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How to Fix PowerPoint Full-Slide Video Restarts Instead of Advancing
Question details
The user needs a way to advance to the next slide after a full-slide video finishes playing in PowerPoint, rather than having the video restart upon clicking.
- Product
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Delivering a slideshow that contains consecutive full-slide videos.
- Observed behavior
- Clicking the slide after a full-slide video ends causes the video playback to restart instead of advancing the presentation to the next slide.
Ensure your keyboard is easily accessible during the presentation, or verify that your presentation remote is configured to act as a keyboard input rather than a mouse click.
Use Keyboard Shortcuts or a Presentation Remote
Bypass the mouse-click behavior entirely by using dedicated keys to advance the slide.
Because PowerPoint interprets a mouse click directly on a video as a command to play or pause the media, a full-slide video leaves no blank slide area to click. Using keyboard shortcuts forces the program to execute a standard slide transition.
Press the Spacebar, Right Arrow key, Page Down key, or Enter key on your keyboard to advance to the next slide after the video finishes.
Use a standard presenter remote to trigger a slide transition. Note that the remote must be configured to send a 'Page Down' or 'Right Arrow' signal, rather than mimicking a left mouse click.
Leave a Clickable Slide Margin
Resize the video slightly so you can click the actual slide background to advance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does clicking a full-slide video restart it in PowerPoint?
PowerPoint treats any mouse click directly on a video element as a command to either play or pause the media. When the video completely covers the slide, there is no slide background to click, so every mouse click registers as a media playback command instead of a slide advancement command.
Is there a PowerPoint setting to change click-to-play behavior?
No, PowerPoint currently does not have a built-in setting or toggle to disable this default behavior. Clicking a video will always trigger a play/pause action. Users are encouraged to submit feature requests via the Microsoft Feedback Portal.
Why does my presentation clicker restart the video too?
Some presentation remotes are mapped to act as a wireless mouse left-click rather than pressing a keyboard arrow. If your clicker acts as a mouse click, PowerPoint registers it as clicking on the video. You may need to change your remote's mode to keyboard input (Page Down/Right Arrow) if the device supports it.
