PowerPoint Custom Slide Show for Specific Slides

In MS PowerPoint $2019$, you can present a specific selection of slides from your existing presentation without needing to duplicate them or create a separate file. This is incredibly useful for tailoring a presentation to a specific audience or purpose during a live slideshow.

Understanding Slide Show Options

Let's look at the options provided:

• 1. Use Custom Slide Show: This feature allows you to select specific slides from your presentation and group them into a new, named slideshow. When you run this custom slideshow, only the selected slides will play in the order you defined. This is the most direct solution for playing a specific set of slides without creating a new presentation file.
• 2. Show slides: From – To range: This option is typically used within the 'Set Up Slide Show' dialog box to specify a range of slides (e.g., slides 3 to 7) for a standard slideshow. While it selects a portion, it's less flexible than a Custom Slide Show, especially for non-contiguous slides, and is part of setting up the main slideshow, not creating a distinct playable subset.
• 3. Loop continuously until Esc: This setting controls how the slideshow behaves after the last slide is shown – it restarts the show automatically. It doesn't determine *which* slides are included in the show.
• 4. Browsed at a kiosk: This presentation type is designed for self-service running, often full-screen and automatically advancing. While it can be configured with custom shows, the option itself doesn't define the slide selection criteria.

Choosing the Right Feature

The core requirement is to play a specific set of slides from an existing presentation without creating a new file. The Custom Slide Show feature in MS PowerPoint $2019$ is designed precisely for this. You can define a custom show containing only the slides you want, give it a name, and run it whenever needed, leaving the original presentation intact.

Therefore, the option that ensures only a specific set of slides is played during a Slide Show in MS PowerPoint $2019$ without creating a new file is Use Custom Slide Show.