Mouse click advance

[Chuck Arney]

I am using Powerpoint 2002 on a Dell notebook with XP
pro. I need to advance slides with left mouse click but
every time I open the presentation and click to advance,
it chooses the slide on the notebook and freezes the
presentation. Spacebar or arrow forward work ok. Also,
my presentation is fairly large and graphics intensive.
I would appreciate tips on making it run as smoothly as
possible. My presentation does not set up consistantly.
Sometimes when I open and run it, the first slide is the
only one that appears on my notebook. Sometimes it will
advance the slide on my notebook which makes the
presentation jerky. How do I make sure it is consistant?
Is there a cost-effective way to have two monitors
running the presentation, one local, and another 150'
away? What about a wireless video connection for the
presentation projector?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Chuck Arney

 

[Troy @ TLC]

It sounds like you are running an extended desktop with your local monitor
showing PPT in the slide sorter view and the external video showing the
actual presentation. In this setup using a mouse to advance is not the best
solution. The mouse would need to be on the presentation screen (visible to
the audience) so the click would advance the show. Here are the options:
1 - Use a PPT remote to advance the slides (my personal recommendation is
the Interlink Navigator).
2 - Set up a mirrored output, so what you see on the local monitor is the
same as what is projected.
3 - Look into the PowerShow addin, which allows you to advance slides by
clicking on them in the slide sorter view (while using an extended desktop
output).

To use an external preview monitor from your laptop you need to purchase a
few items (fairly inexpensive).
1. First a video splitter, go to iogear.com to research (look in products,
peripherals, video splitters) - but any company's splitter will work.
2. Purchase a long VGA cable, make sure it is triple shielded . You can
connect multiple VGA cables with "turnarounds."
3. Depending on the length you might need a video extender, which is
basically a powered booster you connect two VGA cables with (again you can
read about these in consumer friendly text at iogear.com).

If your presentation has a lot of animation, video playback or other
graphics intensive items, I do not recommend any of the wireless solutions.
Although the wireless G systems are getting much better, but even that
depends on the distance and number of obstructions and other wireless
activity, etc.