Powerpoint Slideshow Stops when application isn't active...

[Nick Moore]

This must be by design, but is there any way to disable that?

Here's my scenario. I've got a PC (XP Pro SP2, Powerpoint 2007) that I use
daily for all my business apps & also have a Matrox dualhead PCIe card. I've
got the 2nd monitor running a 50" plasma screen out in a waiting room that
runs a powerpoint presentation about my business... the problem is, whenever
I'm using any application besides Powerpoint, the slideshow stalls (it will
start again if I click on the powerpoint task and make it active.) I want to
work on my computer all day, and just let the powerpoint presentation loop in
the background on my 2nd monitor. Is there any way to get this done???
Thanks!

 

[Chirag]

Look at PowerShow add-in at
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html - among other things, it
allows you to run slide show on secondary monitor while you use the primary
monitor.

- Chirag

OfficeOne Animations - Add over 50 animation effects to PowerPoint
http://officeone.mvps.org/anims/anims.html