don't print sound icons

How can I print a PowerPoint presentation (2003 or 2007) to not show the
audio icons for imbedded sound files?

Echo
Wed Sep 03 15:38:31 CDT 2008

Drag the audio icons off the edge of the slide.

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"BillPage@msn.com" <BillPage@msn.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> How can I print a PowerPoint presentation (2003 or 2007) to not show the
> audio icons for imbedded sound files?

BillPagemsncom
Wed Sep 03 18:01:01 CDT 2008

Thanks. That helps for one slide, but I have a presentation with dozens of
slides with sound icons. Is there a way I can print the presentation without
those icons appearing, or do I first have to modify each slide individually?
Alternatively, is there a way (in PowerPoint 2003 and/or 2007) to create a
macro to locate and do the modifications for me?

"Echo S" wrote:

> Drag the audio icons off the edge of the slide.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
> PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
>
>
> "BillPage@msn.com" <BillPage@msn.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:5948546B-6F4F-4C83-A6A4-BB9DCF98EC63@microsoft.com...
> > How can I print a PowerPoint presentation (2003 or 2007) to not show the
> > audio icons for imbedded sound files?
>
>

Echo
Wed Sep 03 19:29:05 CDT 2008

One of the coders will have to answer the macro part -- I don't know the
answer to that.

In 2007, there's a Selection and Visibility task pane you could use to hide
the sound icons. You'd have to do each slide individually, but it might be
faster than dragging the icon off the slide. I'm not sure what happens if
you open that file in 2003, though -- you'd need to check whether the hidden
object stays hidden. I think it does, but I'm not positive.

Selection and Visiblity pane is on Home tab, Editing chunk, click the arrow
next to Select and choose Selection Pane.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


"BillPage@msn.com" <BillPagemsncom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B6C9A07E-CFCF-4F06-9C67-C065EB8EC2FC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. That helps for one slide, but I have a presentation with dozens of
> slides with sound icons. Is there a way I can print the presentation
> without
> those icons appearing, or do I first have to modify each slide
> individually?
> Alternatively, is there a way (in PowerPoint 2003 and/or 2007) to create a
> macro to locate and do the modifications for me?
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
>> Drag the audio icons off the edge of the slide.
>>
>> --
>> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
>> What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
>> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
>> PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
>>
>>
>> "BillPage@msn.com" <BillPage@msn.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:5948546B-6F4F-4C83-A6A4-BB9DCF98EC63@microsoft.com...
>> > How can I print a PowerPoint presentation (2003 or 2007) to not show
>> > the
>> > audio icons for imbedded sound files?
>>
>>

Steve
Wed Sep 03 21:07:43 CDT 2008

In article <B6C9A07E-CFCF-4F06-9C67-C065EB8EC2FC@microsoft.com>,
BillPage@msn.com wrote:
> Thanks. That helps for one slide, but I have a presentation with dozens of
> slides with sound icons. Is there a way I can print the presentation without
> those icons appearing, or do I first have to modify each slide individually?
> Alternatively, is there a way (in PowerPoint 2003 and/or 2007) to create a
> macro to locate and do the modifications for me?

It'd probably take me longer to write a macro to do it than it'd take you to do
it manually. And you'd have to wait for me to find the time to do it. ;-)

This is a quick 'n dirty one that might work though ... it'll hide all media
objects (movies, sounds):

Sub HideEm()

Dim oSl As Slide
Dim oSh As Shape

For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes
If oSh.Type = msoMedia Then
' change this to True
' to reverse the process
oSh.Visible = False
End If
Next
Next

End Sub


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BillPagemsncom
Thu Sep 04 09:44:01 CDT 2008

Steve, that macro works beautifully -- quick, simple, and reversible. Thank
you!

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <B6C9A07E-CFCF-4F06-9C67-C065EB8EC2FC@microsoft.com>,
> BillPage@msn.com wrote:
> > Thanks. That helps for one slide, but I have a presentation with dozens of
> > slides with sound icons. Is there a way I can print the presentation without
> > those icons appearing, or do I first have to modify each slide individually?
> > Alternatively, is there a way (in PowerPoint 2003 and/or 2007) to create a
> > macro to locate and do the modifications for me?
>
> It'd probably take me longer to write a macro to do it than it'd take you to do
> it manually. And you'd have to wait for me to find the time to do it. ;-)
>
> This is a quick 'n dirty one that might work though ... it'll hide all media
> objects (movies, sounds):
>
> Sub HideEm()
>
> Dim oSl As Slide
> Dim oSh As Shape
>
> For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides
> For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes
> If oSh.Type = msoMedia Then
> ' change this to True
> ' to reverse the process
> oSh.Visible = False
> End If
> Next
> Next
>
> End Sub
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
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> Sept 21-24, San Diego CA, USA
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>
>