Macro to change color/transparency of shape in Powerpoint runtime?

[David Albert]

I need the capability to change the transparency or color of a shape such as
a rectangle at runtime in Powerpoint. For example:
1. On a Powerpoint slide I have a rectangular shape whose fill is red and
transparency 0% (ie; not transparent at all).
2. At runtime I show this slide and click the mouse on that box.
3. What I want to happen is for the tranaparency property of that box to
change to 100% so that I can see the content of the table cell underneath it.
I am using Powerpoint 2003

 

[Sonia]

A different approach would be to assign an Exit animation of "disappear" to the
rectangle and set it to animate on mouse click.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Abhishek Bagga]

I need the capability to change the transparency or color of a shape such
as
a rectangle at runtime in Powerpoint. For example:
1. On a Powerpoint slide I have a rectangular shape whose fill is red and
transparency 0% (ie; not transparent at all).
2. At runtime I show this slide and click the mouse on that box.
3. What I want to happen is for the tranaparency property of that box to
change to 100% so that I can see the content of the table cell underneath
it.
I am using Powerpoint 2003

Instead of using a macro you can use animations
You can either use Exit animations with effects like wipe, dissolve, circle
or if you specifically want the box to become transparent
you can use Emphasis animations --> transparency to achieve it.

Abhishek

 

[DavidA]

OK. How do I set it to animate THAT specific rectangle on a mouse click? I
have many such rectangles covering the content of table cells and I wish to
click each randomly rather than in a predetrmined sequence?

 

[DavidA]

OK. How do I set it to animate THAT specific rectangle on a mouse click? I
have many such rectangles covering the content of table cells and I wish to
click each randomly rather than in a predetrmined sequence?

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

You'll find a tutorial here:

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

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Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.indezine.com
http://www.powerpointed.com

 

[DavidA]

Thanks!!!! I read your tutorial and it uncovered new territory for me which
provided the solution. The missing piece which came to light was the ability
to switch off the 'Animate as part of the click sequence' property. I have
also set the trigger to be activated by a click on the rectangle itself so
that way I do not need two (as was the aim in your tutorial). Anyway, thanks
again. David

 

[Echo S]

You would use triggers.
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

DavidA, glad it worked for you.

Have a nice day.