Slide show in dual monitor system?

Question

I have heard about using dual monitors in PC so that you can work smoothly. I would like to use it in a function where I will be connecting a projector to a Windows laptop (Win 7 or later) and show a presentation.

Is it possible to show the slideshow in the projector screen and work with the PC in the laptop screen? I have learned about the presenter mode in MS Office, it shows the slideshow in the projector and speaker notes in the other display, but I do not want the presenter notes instead I work in the other monitor, it it possible to minimise (or avoid) the speaker notes?

Solution

Select the Slide Show tab > Show On: > select the screen you want.

You can even select 'Use Presenter View' to have a different view on the remaining screen, like narrating time, next slide, or select slides randomly. While presenting on the second screen, you can do anything you want on the remaining screen.

Comments

[RogUE]

Which means, if I fit the powerpoint window in one of the displays and start the slideshow, it will be limited to that monitor only, am I correct?

[phuclv]

Don't you see the office 2007 screenshot above? It appears even in office 2003 and prior, of course not in a ribbon

[RogUE]

I couldn't makeout what the version is from the image. Anyway, I hope that it will solve my problem.

[bcsf12a020]

Yes, that's correct. The Powerpoint "slideshow" will by default appear in the display the Powerpoint program is running on. You can also choose which display the slides will show on from within Powerpoint, but since you said you want to use the laptop display for other programs, just moving Powerpoint to the projector display and then running the slide show is simpler.

[phuclv]

simply move the PowerPoint window doesn't work, because it'll always show on primary monitor by default, as you can see in the above screenshot