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Rhian Howell
Sep 15, 2016Copper Contributor
Launching a PowerPoint file in Slide Show view from Sharepoint Online
I have a PPSX file which uses the kiosk mode, because I want the navigation to be through action buttons rather than just simply clicking on the slides. I want to put a link to it on a SharePoint site. Is there a way that I can force the PPTX or PPSX file to launch in slide show mode. I'm guessing you just need to add something onto the end of the hyperlink?
- LizRizziCopper Contributor
This had me troubled because I was trying to open in Slide Show mode from Teams and SharePoint for the same reasons and after trying all the suggested methods, I was coming up short. Here's how I made it work:
Go to the document library in SharePoint
Click on the ellipsis next to the file name and select Preview
In Preview mode, select the ellipsis in the top menu and select embed and you will get something that looks like this:
<iframe src="https://name.sharepoint.com/sites/documentlocation/_layouts/15/embed.aspx?UniqueId=dccb8f9e-babc-40e..." width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen title="filename.ppsx"></iframe>
Copy this part of the embed code and insert as a link in your page or Teams channel:
Opens in SharePoint in slide show mode.
- CassieDPriceCopper Contributor
Rhian Howell I finally found a solution that works for me! I uploaded the .pptx file into my SharePoint site, opened the file in the browser, and copied the URL. Then I pasted the URL into a Word document and updated it to /_layouts/16/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc and .pptx&action=embedview ensuring that I removed everything after the "embedview". Then I share that link with my staff. I tried to add the URL back to my SharePoint page but unfortunately, that didn't work. The step that had been missing for me from previous users was changing the layout to "16".
Full transparency, I got the fix from this website: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2021/04/sharepoint-online-how-to-open-powerpoint-in-presentation-mode.html
- WannesDCCopper Contributor
Rhian Howell Hi, don't know if you found a solution already (please tell me if you did) - but i tried adding the code ?autoplay=true&mute=false at the end of my onedrive URL and it seems to be working.
- atlcharmCopper Contributor
Here is a workaround I found if not already mentioned. Instead of clicking on the file instead hover over the 3 dots to the right of the file and download it to your PC. Open from the downloaded file. It will then correctly open up on show mode.
- simondelisleCopper Contributor
I have read through this and then discovered this solution by accident. It is not perfect but acceptable for my needs.
In short - click on the 3 dots next to the actual PPTX file in the document library and choose Preview. If you use the link in the URL bar it does what I need although still NOT the correct solution (i.e. full presentation mode). have not tested for PPSX.Hope this helps.
- bludobieamgenCopper Contributor
simondelisle . Thank you for this solution, i.e., "Preview." It worked for me as well!
- JMOlin90Copper ContributorI am having this same issue and there does not seem to be a real answer or solution even after all these years. Microsoft, please fix this!
- FarrukhQCopper ContributorIt's now October 2021 and Microsoft still have not fixed this. How difficult can it be?
- JMOlin90Copper ContributorVery apparently! We need a solution ASAP
- fmourtazaCopper ContributorThe key change is replacing the action parameter with embedview so that animations can be displayed. The manual method is to click Start Slide Show when the PowerPoint file opens in Office Web App.
https://fyano.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/launch-powerpoint-files-into-slideshow-in-office-365/ - HayleyGCopper Contributor
Hi Rhian Howell
I found the easiest way is to achieve this is to save your presentation as a Windows Media Video, then upload that version to Sharepoint.
Hope this helps.
Hayley
- SusanMcClementsSteel Contributor
Rhian Howell Another way to make this work is to use the File Viewer web part on a SharePoint page. Insert web part on page--locate file to view. The page will display with the PowerPoint show in kiosk view. The action links will work.
- Alan O'NeillCopper Contributor
SusanMcClements Thank you - within 2 mins of reading this it's working great on my Sharepoint page. Thank you
- Tony AnsleyCopper Contributor
@Rhian Howell Another way to make this work is to use the File Viewer web part on a SharePoint page. Insert web part on page--locate file to view. The page will display with the PowerPoint show in kiosk view. The action links will work.
This works, but the resolution is much worse than the view you receive in the online app. With small text, this can become unreadable in the viewer webpart.