Controlling Many Monitors in PowerPoint: 1, 2 or 3 in Windows

[@russelbiffs3683]

great video, well explained and complete.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@russelbiffs3683, glad it helped.

[@joeljpaul]

how would you present the ppt output on 2 monitors and control from one monitor?

[@PowerUpTraining]

The trick is to setup the "screen mirroring" in the WIndow's DISPLAY SETTINGS. Start at the 1:15 minute mark to see how to access the settings. Then at the 2:24 mark, it show more details on using the settings. But I do not discuss the differences between EXTEND which is the default and MIRROR. It is the MIRROR setting that will let you choose which two monitors to mirror (duplicate) and that should solve your needs. Windows 10 and 11 are slightly different but it will be on the DISPLAY SETTING screen. Also, an alternative method, it you do lots of duplicate monitors on a regular basis is to get a HDMI DUAL MONITOR Splitter from like Amazon for $12 to $25. This will split and mirror you external HDMI cable for two TVs or Monitors.

[@joeaguilar-teacherofthewor4166]

Excellent!!! I needed this info to present tonight.

[@PowerUpTraining]

Glad it was helpful! It is not obvious; hope all went well in your presentation.

[@h3xty]

Is there a way to get the presentation on 2 monitors, while one is on presenter view? The setup is similar to the one at 4:00. Note that I don't wait to duplicate 2 of these monitors, as I need them all on extend. Is there a way for this?

[@PowerUpTraining]

So to summarize. WINDOWS controls what each monitor can do. You can MIRROR what is displayed on one monitor to two or three monitors (everything is identical) or extend to all the monitors and each screen would be unique. If you have three displays, you could elect to mirror TWO monitors only (and they can be the external displays). I believe this is what you want to do. And then POWERPOINT will let you pick where to show the PRESENTER View and where the slide show. So have the Presenter view on the one screen and the slide show pointed to the two "mirrored" displays. Does that answer your question?

[@LynneModranski]

I'm sure I'll figure this out before you make a video, but I'm running a four monitor system. I want the slide show to show up on two of the monitors (TV's) with presenter view on the third and the fourth is left for FB Live and recording.

[@PowerUpTraining]

Lynne, first off you will need a computer that supports four HDMI (or similar) monitor ports. And then using the technique shown in the tutorial, use the Windows tool (not PowerPoint) to mirror the displays of 1 & 2 and then mirror again displays 3 & 4. An alternative is to purchase a HDMI splitter that will take one input and mirror it to two outputs. You would need two pieces of hardware to manage four monitors and your laptop or computer would still need two HDMI outputs. Hope this helps and GOOD LUCK!

[@seamonster777]

I have a 3 screen set up, and I want to have my desktop on 1, and the notes and presentation on either 2 or 3 (doesn't matter which). When I do this setup in the video though, the presentation notes always come up on monitor 1 (unless I have forced my presentation to be on 1, in which case the notes come up on 2). Help!?

[@PowerUpTraining]

Are you on Windows or an Apple Mac?

[@wsadewo]

what abount for 5 monitors with different contents, please help me

[@PowerUpTraining]

If this comment is mocking me for excessive number of monitors (and I won't admit the number of monitors on my desk), I am use to that mocking, as I get that same observation from my wife! But if you happen to be serious, what would you want to accomplish with 5 displays? And we can discuss.

[@donaldcox6702]

In our Salvation Army Hall we have 3 large Monitor with a laptop controlling them and since they was installed 4 years ago they have one big headache. Can you help!! Could you explain how they can be set up please so I can help to get them to work I got a bit of experience with PowerPoint. They is one plug that go into the laptop to connect the three monitor but the problem is setup to identify them, so the program shows on the three large monitor in the hall for the congregation can read the song or hymns. Thank you Don

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Donald Cox, I believe there is a simpler solution that is unrelated to PowerPoint and would work with both Windows and Mac computers. You need a 1 to 3 HDMI splitter. This physical device will plug one end into your computer open HDMI output and on the other side, it will have three outbound HDMI ports to send the identical image to each of the three monitors. This only potential issue is that the HDMI cables should not be longer than 25 feet or there will be a loss of quality. There are lots of choices on Amazon . . .here is one I just searched for but have had not experience with . . . but for under $20, it may do the job for you. www.amazon.com/NEWCARE-Splitter-Support-Doby-TrueHD-Included/dp/B087LW6Q4Y

[@orchardhillband5949]

Help - I'm missing something right up front. I normally only use one monitor. But I want to use my laptop also so I can perform this activity. How do I go about cabling / connecting the laptop?

