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Thanks Austin.
I recieved the .ppt file and it does indeed do what you said. After
assigning an animation to the click of an object, the automatic transition of
the slide is put on hold until I clicked the object.
Unfortunately I misunderstood your answer and didn't realize your solution
involved an action trigger. Preferably I would have liked to do this without
the user having to search for an oject to click (even if I made the entire
background a clickable trigger, I don't like that the user would have to
wiggle the mouse until the pointer appears for them to click the background).
I realize it probably isn't possible to halt the automatic transition of the
slide without using your workaround. So thanks anyway.
//On a side note... I find PowerPoint is full of situations like these. It
comes so close to offering what the user wants, but fails in directly
delivering the feature. Instead, a workaround needs to be developed, and
it's usually at some expense of function or flow to the presentation. I hope
PP 2007 will be providing a lot of new features beyond graphical
enhancements. I've seen the program and right now there is hardly any new
animations, triggers, timeline tools, or options. All we have is a new UI,
and the ability to apply special effects to objects that can otherwise be
done in photoshop.
Do you happen to know if the Office team plans a major overhaul to the rest
of the interface before final release? Or is the Beta 2 version pretty much
full-featured?
cheers,
art.
"Austin Myers" wrote:
> Art, should be in your in box. Let us know if this is what you had in mind.
>
> Austin Myers
> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>
> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>
>
> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:60F77909-3DFD-4CA4-B041-57F0E175D7B9@microsoft.com...
> > This dosn't work for me or I am not following your directions right.
> >
> > I have a number of animations on my slide. Some are set to automatically
> > start "with", some are "after" and others are on "click".
> >
> > As soon as I check off Slide Transition Automatically After 00sec. all of
> > my
> > animations play after one anothers. At no point am I able to click or
> > control the presentation anymore.
> >
> > art.
> >
> > "Austin Myers" wrote:
> >
> >> My trick for this is to create an object, make it transparent, (or drag
> >> it
> >> off the slide) and have it "appear" after the mouse click as the last
> >> animation on the slide. You can of course set a time delay as needed.
> >> The
> >> slide transion won't happen until the last animation completes.
> >>
> >> Austin Myers
> >> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> >>
> >> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:60C95A34-E381-4B23-945D-CEF0CB5955C3@microsoft.com...
> >> >I want to set up a slide where I click to start an animation, and then
> >> >the
> >> > slide transitions automatically to the next one.
> >> >
> >> > Right now, if I have a series of animations on one slide that require
> >> > clicks
> >> > to activate, and then I apply an automatic transition to the slide,
> >> > suddenly
> >> > I can no longer click to make the animations happen. Instead they play
> >> > automatically one after another...
> >> >
> >> > I need to be able to keep my mouse clicks, and then have the slide
> >> > transition automatically AFTER the final mouse click on the slide.
> >> >
> >> > I DO NOT want to have my slide transition to animate "On mouse click".
> >> > It
> >> > needs to be automatically after the last animation is activated on the
> >> > slide.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Can this be done??
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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Not quite certain I understand what you want this to do. Advancing a slide
must be done on a timed basis, or on a user action. I mean how else would
powerpoint know when to advance? As good as it is, it doesn't read minds.
<g>
Give me a better idea of what your after and we'll see if we can't get you
there.
Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
"Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2A0F9768-8CF6-4612-A4D8-9EE00B2FFCBD@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Austin.
>
> I recieved the .ppt file and it does indeed do what you said. After
> assigning an animation to the click of an object, the automatic transition
> of
> the slide is put on hold until I clicked the object.
>
> Unfortunately I misunderstood your answer and didn't realize your solution
> involved an action trigger. Preferably I would have liked to do this
> without
> the user having to search for an oject to click (even if I made the entire
> background a clickable trigger, I don't like that the user would have to
> wiggle the mouse until the pointer appears for them to click the
> background).
>
> I realize it probably isn't possible to halt the automatic transition of
> the
> slide without using your workaround. So thanks anyway.
>
> //On a side note... I find PowerPoint is full of situations like these.
> It
> comes so close to offering what the user wants, but fails in directly
> delivering the feature. Instead, a workaround needs to be developed, and
> it's usually at some expense of function or flow to the presentation. I
> hope
> PP 2007 will be providing a lot of new features beyond graphical
> enhancements. I've seen the program and right now there is hardly any new
> animations, triggers, timeline tools, or options. All we have is a new
> UI,
> and the ability to apply special effects to objects that can otherwise be
> done in photoshop.
>
> Do you happen to know if the Office team plans a major overhaul to the
> rest
> of the interface before final release? Or is the Beta 2 version pretty
> much
> full-featured?
>
> cheers,
>
> art.
> "Austin Myers" wrote:
>
>> Art, should be in your in box. Let us know if this is what you had in
>> mind.
>>
>> Austin Myers
>> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>>
>> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>>
>>
>> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:60F77909-3DFD-4CA4-B041-57F0E175D7B9@microsoft.com...
>> > This dosn't work for me or I am not following your directions right.
>> >
>> > I have a number of animations on my slide. Some are set to
>> > automatically
>> > start "with", some are "after" and others are on "click".
>> >
>> > As soon as I check off Slide Transition Automatically After 00sec. all
>> > of
>> > my
>> > animations play after one anothers. At no point am I able to click or
>> > control the presentation anymore.
>> >
>> > art.
