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Run a PowerPoint slideshow in a zone as if on a second monitor #28281

Open IndianM0j0 opened 1 year ago

IndianM0j0 commented 1 year ago

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Please have PowerPoint be able to view a zone as a display for a slide show to run within. PowerPoint takes control of the entire screen when running a slide show using a single monitor setup, but with the proposed feature, it would run only within a predefined zone. This would enable a user to edit a PowerPoint presentation while simultaneously displaying the running slideshow.

Scenario when this would be used?

When collaborating on a slide presentation with clients and colleagues while screen sharing, showing the running slideshow is often helpful when making edits to the file. When using a single monitor setup, one has to stop the slideshow view to make an edit and then restart the presentation to see the changes made. With this proposed enhancement, a designer/presenter could change the file "offscreen/unseen" to the viewers while maintaining the slideshow running.

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webdes03 commented 2 months ago

Has there been any progress on this? I see it's been pending triage since last September, but this feature is desperately needed!