Customize PowerPoint Slideshow Icon in 8 Simple Ways

We often need to make different PowerPoint presentations. Be it for school projects, office presentations, college work or corporate presentations, PowerPoint slides are the major and the most commonly used technique for presenting any study or work material.

There are many methods to make your PowerPoint presentation stand out among the rest. Among all the ways, one of the most effective ones is customizing slideshow icons in PowerPoint. If you do not yet know about customizing slideshow icons in a PowerPoint, follow the following discussion, as we will discuss all the necessary information about it.

Part 1 Where is the Slide Show Button in PowerPoint?

To present the PowerPoint presentation you make, you will have to find and click on the slide show view icon. The slide show option helps you to present the PowerPoint presentation. You can present each of the slides, one after the other. 

You can choose to change the slides manually, or there is also an option where the slides can change automatically. You can readily select either of the options according to your needs. Also, you can fix the time duration that would determine how long would each slide stay on the screen if you choose to present your PowerPoint presentation automatically. 

But before accessing all of them, it is crucial, or rather necessary, for you to know the slide show button in PowerPoint. So, here are the different steps that will help you find the slide sorter view icon in PowerPoint. 

● Step 1

Open Microsoft PowerPoint.

● Step 2

Reach out to the top Menu bar.

● Step 3

You will find the option of "Slide Show" there. 

● Step 4

You can make the necessary customization about the slide show setting of your presentation there. 

● Step 5

Select the option "From Beginning" to begin your PowerPoint slide show from the first slide. Or, you can select the option "From Current Slide" if you're going to start the slide show from the slide you are currently present.

Part 2 What Are the Icons of PowerPoint Presentation?

Customizing your slides for your slide show with the help of the innumerable icons of the PowerPoint requires you to know about the various groups of available icons. So, we will now discuss the different groups of icons available in the PowerPoint.

The following are the different icons of PowerPoint that you can integrate into your PowerPoint presentation. 

● Accessibility 

The first groups of icons are about accessibility. It denotes the symbols or icons that depict the differently-abled or specially-abled people. It helps represent and include a large community of specially-abled people. 

● Analytics 

The following group represents the different symbols related to Mathematics, analysis, presentation, graphs and the like.

● Animals 

This set of icons includes the symbols for various animals and birds that one can include in their presentation and make it look more attractive. 

● Apparel 

This group of icons include the different symbols of the outfits, clothes, dresses and the other accessories that we wear. 

● Arrows

It includes the symbols for the arrows pointing in different directions. This group of icons can be one of the most useful ones among the rest. 

● Art 

It includes a group of icons that depict anything and everything artistic. 

● Body Parts 

You will get the symbols for all the body parts in this icon group. 

● Bugs

Get the symbols of the bugs and insects under this category. 

● Buildings 

This set of symbols shows different types of buildings. It can be a house, a church, a bakery, etc. 

There are many such groups of icons, which include the follows.

● Business

● Commerce

● Communication

● Celebration

● Education

● Faces

● Dinosaurs

● Food and Drinks

● Holidays

● Home

● Interface

● Landscape

● Location

● Medical

● Nature and Outdoors

● Occupation

● People

● Process

● Puzzles and Games

● Security and Justice

● Signs and Symbols

● Sports

● Technology and electronics

● Tools and Buildings

● Vehicles

● Weather and Seasons

Part 3 How to Get More Icons for PowerPoint?

PowerPoint has an endless variety of icons for your presentation. No matter what your need is or which type of presentation you are making. You will find any type of icon to ornament your presentation to the fullest. 

But, how can you get more icons for your PowerPoint presentation? So, here are the steps for integrating as many icons as you want in your PowerPoint presentation. 

Step 1

Go to PowerPoint and reach out to the top Menu bar. 

Step 2

Select the option "Insert". 

Step 3

Select the option "Icons."

Step 4

Search for as many and whatever type of icon you want to integrate into your PowerPoint presentation. 

Step 5

Select "Insert" option.

Part 4 How to Customize PowerPoint Slideshow Icon in 8 Simple Ways

Here are the eight different ways in which you can customize the PowerPoint Slideshow Icon. 

01Using sketchy lines 

First thing, insert any icon of PowerPoint and then use the option "Convert to Shape".

Go to the "Shape Format Tab" and go to the "Shape Outline."

Select "Sketchpad". 

You can readily customize the icons in PowerPoint using this recently introduced option at PowerPoint. 

02Adding Simple Shapes

Through this step, you can add some additional details and make the icons of PowerPoint even more enhanced and attractive. You have the option of including a simple and basic shape. Or you can also add some detailing to the icons. You have the freedom of letting your creativity flow to the fullest. 

● Group your icon

● Make it effortless to copy and paste and move around all over the slide. 

03Adding Animations 

You can present your icons in the PowerPoint presentation in the form of animations. You can make them appear through different animation speeds and variations. You can resize them and add layers for animating the icons in PowerPoint. 

04Changing the properties of the icons 

You can also change the icons' brightness, contrast, or colours to make them look more enhanced and engaging. 

05Adding entrances and exists

You can make your icons enter and leave the presentation in many unique ways.

06Select the icon you prefer to customise 

● Choose the "BrightSlide tab."

● Go to "My Animations"

Choose your preferred way of making your icon enter or exit the slide

07Using mask

For this, here are the steps.

● Cover a part of the entire slide by selecting a rectangle. 

● Match your design and change the fill colour. 

● Use the "Align" tools to make circles. 

● Animate the icons according to the way you prefer. 

08Direction 

Another exciting yet straightforward way of customising your icons in PowerPoint is by making them appear from a different direction. Although it sounds simple, it will make your presentation look more formal and intreating. 

09Fading in and out 

You can readily make your icons fade in or fade out and make them appear more exciting and engaging for your presentation. 

Another way of making your presentation look entirely out of the box is with one of the best video editing tools: Filmora. Wondershare Filmora Video Editor has been the best tool for editing videos and enhancing them, and you can readily use it for presenting any slide show or presentation. 

It will make your presentation unique, as it has some of the most extraordinary and incredible features. Some of the features are as follows. 

● Motion Tracking feature- This feature will make your videos look more fascinating. You can use your creativity to customise the motion of your videos and edit them according to your ideas and inspirations. 

● Effects- There are as many as more than 800 effects in Filmora. So, if you want to make your presentation look absolutely different and more incredible from the crowd, use Fimlora and its numerous effects to make your presentation the best of the best. 

● Text and Titles- Add texts and titles wherever necessary so that you do not miss out on any information about your topic at the presentation. 

● Music Library- Add some more uniqueness and exciting feature to your PowerPoint presentation with the help of the various music and tunes present at the Music Library of Filmora. 

There are several other features of Filmora that, if we start including them, will make a list unending. It is the ideal tool for editing videos and also using it for producing some of the most wonderful presentations. 

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