>> >
>> > "Austin Myers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> My trick for this is to create an object, make it transparent, (or
>> >> drag
>> >> it
>> >> off the slide) and have it "appear" after the mouse click as the last
>> >> animation on the slide. You can of course set a time delay as needed.
>> >> The
>> >> slide transion won't happen until the last animation completes.
>> >>
>> >> Austin Myers
>> >> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>> >>
>> >> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:60C95A34-E381-4B23-945D-CEF0CB5955C3@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I want to set up a slide where I click to start an animation, and
>> >> >then
>> >> >the
>> >> > slide transitions automatically to the next one.
>> >> >
>> >> > Right now, if I have a series of animations on one slide that
>> >> > require
>> >> > clicks
>> >> > to activate, and then I apply an automatic transition to the slide,
>> >> > suddenly
>> >> > I can no longer click to make the animations happen. Instead they
>> >> > play
>> >> > automatically one after another...
>> >> >
>> >> > I need to be able to keep my mouse clicks, and then have the slide
>> >> > transition automatically AFTER the final mouse click on the slide.
>> >> >
>> >> > I DO NOT want to have my slide transition to animate "On mouse
>> >> > click".
>> >> > It
>> >> > needs to be automatically after the last animation is activated on
>> >> > the
>> >> > slide.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Can this be done??
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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Just a follow up for those watching this thread.
I think we were able to solve Dawgma's issue. In this case the solution was
to use one additional slide. This is/was a case of trying to do to much on
a single slide. (Something I have been known to be guilty of myself.) The
moral? Slides are free, use as many as you need. <g>
Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
"Austin Myers" <austinm@grm.net> wrote in message
news:O9EkSHZlGHA.4980@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Not quite certain I understand what you want this to do. Advancing a
> slide must be done on a timed basis, or on a user action. I mean how else
> would powerpoint know when to advance? As good as it is, it doesn't read
> minds. <g>
>
> Give me a better idea of what your after and we'll see if we can't get you
> there.
>
>
> Austin Myers
> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>
> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>
>
>
> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2A0F9768-8CF6-4612-A4D8-9EE00B2FFCBD@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks Austin.
>>
>> I recieved the .ppt file and it does indeed do what you said. After
>> assigning an animation to the click of an object, the automatic
>> transition of
>> the slide is put on hold until I clicked the object.
>>
>> Unfortunately I misunderstood your answer and didn't realize your
>> solution
>> involved an action trigger. Preferably I would have liked to do this
>> without
>> the user having to search for an oject to click (even if I made the
>> entire
>> background a clickable trigger, I don't like that the user would have to
>> wiggle the mouse until the pointer appears for them to click the
>> background).
>>
>> I realize it probably isn't possible to halt the automatic transition of
>> the
>> slide without using your workaround. So thanks anyway.
>>
>> //On a side note... I find PowerPoint is full of situations like these.
>> It
>> comes so close to offering what the user wants, but fails in directly
>> delivering the feature. Instead, a workaround needs to be developed, and
>> it's usually at some expense of function or flow to the presentation. I
>> hope
>> PP 2007 will be providing a lot of new features beyond graphical
>> enhancements. I've seen the program and right now there is hardly any
>> new
>> animations, triggers, timeline tools, or options. All we have is a new
>> UI,
>> and the ability to apply special effects to objects that can otherwise be
>> done in photoshop.
>>
>> Do you happen to know if the Office team plans a major overhaul to the
>> rest
>> of the interface before final release? Or is the Beta 2 version pretty
>> much
>> full-featured?
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> art.
>> "Austin Myers" wrote:
>>
>>> Art, should be in your in box. Let us know if this is what you had in
>>> mind.
>>>
>>> Austin Myers
>>> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>>>
>>> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:60F77909-3DFD-4CA4-B041-57F0E175D7B9@microsoft.com...
>>> > This dosn't work for me or I am not following your directions right.
>>> >
>>> > I have a number of animations on my slide. Some are set to
>>> > automatically
>>> > start "with", some are "after" and others are on "click".
>>> >
>>> > As soon as I check off Slide Transition Automatically After 00sec. all
>>> > of
>>> > my
>>> > animations play after one anothers. At no point am I able to click or
>>> > control the presentation anymore.
>>> >
>>> > art.
>>> >
>>> > "Austin Myers" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> My trick for this is to create an object, make it transparent, (or
>>> >> drag
>>> >> it
>>> >> off the slide) and have it "appear" after the mouse click as the last
>>> >> animation on the slide. You can of course set a time delay as
>>> >> needed.
>>> >> The
>>> >> slide transion won't happen until the last animation completes.
>>> >>
>>> >> Austin Myers
>>> >> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>>> >>
>>> >> Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "Dawgma" <Dawgma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:60C95A34-E381-4B23-945D-CEF0CB5955C3@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >I want to set up a slide where I click to start an animation, and
>>> >> >then
>>> >> >the
>>> >> > slide transitions automatically to the next one.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Right now, if I have a series of animations on one slide that
>>> >> > require
>>> >> > clicks
>>> >> > to activate, and then I apply an automatic transition to the slide,
>>> >> > suddenly
>>> >> > I can no longer click to make the animations happen. Instead they
>>> >> > play
>>> >> > automatically one after another...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I need to be able to keep my mouse clicks, and then have the slide
>>> >> > transition automatically AFTER the final mouse click on the slide.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I DO NOT want to have my slide transition to animate "On mouse
>>> >> > click".
>>> >> > It
>>> >> > needs to be automatically after the last animation is activated on
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > slide.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Can this be done??
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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