PowerPoint Live in Teams allows a meeting organizer to present their slide deck to meeting attendees.
A presenter can:
- view and move through the slides
- show a laser pointer
- use drawing tools
Meeting participants can:
- select additional viewing options during the presentation
1. Select Share content from the meeting controls.
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2. In the PowerPoint section, select the file you want open.
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Or select Browse (OneDrive/my computer) to find a file that isn’t listed.
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Once you have selected your slide deck, PowerPoint Live will prepare the slides for viewing.
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PowerPoint Live is now displaying the slide deck with notes for everyone to view. By default, the Presenter View is displayed, but hidden for small screen devices.
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1. Select More actions …
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2. Then select Hide presenter view.
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Presenters can focus viewer attention with a laser pointer. Only the presenter can point and draw on the slides.
1. To begin, select the Laser pointer tool to make temporary marks on the current slide.
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2. To create a short line simply move the mouse around. To create a longer line, press and hold the mouse button as you draw.
3. To stop using the Laser pointer, select the cursor (or press the Esc key on the keyboard).
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Highlight content on the screen with the drawing tools. These markings will last throughout the meeting.
1. Select one of the drawing tools (pen, highlighter, eraser).
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2. Press and hold the mouse button as you draw.
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3. To stop drawing, select the cursor (or press the Esc key on the keyboard).
1. To erase a single mark, select the eraser and then a mark or drawing.
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2. To erase all the marks, select Eraser again, then select Erase all ink on slide.
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By default, meeting participants have the following view options. None of these choices affect anyone else's view.
- View the current slide
- Use the navigation arrows to move around to different slides.
- Choose from a grid view of all the slides in the presentation by selecting Go to slide
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- Sync their view back to the presenter view, select Sync to Presenter
If a presenter does not want viewers to independently navigate through a PowerPoint file, select Private view.
1. Click Private view at the top to prevent participants from navigating slides on their own.
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You can use PowerPoint Live to translate the onscreen text.
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To translate a slide
1. Click on More actions …
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2. Select Translate slides, then select a language to translate to.
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Text within the slide will be translated to the chosen language.
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Stop Sharing
1. To stop sharing, press the Stop sharing button.
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