How to Loop a PowerPoint (2026)
A looping PowerPoint replays from the start automatically — ideal for a lobby screen, trade-show booth, or kiosk. Two pieces make it work: automatic slide timings so the deck advances itself, and the loop setting so it restarts at the end. Here’s how to set both.
1. Set Automatic Slide Timings
- Go to the Transitions tab.
- Under Timing, check After and set a duration (for example,
00:05.00). - Click Apply To All so every slide advances on a timer.
Without timings, a looped show waits for a click and won’t run unattended.
2. Turn On Looping (Windows & Mac)
- Go to the Slide Show tab.
- Click Set Up Slide Show.
- Check Loop continuously until ‘Esc’.
- Click OK, then start the show with From Beginning (F5).
The deck now replays from slide 1 until you press Esc.
3. Run It as a Kiosk (Unattended)
In Set Up Slide Show, under Show type, choose Browsed at a kiosk (full screen). This loops automatically and disables click-to-advance, so passers-by can’t disrupt it. Combine with automatic timings for a hands-off display.
4. Loop on the Web
PowerPoint for the web doesn’t expose Set Up Slide Show. Loop a deck by exporting it to video (with looping set on a media player) or set it up in the desktop app first, then present the saved file.
5. Loop Embedded Media Too
If a slide holds a video or audio clip you want repeating, select it, open the Playback tab, and check Loop until Stopped so the media loops within its slide.
6. Troubleshooting
The show stops at the last slide
Looping isn’t on. Check Loop continuously until ‘Esc’ in Set Up Slide Show.
Slides don’t advance on their own
You set looping but not timings. Add After times on the Transitions tab and Apply To All.
People keep clicking and breaking the flow
Use Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) to disable manual advancing.
Related PowerPoint guides: How to convert to video · How to add transitions · How to record a presentation · How to add audio · How to embed a video
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