[@PowerUpTraining]

Do you use one external monitor on your laptop now and want to use a 2nd external monitor? Are you on a Windows or Mac computer? Lastly, by chance, can you share the laptop model number and manufacturer?

[@orchardhillband5949]

@@PowerUpTraining Thank you so much for your quick reply! Here's what I've got and what I'm trying to do: Desktop PC with Windows 10. Laptop PC (HP) with Windows 10. Presentation will be online but platform is not Zoom. I'm told the platform will not support "Presentation Mode" (otherwise, I'd have no issue here). So i want to connect my laptop (somehow) so that viewers can see my desktop while I am looking at Presenter Mode on my laptop. Hope that makes sense.

[@LesMcCarter]

@@orchardhillband5949 I am going to speculate without knowing what the presentation platform is going to be. Should it be Microsoft TEAMS, then it does have its own "Presentation Mode," just slightly different. If it is some other tool, then it is hard to know. However, you should be able to hook an external monitor to your HP laptop with an HDMI cable and then have Windows "Extend" the monitor view (refer to tutorial). You should be able to start presentation mode and then tell the presentation tool which screen to present. It will only show one. I hope you could get someone to practice with in advance using their tool, and you should then be able to figure it out.

[@orchardhillband5949]

Hi again. Just wondering if you had the opportunity to read my issue description yet? I'm hoping there's a way to address this. Thank you for a reply one way or another.

[@PowerUpTraining]

See my reply under my name "@LesMcCarter" that i gave two days ago (my other account). "However, you should be able to hook an external monitor to your HP laptop with an HDMI cable and then have Windows "Extend" the monitor view (refer to tutorial). You should be able to start presentation mode and then tell the presentation tool which screen to present. It will only show one. I hope you could get someone to practice with in advance using their tool, and you should then be able to figure it out."

[@pmtycoon]

You deserve a big thumps up! Thank you

[@PowerUpTraining]

Glad it helped! @pmtycoon, I took a look at some of your own videos and love the HIGH INFORMATION content you provide. Providing in-depth knowledge is so valuable! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.

[@pmtycoon]

@@PowerUpTraining It was a pleasure to watch your videos. As a fellow youtuber (Of course small), I know it takes a lot of time, energy and effort to produce such a content. and I appreciate your help on that. I have subscribed to your channel and would refer your channel as appropriate.

[@danielblack3042]

Wanted to know how to choose which monitor displays what interface on the 3 monitor output but you didn't cover this. :(

[@danielblack3042]

Found the answer to this now. Under the "Slide Show" menu, select "Set Up Slide Show" and here you can select which monitor you want the presentation to display on. (Just in case anyone else was looking for this answer)

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Daniel, when creating these tutorials, I often struggle what to include and what to edit out . . . including too many things could turn them into epically long videos. Sorry this was not covered, but glad to see that you solved this on your own.

[@aaronteh9308]

What if there's an audio in the slide, when you're editing, the audio doesn't play in the Presenter View. How to fix this?

[@PowerUpTraining]

@aaronteh9308, "audio" and PowerPoint . . . so many headaches! Don't get me wrong; audio married with visuals is a powerful pair; but so many things can go wrong. First off, if all is good, your audio should play just fine when in Presenter View, even with multiple monitors or displays. Remember that unless you make it automatic, you will need to click the PLAY icon to make it go. If you do see the progress bar going on the audio player, then you need to research where the audio is being routed. This is more of an operating system control, not PowerPoint. Depending on if you are on Windows or a Mac, the ways you select & control the audio output is buried in the "AUDIO SETTINGS." So you will need to explore that. It is very possible that if you connect a display that has audio capabilities, that the operating system is switching to it and you will have to go in and manually select where you want the output. Good luck and report back your findings!

