PowerPoint is a great tool for creating presentations, but if you want to loop a slideshow for an exhibition on a computer that doesn't have Microsoft Office, you might want to convert the presentation to a video file.
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Double check time
Let's assume you're done with the presentation that you want to make a video for. Everything looks neat, the transitions are perfect and there are no too long sequences. First, check that the time is set correctly for each slide. A slide with a title or just one photo should be shorter than a slide with more text. A good way to test this is to read the text aloud. If the slide disappears before you've spoken the text, you know you need to set more time for this slide. In the tab Transition Bee Time setting do you see the function Next slide. There you have two options At mouse click and After. You use the option After and there you specify how many seconds the slide should be displayed. This way you go through the entire presentation.
Conversion
When you're done, you can convert the presentation to a video format. Go after File and choose Export. Select the option Make a video. In the next screen you decide on the video quality. You have the choice between Full HD (1080p), Ultra HD (4K), HD (720p) and Standard (480p). This quality selection also determines the width and height of the video directly below the menu Quality is displayed. A higher screen resolution always results in a larger file size. In the box below you decide whether you want to include the recorded timing and any narration in the video. This narration may even include a thumbnail image of yourself captured by the webcam. If all slides should be displayed for the same length, you can set the display time here.
File Format
Then select the mpeg-4 video format (.mp4) or the Windows Media format (.wmv). Our preference is .mp4, so that you don't give the video file any problems on another operating system, such as macOS. Then the video is saved, you will notice that at the bottom of the screen. The conversion can take a few minutes, sometimes even hours, depending on the size and complexity of the presentation.
