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# PowerPoint Widget
Display PowerPoint presentations by selecting from one of the options.
Add Video (Recommended)
For non-Windows Players / users with no full copy of PowerPoint to install, from Office 2010 onwards PowerPoint presentations can be exported as a **Video** file. Export a PowerPoint file by using the option on the file menu from inside the PowerPoint application.
Add PDF
For non-Windows Players / users with no full copy of PowerPoint to install you can save your PowerPoint as a **PDF** file.
Upload a PPT file (Windows only)
PowerPoint is a proprietary format from Microsoft and can only be displayed on a Windows-based signage player which has a full copy of Microsoft PowerPoint installed on each Windows Player.
### Prepare your Windows Players
Install PowerPoint on your Windows PC alongside your Xibo Player and make the following adjustments to the Windows Registry to disable the windows prompt when opening the PowerPoint. **Please ensure you have taken all necessary precautions when making these changes**.
```registry
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.12]
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000002
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.8]
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000002
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.SlideShow.12]
"BrowserFlags"=dword:800000a0
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.SlideShow.8]
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000002
"EditFlags"=dword:00010000
```
If you do not feel comfortable changing the registry it may be possible to achieve the same results by waiting for Xibo to open the first PowerPoint and then when the pop-up notification appears, choose to “Open” the file, and un-check the box so you won’t be prompted again.
#### Enable PowerPoint on Displays
You will need to ensure that the Windows [Display Setting Profile](https://account.xibosignage.com/manual/en/displays_settings) used for the Displays you intend to use PowerPoint on, must be first enabled:
* Click on **Display Settings** under the **Displays** section of the main CMS menu.
* Use the row menu for the Windows Display Profile and select **Edit**.
* From the **General** tab, tick to **Enable PowerPoint**.
* **Save**.
#### Advanced Steps
When displaying PowerPoint, Xibo is relying on Windows and PowerPoint to display the content. This means that error capture and reporting is outside the control of Xibo. To mitigate any issues we recommend disabling Windows error notifications. This can be done by following the [steps here](https://www.lifewire.com/how-do-i-disable-error-reporting-in-windows-2626074).
If you still experience issues, it may also be advisable to disable Office Application Error reporting by merging the registry patch below:
```reg
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common]
"DWNeverUpload"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common]
"DWNeverUpload"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common]
"DWNeverUpload"=dword:00000001
```
#### Prepare the PowerPoint Presentation.
PowerPoint will, by default, put scroll bars up the side of your presentation, unless you do the following for each PowerPoint file *BEFORE* you upload it:
1. Open your PowerPoint Document
2. Slide Show -> Set-up Show
3. Under “Show Type”, choose “Browsed by an individual (window)” and then untick “Show scrollbar”
4. Click OK
5. Save the Presentation
6. Please note that Xibo will not advance the slides in a Presentation, so you should record automatic slide timings by going to “Slide Show -> Rehearse Timings” and then save the presentation.
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