You can play a story as it would be presented to an audience. There are controls for you to navigate back and forth through the slides. On a slide with an embedded sheet you must first click the sheet before you can start making selections in it.
Entering play
Do the following:
- In storytelling view, click U above the timeline.
The story is opened in the full browser view and is ready to play on the current slide.
Tip noteYou can also start playing a story by long-touching/right-clicking it in the app overview or the story navigator, and selecting Play from the shortcut menu.
Showing data point information
Do the following:
- Hover over a data point to display a tool tip with data point information.
Showing slide number
Do the following:
- Click ¥ at the bottom of the slide to show which slide you are currently viewing and the total number of slides in the story: <current slide number> of <total number of slides>.
Navigating between slides
Do the following:
- Click ¥ at the bottom of the slide.
- Click ê and ë to navigate between the slides.
Information noteOn a touch device you swipe the slide left or right. On a computer you can use the keyboard arrow keys or the space key.
Interacting with an embedded sheet
To interact and make selections in an embedded sheet you need to click somewhere on the sheet first.
Do the following:
- Click on the embedded sheet.
The sheet is now possible to make selections.
Information noteYou disable the possibility to make selections by clicking outside the embedded sheet, or by navigating to another slide.
See: Selecting in an embedded sheet
Exporting a story
Do the following:
- Click ¥ at the bottom of the slide.
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Click r.
The PowerPoint settings dialog opens.
See: Exporting a story
Closing play
Do the following:
- To close play either click Eor press Esc.