Input text box in Powerpoint

[Jim]

Hello:

I have a class assignment in which I'm using Powerpoint for
prototyping an application. I know VBA. I'm trying to create a slide
on which I have a text box, the user can TYPE into the text box, then
press a submit button, which would then grab the typed in text for use
elsewhere in the application. I can do this with a pop-up box - but
then it doesn't look like you are typing into the application. I know
how to create input boxes in Access, but I can't seem to find the
object to use in Powerpoint which allows the user to type on the slide
(as opposed to the pop up box).

Many thanks for your help.

 

[David Marcovitz]

You want to use a control textbox as described here:

Adding or entering text during a show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00701.htm

--David
--
David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

 

[Julibee]

Hi Jim,
You will need to turn on the Controls Toolbar - View, Toolbar, Control
Toolbox (in 2003 - your version may vary).

You will need to set your Macro security to Medium - Tools, Macros, Security
and choose medium. Each time you open a slide show with macros you will need
to select "enable".

Use the Controls toolbox to pop a text box on the slide and double click on
it. It should open the VBA editor and you're ready to go.
Hope that helps!
Juli

 

[Jim]

You want to use a control textbox as described here:

Adding or entering text during a showhttp://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00701.htm

--David
--
David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

Thanks to everyone for their responses - I was looking for the control
text box and just didn't see it - I was looking all over the Insert
tab (PP 2007) rather than the developer tab.