I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on the screen
after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide runs through
everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of slide show"
screen.

Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
--David

--
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/

=?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on the
> screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide runs
> through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of
> slide show" screen.
>

Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each separate
object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it run through
everything by itself, then return to the last screen?

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
> --David
>
> --
> 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/
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:C21F1820-8A1C-4390-AB74-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on the
> > screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide runs
> > through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the "End of
> > slide show" screen.
> >
>
>

Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the slide
show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide" check "On
mouse click" and uncheck "Automatically after ..." That should not effect
the animations, just the slide going on to the next slide (which in this
case is the end-of-show black slide).
--David

--
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/

=?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:E621545E-AAF2-424A-AEA9-(E-Mail Removed):

> Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each
> separate object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it
> run through everything by itself, then return to the last screen?
>
> "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>
>> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
>> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
>> --David
>>
>> --
>> 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/
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> news:C21F1820-8A1C-4390-AB74-(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>> > I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on
>> > the screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide
>> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
>> > "End of slide show" screen.
>> >
>>
>>
>

Thanks for your help. I may have another setting wrong. When I change it to
"mouse-click", I have to click for each animation to run. If I change it to
"automatic", the slide ends abruptly with the black screen. I thought up
another solution. I just duplicated my last page, took all the animations
off, & set that page to "mouse-click". Now I have the result I want.

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

> Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the slide
> show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide" check "On
> mouse click" and uncheck "Automatically after ..." That should not effect
> the animations, just the slide going on to the next slide (which in this
> case is the end-of-show black slide).
> --David
>
> --
> 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/
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:E621545E-AAF2-424A-AEA9-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each
> > separate object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it
> > run through everything by itself, then return to the last screen?
> >
> > "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
> >
> >> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
> >> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
> >> --David
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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/
> >>
> >> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> news:C21F1820-8A1C-4390-AB74-(E-Mail Removed):
> >>
> >> > I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on
> >> > the screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide
> >> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
> >> > "End of slide show" screen.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

You may need also to go to slide show>custom animation and change the
settings from "on click" to after previous"

"Marlene" wrote:

> Thanks for your help. I may have another setting wrong. When I change it to
> "mouse-click", I have to click for each animation to run. If I change it to
> "automatic", the slide ends abruptly with the black screen. I thought up
> another solution. I just duplicated my last page, took all the animations
> off, & set that page to "mouse-click". Now I have the result I want.
>
> "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the slide
> > show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide" check "On
> > mouse click" and uncheck "Automatically after ..." That should not effect
> > the animations, just the slide going on to the next slide (which in this
> > case is the end-of-show black slide).
> > --David
> >
> > --
> > 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/
> >
> > =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > news:E621545E-AAF2-424A-AEA9-(E-Mail Removed):
> >
> > > Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for each
> > > separate object & animation to run. Is there a way to still have it
> > > run through everything by itself, then return to the last screen?
> > >
> > > "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
> > >> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
> > >> --David
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> 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/
> > >>
> > >> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > >> news:C21F1820-8A1C-4390-AB74-(E-Mail Removed):
> > >>
> > >> > I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last slide on
> > >> > the screen after the slide is done playing. Right now, my slide
> > >> > runs through everything, then ends rather abruptly & goes to the
> > >> > "End of slide show" screen.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >

Great! Your solution of duplicating the last slide is probably the
easiest (especially since you have already done it:-). The alternative is
to set your animations to happen "After Previous" and then set a delay
time under the timing. This seems like more work than what you have
already done.
--David

--
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/

=?Utf-8?B?dHJpc2g=?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:5393DBB3-DD41-4237-BF94-(E-Mail Removed):

> You may need also to go to slide show>custom animation and change the
> settings from "on click" to after previous"
>
> "Marlene" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your help. I may have another setting wrong. When I
>> change it to "mouse-click", I have to click for each animation to
>> run. If I change it to "automatic", the slide ends abruptly with the
>> black screen. I thought up another solution. I just duplicated my
>> last page, took all the animations off, & set that page to
>> "mouse-click". Now I have the result I want.
>>
>> "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry, I wasn't clear. While looking at the last slide, go to the
>> > slide show menu and choose Slide Transition. Under "Advance Slide"
>> > check "On mouse click" and uncheck "Automatically after ..." That
>> > should not effect the animations, just the slide going on to the
>> > next slide (which in this case is the end-of-show black slide).
>> > --David
>> >
>> > --
>> > 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/
>> >
>> > =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> > in news:E621545E-AAF2-424A-AEA9-(E-Mail Removed):
>> >
>> > > Actually, if I set it to advance on click, I have to click for
>> > > each separate object & animation to run. Is there a way to still
>> > > have it run through everything by itself, then return to the last
>> > > screen?
>> > >
>> > > "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Don't set the slide transition for your last slide to advance
>> > >> automatically. Instead, have it advance on click.
>> > >> --David
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> 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/
>> > >>
>> > >> =?Utf-8?B?TWFybGVuZQ==?= <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> > >> wrote in
>> > >> news:C21F1820-8A1C-4390-AB74-(E-Mail Removed):
>> > >>
>> > >> > I am using PowerPoint 2003. I would like to keep my last
>> > >> > slide on the screen after the slide is done playing. Right
>> > >> > now, my slide runs through everything, then ends rather
>> > >> > abruptly & goes to the "End of slide show" screen.
>> > >> >
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> >