PowerPoint Presentation on TV

Good slides with interesting sound can add color to any public appearance, be it a lecture at the institute or a presentation of a new product. But what if there is no computer or other device at the place of performance capable of reading the file, but only the TV? There is a solution, and in this article we will find it. Let's understand how to watch a presentation on a TV through a flash drive.

Demonstration of a PowerPoint presentation on TV via usb-drive.

A bit of theory

As a rule, TVs are not able to read the file with the extension .pptx, exceptions are instances with a built-in browser, with the help of plug-ins which can be read. For many users, this is a real problem, especially for those who have never heard of objects of various formats. The problem is for many, but not for us. Most of the presentations are created in Microsoft PowerPoint software, which is included in the Microsoft Office package, so we will consider it. Starting with PowerPoint 2010, developers have added the ability to create video from the original project of the program right inside the product. Make it easy, let's get started?

Creation and configuration

We need a project from which we will make a video. In the finished version, all transitions and effects will be preserved, as well as sound accompaniment and even a pointer. Not bad, right?

Open the project and go to the “File” tab in the control panel. Next, “Save and send”, “Create video”. In the interface that opens, we can adjust the quality:

  • computer monitors and high-resolution monitors - high;
  • Internet and DVD - average;
  • portable devices - low.

And you can also specify whether the soundtrack and the pointer will be turned on. Click "Create Video" and wait for the end of processing. The output file will be with the WMV extension, you can convert it to another format with the appropriate programs, there are plenty of such on the Internet.

After project preparation, it can be transferred to a USB flash drive, and, in turn, inserted into the port on a special TV panel, and then run the video.

Conclusion

We figured out how to view the presentation on the TV through a USB flash drive. In fact, we will watch the video, since the creation, you can adjust the duration of each slide. Markers will not work on the TV. And it should also be borne in mind that objects added to the project in earlier versions of the program may not be displayed.