Convert a PowerPoint Presentation to Screensaver

Sometimes you create such an impressive presentation, or simply receive it attached with a mail from your close friend, you want to put it as screensaver, but end up with many options,including wallpapers. Browse through this article to put those Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations as a screensaver on your computer.

Steps

  1. Open the presentation, you want to make it appear as a screensaver.
  2. Go to File menu > Save As > Browse through the window to an Empty folder, or simply create one.
  3. Select Device Independent Bitmap from the Save as type drop-down box.
  4. Type the name of the new document in the field represented by File Name, and click on the Save button.
  5. Now right-click on the Desktop, and select Properties.
  6. Go to Screensaver tab, and select My Pictures Slideshow from the drop-down box, at the left of 'Settings' button.
  7. Click on the Settings button which will cause a window to appear. Change the source of the screensaver by clicking on the Browse button and selecting the previously created folder.
  8. Change other settings, if you want, and click on OK.
  9. Leave the computer inactive, so a brand-new Screensaver version of your Powerpoint presentation appears.

Tips

  • If you want Windows to display multiple presentations, as screensaver, then repeat the process of File Creation, and save them in the same folder.
  • You can change the time set for the Screensaver to appear by right-clicking on Desktop > Properties > Screensaver tab, and changing the value in the Minutes field.
  • Try clicking on the the Preview button in the Screensaver tab, in Properties, to test your screensaver, instead of waiting for them to appear themselves.

Things You'll Need

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

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