.
  3. Click OK.

    Note You may also want to select the Use hardware graphics acceleration check box, if your hardware supports it.
You can also try to clear the Show Presenter View check box in the Set Up Show dialog box. If you do not need the navigation features that Presenter view provides, you may want to turn this feature off and print your speaker notes before your presentation. To turn off the Presenter view, follow these steps:
  1. On the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show.
  2. Clear the Show Presenter View check box.
  3. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to the methods described in the "Workaround" section, you may also want to consider the following ideas:
  • Change the formatting and content of your presentation to use less processor-intensive animations, transitions, and motion clips.
  • Display your presentation on a computer that has more processing power, such as a more powerful CPU or display adapter.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2006
Keywords:kbView kbAnimation kbtshoot kbPerformance kbprb KB293178 kbAudEndUser
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