Triggers and Custom Animation Help

[Laura L.]

I am trying to put together a presentation that requires the following:
Slide 1 - Contains a picture (say of a building)

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and click on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is not
selectable.

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a hyperlink to
the first slide).

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again, it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action settings)
per slide?

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home – to return to the picture on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide – slide 2). