macro confusion

[RC_Moonpie]

Hi

I'm creating a presentation in Powerpoint 2003. On the side of a
slide, i have several small images. What I'd like to do, is create a
set of hotlinks or macros so that when one of the small images is
clicked, a larger version of the same image, flies over from the right
and sits there. When another small image on the left is clicked, the
previous big image disappears and is replaced by a larger version of
the other small button.

Should I use macros for this? Whenever i record a macro of an image
flying in, it doesnt work. The macro seems to record but when i assign
the macro to a button, and play it in slideshow, nothing happens when
i click the button. Is there a really good tutorial of macros online
anywhere?

Or should i try something else, like possibly actioning the button to
simply going to a new slide with an identical background, and the
bigger image flies in...?

the reason i didnt want to do it that way, is because thats going to
repeat slides with a lot of images, and will make the overall file
size very large... i need to email this presentation.

Or is there another way? thanks for any help

 

[John Wilson]

You cannot record animation macros with the recorder.

You might wan't to download the free demo of Animated Photo Album from
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html

It may do just what you need and there is no vba. The Add In starter is free
too!
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http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk
email john AT technologytrish.co.uk

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

This is a job for animation triggers. It can be done with macros, but
triggers are much easier. Also, the macro recorder doesn't do much for
you when dealing with animations. Here's what you need to do:

(1) Create all your images.
(2) For the large version of Image 1, set an entrance animation. For the
timing, have it be triggered by clicking on the small version of Image
1.
(3) For the large version of Image 1, set an exit animation. For the
timing have it be triggered by clicking on the small version of Image 2.
(4) Repeat step 3, except have the trigger be from clicking on the small
version of Image 3.
(5) Repeat steps 2-4, adjusting the numbers appropriatley (2 is
triggered to enter by small 2 and exit by small 1 and small 3, ...)

If your not sure how to set trigger animations, this tutorial will help
you:

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/trigger01.html

--David

 

[RC_Moonpie]

You cannot record animation macros with the recorder.

You might wan't to download the free demo of Animated Photo Album from
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html

It may do just what you need and there is no vba. The Add In starter is free
too!

not what i wanted, but thanks anyway. I think i figured out how to
possibly do this with custom animation and triggers

thanks just the same

 

[RC_Moonpie]

This is a job for animation triggers. It can be done with macros, but
triggers are much easier. Also, the macro recorder doesn't do much for
you when dealing with animations. Here's what you need to do:

(1) Create all your images.
(2) For the large version of Image 1, set an entrance animation. For the
timing, have it be triggered by clicking on the small version of Image
1.
(3) For the large version of Image 1, set an exit animation. For the
timing have it be triggered by clicking on the small version of Image 2.
(4) Repeat step 3, except have the trigger be from clicking on the small
version of Image 3.
(5) Repeat steps 2-4, adjusting the numbers appropriatley (2 is
triggered to enter by small 2 and exit by small 1 and small 3, ...)

If your not sure how to set trigger animations, this tutorial will help
you:

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/trigger01.html

--David

very helpful, thanks very much

I'm not sure about timing the exit with clicking on the "next" button
because that prevents anybody from skipping an image. Is there a way
to trigger an exit by clicking on any other button?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

The idea is that when you press on any small image, it does three
things: it sets an entrance animation for its large image, and sets an
exit animation for the other two large images. That way, when you click
on an image, whatever else is showing will go away and the right image
will enter. You can have as many triggers for a single image as you
want.
--David

 

[John Wilson]

You might also want to read
"One trigger two animations"
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/Triggers2.html

It's also how the photo album works so if you look at those triggers it may
help.
--
Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials

http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk
email john AT technologytrish.co.uk

 

[RC_Moonpie]

The idea is that when you press on any small image, it does three
things: it sets an entrance animation for its large image, and sets an
exit animation for the other two large images. That way, when you click
on an image, whatever else is showing will go away and the right image
will enter. You can have as many triggers for a single image as you
want.
--David

OK.

I tried this with a test presentation that has six thumbnails and six
large "Gallery" images.

I did it two ways.

first I used triggers, enough triggers so that any thumbnail could be
pressed, in any order, and whatever big gallery image was currently
showing, would go away, and the correct image would show. This took
time and considerable headscratching.

the wierd thing is, I also did it the traditional way, where the
thumbnails were simply hotlinks to a clone slide, that had the correct
image on it. So that it appeared to the viewer, when you clicked the
thumbnail, the current big image would disaapear and the new correct
image would appear. In actuality, the viewer is seeing a new slide but
the only thing that changed was the big gallery image. This required
several additional slides.

But the second one, with the additional slides, was the smaller file
size.

Does triggering, especially elaborate triggering and a lot of it,
increase the file size of a presentation?

thank all of you for your help.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I don't think triggering will have an appreciable effect on file size.
Are you sure that you have turned Fast Saves off? With Fast Saves on,
any test of file size won't work well. I would think that the file sizes
should be comparable. The only thing you have that makes any significant
difference in file size are the pictures, and you have the same pictures
in each version.
--David

 

[RC_Moonpie]

I don't think triggering will have an appreciable effect on file size.
Are you sure that you have turned Fast Saves off? With Fast Saves on,
any test of file size won't work well. I would think that the file sizes
should be comparable. The only thing you have that makes any significant
difference in file size are the pictures, and you have the same pictures
in each version.
--David

OK I'll look and see if i have fast save on or off.

thanks for the tip

if it is off, and the multi-slide thing keeps coming in at a smaller
size than the triggering version, any other ideas?