Want to play your slideshow at a kiosk or put it on your website? You can use the Autoplay and Loop features in Google Slides to automatically play and restart your presentation when you’re not around.
By setting the Autoplay option for your slideshow, you can choose the amount of time between the advancement of your slides. And, with the Loop feature, you can rest assured that your presentation continuously plays until you stop it.
Here’s how to use Autoplay and Loop in Google Slides along with how to give your slideshow some pizzazz with the Plus AI for Slides add-on.
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Autoplay and loop when presenting a slideshow
If you’re in the process of presenting the slideshow, you can set the Autoplay and Loop options in Presentation mode.
- Select Slideshow at the top and pick Presenter view or Start from beginning as you normally would.
- When the slideshow displays, click the three dots in the Presenter Controls on the bottom left.
- Move to Autoplay in the pop-out menu.
- To automatically advance the slides, choose a timing.
- To loop the presentation, choose Loop.
- Select Play to start the slideshow.
You can stop the Autoplay at any time by clicking a slide.
Tip: Learn how to set up autoplay in PowerPoint too!
Autoplay and loop when sharing a slideshow
If you’re planning to share your slideshow on a website, blog, or social site, you can set it to play automatically and loop before you get the link or code to embed it.
- Select File, move to Sharing, and pick Publish to web.
- Choose either the Link or Embed tab, depending on how you’re going to share it.
- Pick the timing to Auto-advance slides in the drop-down box.
- Optionally check the box to Start slideshow as soon as the player loads.
- Check the box to Restart the slideshow after the last slide to loop it.
- If you choose the Embed tab, you can also pick the Slide size.
- Continue with any other settings per your preference and select Publish when you finish.
Tip: Check out how to loop a PowerPoint presentation.
Jazz up your slides with Plus AI
When you’re creating a Google Slides presentation to play automatically while you’re absent or to share online, you won’t be there to further explain the slides or gauge your audience’s reaction. This means that the presentation needs to speak for itself and that’s where Plus AI can help.
Plus AI is an extension for Google Slides that helps you create and edit presentations with simple prompts. It can craft the content, design the slides, and add elements like lists, images, and timelines.
With just a few words, you can let Plus AI do the work for you.
For more information on features, to see presentation examples, or to check out the template gallery, head to Plus AI on the web.
Conclusion
Not all types of presentations require you to speak, narrate, or walk your audience through the slides. Whether in a waiting room, at a kiosk, on your website, or on a social site, you can automatically play and loop your Google Slides presentation.
And remember, Plus AI is the ideal tool for sprucing up your slideshow. As a bonus, Plus AI is available for Microsoft PowerPoint too!
FAQs
How do you automatically play a video on Slides?
After you insert the video, select Format options in the top toolbar. Expand Video playback and choose Play (automatically) in the drop-down menu below the preview.
Does Google Slides have automatic transitions?
Like PowerPoint, you can add slide transitions in Google Slides. Select the slide and pick Transition in the top toolbar. Choose the transition type in the drop-down box like Dissolve, Fade, or Flip, and optionally click the Apply to all slides button to use the transition throughout.
Can Google Slides autoplay with music?
Once you upload the music file, select Format options in the top toolbar. Choose Automatically in the Start playing section. To play the music throughout the presentation rather than just on one slide, uncheck the box for Stop on slide change.