[@ashermansdorf7734]

Thank you for a lovely video. I have one monitor hard wired to my PC and another (a laptop) attached wirelessly (is that a word?). The laptop is number 3. The presenter view shows up on my primary and the PowerPoint shows up on number 2. However, the edit screen is not showing up on the laptop. Did I neglect a step? Thank you.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Asher, without having the exact setup, I am just going to speculate; but if you do the checking of the display settings in WIndows (see the 1:20 minute mark) and all three monitors have a unique number (1, 2, and 3), then you should be able to make this work. Try this. First, go into the PowerPoint presentation and in the SLIDE SHOW ribbon menu, make sure to NOT have AUTOMATIC selected for the Monitor. Specifically, select the numbered monitor you want the show to display on. Also, make sure the "Use Presenter View" is turned ON. Now launch the presentation and take note of which monitor is not in use. Stop the show, move the main PowerPoint program to the "unused" monitor, and now launch the slide show and I believe you should be good to go.

[@ashermansdorf7734]

@@PowerUpTraining wow!! Thank you for taking the time on a Sunday to respond. I will try that out.

[@ashermansdorf7734]

@@PowerUpTraining Thank you. I tried but was unsuccessful. Interestingly, the audio is now coming from screen 3 (the laptop) but there is video.

[@PowerUpTraining]

My only other alternative idea is to experiment changing what is the selected as the WINDOWS' Primary Monitor inside the Windows setting of "DISPLAY" and click "Make this my main display" on your other monitors to see if that makes a difference.

[@ashermansdorf7734]

@@PowerUpTraining thank you

[@del42sa]

I am not able to see ppt on all three monitors even they are present in display manager. I can only sent present screen to either monitor 2 o monitor 3 😢

[@PowerUpTraining]

1) Get PowerPoint running and load your presentation. 2) In PowerPoint, go to the SLIDE SHOW ribbon menu and make sure USE PRESENTER VIEW is turned on. . . checkbox 3) Jut above that checkbox, find MONITOR and select where you want the slideshow to be presented on 4) Launch the slide show, typically by clicking FROM BEGINNING. 5) Now the Slide Show and the PRESENTER View should be displayed but the 3rd monitor is now independent of those two. Use your ALT TAB to navigate to the PowerPoint program, which will be hiding underneath a window and drag it to the third monitor. Now when you edit, it will change dynamically on the other screens. IMPORTANT. All three monitors must be EXTENDED, not mirrored.

[@VIIXXI1991]

This saved me!!!! i was trying to force PowerPoint to show up on monitor 3 so i could draw on it (my 3rd monito is a graphic tablet and i give zoom classes). Thanks a lot!!!

[@PowerUpTraining]

tarantallegraStar, so pleased that this helped. PowerPoint can be so confusing. With that said, three monitors rock. Best luck with your Zoom classes!

[@tiewhoeting6626]

I am using 3 monitor but the presenter view is still showing on primary monitor. 3rd monitor is still unused unless i drag the windows to it. Is there any setting need to de done?

[@PowerUpTraining]

This may be hard to troubleshoot in KZbin comments. But let me try. Best to experiment by placing PowerPoint in each of the Windows. And then launching the slide show and try swapping monitors from the Slide Show ribbon menu "Monitor" control. Also try having the base PowerPoint presentation spatially sized (not full window) and have it have between two monitors and see if you can click and activate it once the slide show is running.

[@johnrollinson1271]

How do you use the windows key to change the monitor that the presentation is showing on?. I am using a drawing pad and it only works on one monitor, my presentation will open on different monitor sometimes???

[@PowerUpTraining]

Hold down the SHIFT key plus the WINDOWS key and then use either the right or left keyboard arrow to jump to the right or left monitor. This will make the highlighted program jump between monitors. Good luck!

