Do note that the Show without animation check box has been selected here as well, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3.įigure 3: Show without animation in PowerPoint for Mac

If you are using a Mac, the Set Up Show dialog box may look a little different, as shown in Figure 3, below.

In that case, you will deselect this check box.

Conversely, if your slides play without animation, someone may have enabled this option.

Do note that the Show without animation check box has been selected, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2.įigure 2: Show without animation in PowerPoint for Windows

Doing so brings up the Set Up Show dialog box that you see in Figure 2, below.

Next, access the Slide Show tab and of the Ribbon and click the Set Up Slide Show button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below.

If you are using PowerPoint on a Mac, use the similar Command + S keyboard shortcut to save.ĭo you want more keyboard shortcuts? Explore our PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts and Sequences Ebook that is updated for all PowerPoint versions. If it’s already saved, press the Ctrl + S keyboard shortcut to save if you are using PowerPoint for Windows. The resolution to both these problems may be the same. If I could disable these animations, I would save 4 minutes each time I play the presentation only with this one slide!

One of my slides has thirty-two animations and it takes more than 4 minutes to preview them. So why don’t the animations play?Ĭall it a coincidence, but we recently also heard another question, I have detailed animations set up on my PowerPoint slides, but can I disable the animations without deleting them altogether? I need to preview a bunch of these slides for non-animated stuff, and I have to view all animations which is taking so much time. I double-checked and all animations have been set properly.

One of our subscribers just reached out to say, The slides in my PowerPoint are not showing the animations I have set.

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