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?

OK so I do finally have a solution that I found here:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/open-an-o365-powerpoint-file-in-presentation-mode/9b922332-4198-46c8-b1ac-62fa9f3a123d?auth=1In short, open the PPTX file in SPO in Editing mode. In the URL you will see "?action=edit". Change that to "?action=embedview". It seems to work perfectly. It would have been nice if someone from MS could have just answered that 4 years ago...As an aside you can even open to a specific slide by adding "?action=embedview&wdSlideId=slideId". Of course, getting the slideId is proving tricky. I got it once but now I cannot figure out how I did it!

Found a workaround here:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_powerpoint-mso_win10-mso_o365b/open-powerpoint-from-office-365-in-presentation/51d10939-f2d4-4be5-916f-9b1409381475

JMOlin90 OMG, how difficult can it be Microsoft, do you ever read these blogs and create PTRs for the Microsoft design or development teams to address? Could Microsoft be proactive or perhaps let us know when Sharepoint will have a more usable solution?

Thanks for your reply, but I've tried that as well. I originally saved my PPTX as a PPSX, because I wanted the file to launch as a PowerPoint Show. I saved it in Kiosk mode, because I wanted my users to click the Actions Buttons in order to progress throught the slides. Unfortunately, when I put a link to it in SharePoint, it just opens in Normal View instead of Slideshow View. I tried embedding it, but is disables the kiosk aspect of it. If I could just get it to launch in the desktop application in a PowerPoint show. I've seen in other forums that you just need to add a bit of text at the end of the URL. Something like PowerPointView=PowerPointShow, but I don't know what prefixes it.

Abhimanyu Singh I also posted a uservoice suggestion. https://powerpoint.uservoice.com/forums/270149-powerpoint-online/suggestions/33709801-create-a-share-as-slideshow-link-option-without

Launching a PowerPoint file in Slide Show view from Sharepoint Online

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Abhimanyu Singh
Iron Contributor
Mar 22, 2018
I too am facing a similar problem. I just want a direct link to the PPSX to open directly in slide-show mode. But, the recent changes in link generation has killed that.

I posted my question yesterday: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/OneDrive-for-Business/Open-PPSX-in-slide-show-mode/m-p/174092
- Jennifer Thorimbert
  Brass Contributor
  Mar 22, 2018
  Abhimanyu Singh I also posted a uservoice suggestion. https://powerpoint.uservoice.com/forums/270149-powerpoint-online/suggestions/33709801-create-a-share-as-slideshow-link-option-without
martinkameniar
Brass Contributor
Sep 20, 2016
Hi
if it's possible try to use "Sway"
- Rhian Howell
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 21, 2016
  Thanks for your reply, but I've tried that as well.
  
  I originally saved my PPTX as a PPSX, because I wanted the file to launch as a PowerPoint Show. I saved it in Kiosk mode, because I wanted my users to click the Actions Buttons in order to progress throught the slides. Unfortunately, when I put a link to it in SharePoint, it just opens in Normal View instead of Slideshow View. I tried embedding it, but is disables the kiosk aspect of it.
  
  If I could just get it to launch in the desktop application in a PowerPoint show. I've seen in other forums that you just need to add a bit of text at the end of the URL. Something like PowerPointView=PowerPointShow, but I don't know what prefixes it.
  - ValiMili
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 06, 2024
    Rhian, did you find a solution to your problem? I have been facing the same problem for two years.
SanthoshB1
Bronze Contributor
Sep 15, 2016
You need to embed the pptx in the SharePoint site page to force run it.
1. Upload your document to the document library on the SPO site
2. Open the document in a browser rendering mode – should be default in SPO
3. Click File -> Share -> Embed.
- Susan_GBrad
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 21, 2021
  I tried this. It doesn't work. I get the exact same behaviour it I simply add a file widget. All that happens is when you click the expand button it opens the show presentation as a PowerPoint one. When I tried to submit feedback to Microsoft, after prompted to do so, it then says cluck submit! The exclamation mark has been added, because guess what?!! There was no submit button!!
- Rhian Howell
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 20, 2016
  Thanks for you reply. Unfortunately, this doesn't give the desired effect. I want the users to progress through the slides using the actions buttons. The document needs to launch in Slide Show view, in kiosk mode to acheive this.

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