Playing a story
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 a live data sheet inserted, 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.
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.
Interacting with a live data sheet
To interact and make selections in a live data sheet you need to click somewhere on the sheet first.
Do the following:
- Click on the live data sheet.
The sheet is now possible to make selections.
See: Selecting in a live data 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 E or press Esc.
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