Smooth start for Powerpoint presentations

Hi,

I am making a Powerpoint presentation. I start the presentation in Powerpoint, then use Win-Tab to switch to the zoom call. Then i hit Present, and click the presentation window. 

So i want to make sure that when i click, something happens. I find that sometimes i have to click in the window once, and nothing happens, and sometimes i click and first animation runs. This is crucial for animations, and also for anyone without animations, but want to smoothly go to the next slide without an odd pause while you click again.

I need a way to ensure that my animation runs when i want it to: always on the first click or the second click. 

It seems that this method is reliable, but i have to wait:

*Bring up the control bar by moving the cursor to the top of the window

*click once anywhere on the presentation: nothing happens

*next click: first animation

This works but there is an unwanted pause while i wait for the bar to come up.

Any ideas?

Thanks!