Count mouse clicks on build slides and show during presentation

When I say a build slide, I mean a slide with content that is added with each
additional mouse click, like step one is X, step two is Y, and you advance
through the different parts of the slide. This is what I mean by a build
slide. When you are helping with a presentation, and you do not know the
content, you are never sure if you should click 4 times to complete the build
of 5, and if you go one too far, you have to backspace.

Want this to show at the bottom of the screen in presentation mode.

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Bill
Thu Aug 14 16:25:46 CDT 2008

In any case you will need to resort to VBA or managed code, but the actual
method depends on what version of PowerPoint you are using.

Could you reply back with your PowerPoint Version?


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"bradh" <bradh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I say a build slide, I mean a slide with content that is added with
> each
> additional mouse click, like step one is X, step two is Y, and you advance
> through the different parts of the slide. This is what I mean by a build
> slide. When you are helping with a presentation, and you do not know the
> content, you are never sure if you should click 4 times to complete the
> build
> of 5, and if you go one too far, you have to backspace.
>
> Want this to show at the bottom of the screen in presentation mode.
>
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David
Fri Aug 15 09:24:01 CDT 2008

What I do to solve this problem is have a subtle (or not subtle,
depending on the purpose) shape animate in with the last animation. This
lets me know that I am done. For example, I might have a next slide
arrow on each slide. I might animate the text to come in one bullet item
at a time. When the last bullet item comes in, I have the arrow appear
(as a With Previous animation) on the slide. I don't necessarily have to
use the arrow to go to the next slide, but it let's me know that it is
time. I could also use a tiny grey dot in the bottom right corner if I
want it to be more subtle (so I am the only one who notices).

I know this isn't exactly what you want, but, as Bill said, to get
exactly what you want would require VBA (or too much work with
animations on each slide).

--David

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"Bill Dilworth" <vestprog2@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
news:O1hmPRl$IHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

> In any case you will need to resort to VBA or managed code, but the
> actual method depends on what version of PowerPoint you are using.
>
> Could you reply back with your PowerPoint Version?
>
>

Steve
Fri Aug 15 13:56:05 CDT 2008


And to put icing on it:

- Doing it this way wouldn't require you to re-run the VBA each time you change
anything on any slide in the presentation and

- The Biggie: it wouldn't require the user to keep count of how many times
they've already clicked.

In article <Xns9AFB69CB17DA8marcoNOSPAMloyolaedu@207.46.248.16>, David M.
Marcovitz wrote:
> What I do to solve this problem is have a subtle (or not subtle,
> depending on the purpose) shape animate in with the last animation. This
> lets me know that I am done. For example, I might have a next slide
> arrow on each slide. I might animate the text to come in one bullet item
> at a time. When the last bullet item comes in, I have the arrow appear
> (as a With Previous animation) on the slide. I don't necessarily have to
> use the arrow to go to the next slide, but it let's me know that it is
> time. I could also use a tiny grey dot in the bottom right corner if I
> want it to be more subtle (so I am the only one who notices).
>
> I know this isn't exactly what you want, but, as Bill said, to get
> exactly what you want would require VBA (or too much work with
> animations on each slide).
>
> --David
>

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Shyam
Sat Aug 16 22:27:17 CDT 2008

If you have PPT 2007 and wish to take a programmatic approach then you can
look at this example:

How to jump to a particular animation during slideshow
http://skp.mvps.org/2007/ppt004.htm

Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Animation Carbon: http://www.animationcarbon.com

"bradh" <bradh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I say a build slide, I mean a slide with content that is added with
> each
> additional mouse click, like step one is X, step two is Y, and you advance
> through the different parts of the slide. This is what I mean by a build
> slide. When you are helping with a presentation, and you do not know the
> content, you are never sure if you should click 4 times to complete the
> build
> of 5, and if you go one too far, you have to backspace.
>
> Want this to show at the bottom of the screen in presentation mode.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=f8bc0e05-ee4b-4458-8ed9-4faf77c108cb&dg=microsoft.public.powerpoint