[@PalabraDeSABIDURIA]

Hi there. I'm trying to wirelessly connect 2 monitors to my laptop for a PPP. I have windows 10. Sobfar i can only connect 1. Can u help? Thanks in advance. Blessings

[@PowerUpTraining]

I have used Miracast on a regular basis for wireless connections to just an external single monitor. But based on the "connect" command, I don't believe you could connect a second wireless monitor. However, there are multiple wireless "HDMI" products that would connect to your PC as an HDMI output device, so you could use a pair of these (they have a matching wireless receiver on the monitor side). . . in theory this should work, but it is not something I've done.

[@PalabraDeSABIDURIA]

@@PowerUpTraining ok TY for sharing

[@PowerUpTraining]

I did a bit more checking around. The only solutions I found were hardware-based with independent HDMI wireless transmitters coupled with receivers. And almost all of them appear to be marketing to the conference room market: meaning they are most likely not CHEAP solutions. If anyone does find a solution, a reply to the comment section would be great for other people to learn from other people's experiences.

[@PalabraDeSABIDURIA]

@@PowerUpTraining Ok Sounds good. Hopefully Windows 10 will update their wireless streaming from 1 screen to dual screens. Micrrosoft can also upgrade/update Powerpoint to wireless dual screen option in the future. Samsung galaxy phones can connect via Bluetooth to dual audio. They might also upgrade to dual video streaming wireless. Something that might work for PowerPoint: connect my laptop to one screen and connect my smartphone to the 2 screen using the PP phone app. But that means I'm going to have to work with 2 gadgets while presenting wish me luck lol. GBY

[@FlintOlsen]

Hoping you have some tips on tricks to use videos or animated gifs as backgrounds. I attempted it in one presentation and it ALMOST worked.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@FlintOlsen, Interesting request. Currently working on three other new videos, but I'll start thinking on how best to achieve these results.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@FlintOlsen, That video is now live and I gave you credit for asking the question. Thanks for the suggestion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWqWp5drq5xritU

[@karenerichards9351]

I would like to learn to use 3 monitors while conducting zoom meetings. My zoom audience on the center monitor, my slide show on the right monitor that I would share and the slide controls on the left monitor.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@karenerichards9351, before you start Zoom, do you already have the PowerPoint Left and Right monitor working they way you want? Once configured, you should then be able to start Zoom and when it comes time to present, select SHARE and share the specific SCREEN, not the app. That way you can choose the screen with the presentation. Let me know how that works out.

[@rodthiele4284]

@@PowerUpTraining Thanks for your great video. When in video meetings, I find using PowerPoint overrides all three screens which then means there is a scramble to find the Share option on the Zoom/Teams meeting platform. (I don't want to share before the PPT is displayed at my end). Is there a way to have PPT just show on two of my three monitors (having both the Presenter mode and an Edit screen mode are unnecessary for me)?

[@PowerUpTraining]

@@rodthiele4284, ah, video meetings and PowerPoint. I agree that trying to be in control can be a pain when Zoom or Teams want to take control. And you are right to only want to share your presentation after you are ready. While Teams has an "upload PowerPoint" mode, so it is just a click to start, I do find that if you are not careful, it will let the viewers fast-forward through the slides before you want them to. I advise practicing with both Zoom and Teams to learn how to share (create your own cheat sheet to remember) and figure out how to share a specific monitor (not the app) where you can have the presentation ready and waiting. By having the presentation on your 2nd monitor, you will know it is ready and waiting, once you elect to share that monitor. Practice with someone in a "pretend" meeting on both Zoom and then Teams and learn to get good at the smooth SHARE MONITOR technique.

[@WTDsay]

Cool insight. Will be very helpful. Great for my notes to keep on hand. Thank you so much for this. 💫Gems

[@PowerUpTraining]

@@WTDsay, so pleased that this was of value. It is hard to know the tricks if you don't they exist. Best of fortunes going forward.

[@anadaniellaespinoza4693]

how do I do a power point zoom presentation with 3 monitors and only share one monitor for the audience?

