POWERPOINT
Rehearsing Slide Timings
Although you can set the
amount of time a slide is displayed when you are setting up the slide
transitions in Slide Sorter view it is often difficult to gauge how long the
slide should be displayed for. Once
you have set up all your slides it is a good idea to use PowerPoint’s timing
rehearsal to check the amount of time each slide is displayed.
In Slide Sorter view, click the
Rehearse Timings icon
, your slide show will start to play and you will see the Rehearsal toolbar
appear somewhere on your screen.
There is a ticking clock which shows the total
presentation time at the right-hand end of the toolbar and the amount of time an
individual slide has been displayed is shown in the middle of the toolbar.
As you advance the slides in the presentation by clicking your mouse on
the slide or clicking the
icon, PowerPoint will record the
amount of time that slide was displayed. If you want to pause the recording of timings, click the
pause icon
. To repeat a particular slide
click the 
icon.
When you have finished
rehearsing your presentation, PowerPoint will tell you how long it took and ask
whether you want to save these timings.
Click Yes and you will be returned to the Slide Sorter view. Notice the timings displayed at the bottom of each slide.
Click here to return to the PowerPoint index.