How to Set Up Automatic Slide Advance (Without Losing Your Audience)
The "After X seconds" checkbox is the easy part — the part that actually determines whether your audience stays with you is the number you type into it.
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The "After X seconds" checkbox is the easy part — the part that actually determines whether your audience stays with you is the number you type into it.
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