[@PowerUpTraining]

Zoom + PowerPoint + Three Monitors. This trick will also work with Microsoft Team or any video conference tool. I find it best to determine which monitor I plan to use and in PowerPoint go to the SLIDE SHOW ribbon menu and use the drop down box called "MONITOR" and select which of the three monitors I plan to present from. (Turning on PRESENTER VIEW will now take two of your monitors, so you might decide to turn that off). With ZOOM running on any OTHER monitor, use the ZOOM tool to SHARE and select the monitor you are presenting from (the one you selected above) . . . just remember to STOP sharing in ZOOM before exiting the slide show or else whatever is behind the Slide Show will appear when exiting the slide show. Ana, Good Luck!

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

All I am trying to do is have my presenter monitor on the computer and then the slideshow on three monitors I can do this with two but when I plug in the third every monitor everything breaks down . Why ?

[@PowerUpTraining]

This sounds not like a PowerPoint issue, but possiblly your operating system or video card. Are you running Windows? And without PowerPoint loaded, can you get all "four" monitors going? Is this a laptop? Lastly, if this is a standard setup that you use over and over again; one slick trick it to get a HDMI splitter that will take the input and send the same screen to three or four HDMI outputs. From your computer, it will look like just one HDMI and the device will split and duplicate the image.

[@KLRCAT]

How do you do this on Mac? I have a main projector display(3), a confidence monitor(2) and the desktop display(1). My issue is I cannot put the presenter view on the confidence monitor(2) and the main view on the projector (3). Its either; 1&2, 1&3 or 2&1, 3&1 but never 2&3. Even if I mirror the main desktop display to the confidence monitor the second I start the slide show it shows the presenter view on the main desktop, but shows nothing but the desktop background on the confidence monitor and the slides on the projector. Swapping displays doesn't fix this, as it puts the presenter view on the projector and the slides on the main desktop display. How do you fix this? (Without taking a hammer to every apple machine in existence)😂

[@PowerUpTraining]

@KLRCAT, over the years, I have always worked in conference rooms with Windows computers; my mac experience is on my desktop Mac Studio with just a couple of monitors. Let me connect up a third monitor later today and test out some theories. (And please keep the hammer locked in a cabinet to save ALL macs in existence.)

[@PowerUpTraining]

@KLRCAT, my experience with Mac multi monitors is not as strong as my Windows world. Getting the needed display ports on some of the modern macs, can confound me at times. However, I think a simple solution may be to get a video splitter with one HDMI in and multiple HDMI outs which will mirror the single video stream to multiple monitors. Amazon has a variety of "1x3 HDMI Splitter, 1 in 3 Out HDMI Splitter" for under $20. I use these in my KZbin recording studio to duplicate a secondary screen to multiple monitors. For a permanent room setup, it will work every time, but also are light enough to pack and travel with your extended HDMI cables. However, you might ask you question over on the PowerPoint Reddit forum, as there a wealth of smart people there: www.reddit.com/r/powerpoint/

[@ivailorunev3765]

Hi, verry interesting video, but I still have no idea how to make it work for me. I'm on Windows 10, have one laptop, one preview monitor and one projector. Preview monitor is connected to my laptop HDMI output and the projector to USB C hub. I want my laptop screen to work as a main monitor for starting presentations, my preview monitor to show presenter view with notes for lecturer, and my projector to show slideshow for the audience. Is it possible and how to do it ?

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Ivailo, the first thing to confirm is to see if your Windows 10 computer can "light" up all three displays at the same time: the laptop screen, the external preview monitor and the projector. With them all connected, hold down the WINDOWS key and press the P key. This should give you choices to extend or expand your display to the external two monitors. And if you can make Windows extend to these two external monitors, you will be good to go (possibly needing to rewatch the video again for the specific configuration). However, some graphic cards may be limited to just two displays. With that said, I did over see a help desk team for a 1,000+ organization and USB HUB connected monitors had been extremely troublesome and temperamental. This was back in Windows 8, so you may be just fine. But always test in advance!

