How can I have pictures hidden until I click a button or shape?

[Mike M.]

Windows 98, PPT 2000. I am helping a friend (I really am) with a
presentation. She wants to have a slide with several sounds on it. The
speaker icons are shown and they are set to play when clicked on. Each is a
sound. She wants to have an image for each sound that she can subsequently
click a button/shape/whatever and have the image appear. She would then
like to click the button/shape/etc again to hide the image. There will be
multiple sounds/images per slide so I want to have all images hidden upon
slide entry until the associated button is clicked.

Any suggestions?

TIA

 

[Mike M.]

I could use VBA but since this is a learning exercise for my "technology
challenged" (read can't program the vcr) friend, I think it might induce a
coma. I guess the easiest way is to have an image per slide with an action
button next to the sound icon hyperlinked to the appropriate image slide.
Then on those slides I would have a Home button linked to the last viewed
slide. I mentioned that last night and immediately detected her eyes
glazing over but maybe in the light of a new day (and opposed to VBA) it
might sound less frightening.

I thought maybe I was missing the easy thing like .visible = false/true

Thanks Steve.

 

[Bill Foley]

The other option is to upgrade to PowerPoint 2002 or 2003. They utilize
"Triggers" in Custom Animations that can trigger (thus the name) an
animation when an object is clicked. Otherwise, VBA can't be that hard.
Heck, it's only three letters! HA!

 

[Mike M.]

So is IRS. ;-) We all know how that goes. VBA is not difficult for a
programmer. For my kindergarten teacher friend it is akin to forecasting
the effects of radiation from an undiscovered star in a new galaxy (far, far
away) or, programming her VCR.

Thanks for the suggestion Bill.

 

[Mike M.]

Heh, heh, heh.... He said rub!

Easy? Yes.
VBA? Yes also.

There's the rub.

 

[Bill Foley]

I would be more than happy to provide an example (or fix one up) if I get a
presentation sent to me. If she can handle kindergarteners, she can
understand VBA! HA!

 

[Mike M.]

Thanks for the offer but we already finished by hyperlinking action buttons.
There is a big difference between "handling" and "understanding". I believe
she can handle just about anything but understanding might be "a bridge too
far." In my case I can understand better than I can handle. All those
yucky human interactions! Eeewww.

 

[Bill Foley]

I understand. Some folks are still looking for the "Any Key"!

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

Thanks for the offer but we already finished by hyperlinking action buttons.
There is a big difference between "handling" and "understanding". I believe
she can handle just about anything but understanding might be "a bridge too
far." In my case I can understand better than I can handle. All those
yucky human interactions! Eeewww.

I would be more than happy to provide an example (or fix one up) if I

get

a
presentation sent to me. If she can handle kindergarteners, she can
understand VBA! HA!

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

So is IRS. ;-) We all know how that goes. VBA is not difficult for a
programmer. For my kindergarten teacher friend it is akin to forecasting
the effects of radiation from an undiscovered star in a new galaxy

(far,
far

away) or, programming her VCR.

Thanks for the suggestion Bill.

The other option is to upgrade to PowerPoint 2002 or 2003. They utilize
"Triggers" in Custom Animations that can trigger (thus the name) an
animation when an object is clicked. Otherwise, VBA can't be that hard.
Heck, it's only three letters! HA!

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/


I could use VBA but since this is a learning exercise for my "technology
challenged" (read can't program the vcr) friend, I think it might induce
a
coma. I guess the easiest way is to have an image per slide with an
action
button next to the sound icon hyperlinked to the appropriate image
slide.
Then on those slides I would have a Home button linked to the last
viewed
slide. I mentioned that last night and immediately detected her eyes
glazing over but maybe in the light of a new day (and opposed to

VBA)

it
might sound less frightening.

I thought maybe I was missing the easy thing like .visible = false/true

Thanks Steve.

 

[Bill Foley]

HA! However, having a "Set of four" would just confuse the user. I haven't
heard it asked, "Press ANY Any Key" before!

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Actually, I teach kindergarten teachers how to use VBA. Many can handle
and understand it. Of course, then they turn around and take my seminar
and learn why they might reconsider using computers at all in
kindergarten.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Mike M.]

I am a firm believer that you can teach almost anyone almost anything.
However, there are a few exceptions to the rule and it becomes a question of
cost v.s. gain. No gain, no pain. ;-)