The trouble with setting the same automatic timings for all slides is that not all slides deserve or need equal time onscreen. For example, some slides may have more text than others, or more complex concepts to grasp. To allow for the differences, you can manually set the timings for each slide, as described in the preceding section. However, another way is to use the Rehearse Timings feature to run through your presentation in real time, and then to allow PowerPoint to set the timings for you, based on that rehearsal.

When you set timings with the Rehearse Timings feature, PowerPoint ignores any hidden slides. If you later unhide these slides, they are set to advance automatically. You need to individually assign them an Automatically After transition time, as described in the preceding section.

To set transition timings with the Rehearse Timings feature, follow these steps:

1. On the Slide Show tab, click Rehearse Timings. The slide show starts with the Rehearsal toolbar in the upper-left corner, as shown in Figure 25-3.

   FIGURE 25-3
   Use the Rehearsal toolbar to set timings for automatic transitions.

   

2. Click through the presentation, displaying each slide for as long as you want it to appear in the actual show. To move to the next slide, you can click the slide, click the Next button in the Rehearsal toolbar (right-pointing arrow), or press Page Down. When setting timings, it may help to read the text on the slide, slowly and out loud, to simulate how an audience member who reads slowly would proceed. When you have read all of the text on the slide, pause for one or two more seconds and then advance. If you need to pause the rehearsal at any time, click the Pause button. When you are ready to resume, click the Pause button again. If you make a mistake on the timing for a slide, click the Repeat button to begin timing this slide again from 00:00.
3. When you reach the final slide, a dialog box appears, asking whether you want to keep the new slide timings. Click Yes.

If you want a slide to display for a fairly long time, such as 30 seconds or more, you might find it faster to enter the desired time in the Current Slide Timing text box on the Rehearsal toolbar, rather than waiting the full amount of time before advancing. To do this, click in the text box, type the desired time, and press Tab. You must press the Tab key after entering the time—do not click the Next button—or PowerPoint will not apply your change.

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