[@ivailorunev3765]

@@PowerUpTraining Tank You for your quck answer :) Yes, my laptop extends to 2 external monitors, but when I push F5 one of them shows the slideshow and the other shows my background picture while my laptop screen shows presenter screen. How to make my second monitor show presenter screen and the third - slideshow ?

[@PowerUpTraining]

Tomorrow morning (USA time), let me send more exacting instructions once at my office desk with multiple monitors connected.

[@ivailorunev3765]

@@PowerUpTraining It will be great, thank You in advance !

[@PowerUpTraining]

You should rewatch the video; but here are the key steps. 1) make sure WIndows 10 can display all three monitors in EXTEND mode (discussed in the tutorial), 2) launch PowerPoint and go to the SLIDE SHOW ribbon menu. There you turn on USE PRESENTER VIEW and select the attached projector as the MONITOR (the choice just above USE PRESENTER VIEW) and 3) Launch the show with the presentation on the projector screen and 4) make both the presenter view and powerpoint NOT full screen but just filling up part of the screen, say 80% and then you can click and drag both PowerPoint or the Presenter view to which ever monitor you want.. It is a combo of working with Windows and PowerPoint in unison. But it will work!

[@jimmysdesk6348]

Great video

[@PowerUpTraining]

This was a bit challenging to capture three screens simultaneously, but worth the effort. Thanks for the comment!

[@jocelynpardinas8458]

I only have a single monitor but ALT+F5 doesn't work for me for a presenter's view 😞

[@PowerUpTraining]

@jocelynpardinas8458, this is the standard command. If it is not working a couple of things. First this is a WINDOWS (not Mac) Command. (On a Mac, try this: Option+Return) and another possible issue is the crazy modern Windows keyboards. Often the top row of function keys have primary tasks such as volume control or screen brightness; to make the F Functions work, each keyboard have different techniques with some having a button that will freeze the F Function as the primary use (also sometimes configured in software) and others have a dedicated "fn" key you must hold down while executing the ALT+F5. Let me know if that helps.

[@Josh-ri7hy]

When I have 2 external monitors plugged in... Powerpoint doesn't spread to all three screens. It only goes to 2 of the three screens. How can I fix this?

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Josh-ri7hy, if you are working on a Windows computer (and Macs can do the same) you need to make the changes in the Windows Operating system (not PowerPoint) to duplicate (or, as Windows calls it, "Mirror" two of the displays to be identical. And now it will double up on both monitors. Go to the 2:20 minute mark to see where this setting can be found and look where you can MIRROR and not EXTEND to get the duplication between monitors.

[@auditoriovictorvillegas2409]

Thanks for video. I am looking for having moderator view in my main monitor, and slideshow running at monitors 2 and 3, both of them at the same time. Monitors 2 and 3 are connected to differents graphical card outputs. It is possible? Thx

[@PowerUpTraining]

Yes, this is possible. Here is the strategy: you want to take your monitors 2 & 3 and make them "Mirror" each other, not extend (for Windows users, go to the 2:22 mark to see how to pull up the monitor controls). Now your computer will look like it only has "two" monitors but one of those monitors will show up on two screens. So you can have the presenter view on Monitor "1" and the slide show on Monitor "2" which is actually physical monitor 1 and 2 in mirror mode.

[@shanelewis961]

@@PowerUpTraining Will the same be true if I am using an HDMI Multi-Extender to a large presentation monitor for our congregation and a smaller monitor for our pastor? We currently do the HME to only the large monitor, but now our pastor wants to see what's showing up on the big screen behind her. I'll be running from a laptop in presentation mode from 50+ feet away. I'm just not sure what to expect once we install a multi-extender. THANKS! Great video, sir.

[@PowerUpTraining]

@@shanelewis961 Think how many "physical" monitors are connected. If it is a laptop, then that is ONE monitor, and if your laptop can handle multiple HDMI connections (which is rare), then each HDMI cable PHYSICALLY CONNECTED to the laptop is considered the second and third monitor. (On a desktop computer, it is easy to count the number of HDMI cables coming off of the computers). If the "HDMI Multi-Extenxer has more than one simultaneous stream being split to multiple TVs, then it should be considered a single individual monitor, even though it is split to many displays, it will show the exact image. Does that answer your question?

[@PalabraDeSABIDURIA]

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[@abdulpasha1563]

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[@PowerUpTraining]

Abdul, thank you for the compliment (I am blushing). I am about 75% through documenting all the important features of PowerPoint and later this year will start to add Word and eventually Excel with my detailed and visual tutorials. (all free!).

[@choraleangelique]

*THIS!* God bless you! That was perfect!

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Chorale Angélique, we aim to please! Good luck on your setup.

[@rha4703]

Thank You !!!

[@PowerUpTraining]

You are quite welcome!

[@jineu21]

Very confusing. How do you show two the images to identify in the first place?

[@PowerUpTraining]

Can you expand on your question? Are you discussing a two monitor setup? And on a Windows computer or macOS? Plus one more question, is your question about the computer configuration outside of PowerPoint or the PowerPoint slideshow setup?

[@micheleearley5929]

You fixed my problem in 2 minutes. Thank you so much.

[@PowerUpTraining]

Best free gift I can give: a solution. Thanks for leaving feedback.

[@matrixtherapists]

you are very good! Excellent presentation, very helpful, thanks

[@PowerUpTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MisterDivineAdVenture]

Not what I was after. I want to run synchronized presentations across two monitors. Why? Because that's how the brain works - so it's for total involvement. Maybe it can be done using extend-monitor and two players, or (if it's possible) two iterations of powerpoint - which technically could be run on separate computers controlled by a single keyboard and mouse (Logitech MX series.) But that seems ridiculously crude. There have been presenters in the Church field (Sunday Plus) that can manage that but I'm not current.

[@PowerUpTraining]

I have seen some extremely complex church video/audio setups described in various Reddit chats. This is a whole field to itself. One simple solution might be to get an HDMI splitter that MIRRORS the one input from the computer to two HDMI outputs at the same time. Something like this: "OREI HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out 4K - 1x2 HDMI Display Duplicate/Mirror - Powered Splitter." Under $20. It looks like they have one that will send the one input to 8 monitors. Found on Amazon, but I have not used this brand (there are lots of great reviews there). Lastly, if your Windows computer has two or more attached monitors, you can use Windows to "Duplicate" the display between two monitors (mirror mode).

[@moOnB0w]

Alt + F5 did not do anything in presenter mode or in editing mode, it just highlighted keyboard shortscuts on menu items and then wouldnt let me use those shortkeys. lol. I dont have much faith in this tutorial as of yet!

[@PowerUpTraining]

On a Windows computer, this should work (see official Microsoft description at the bottom of this reply). What is happening is the ALT key is activating the menu shortcuts before you can activate the F5. Which you observed. HERE IS THE TRICK: *Try HOLDING DOWN THE F5 key ***_first_* , and then tap the ALT key.* support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-keyboard-shortcuts-to-deliver-powerpoint-presentations-1524ffce-bd2a-45f4-9a7f-f18b992b93a0#:~:text=Maneuver%20in%20Presenter%20View,-You%20can%20use&text=To%20start%20a%20presentation%20in,and%20select%20the%20preferred%20monitor.

[@christophergarofalo]

That doesn't work on mac

[@PowerUpTraining]

Fair point. While I state it in the video, I have just updated my KZbin title, description and thumbnail to reflect the focus on PowerPoint for Windows.

[@christophergarofalo]

@PowerUpTraining trying this on Mac has me pulling my hair out. It works sometimes if I do the process a bunch of times. It's like powerpoint takes over macs display settings.

[@PowerUpTraining]

How many monitors/displays are you using? Tomorrow, I can look at my Mac setup. What specific issues are you experiencing?

[@JoaoLucas-cw3bv]

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[@PowerUpTraining]

Hey @JoaoLucas-cw3bv, a mighty " *_DARN_* " fine comment (from an old guy's old-fashion wording). HA!

[@JoaoLucas-cw3bv]

@@PowerUpTraining hahaha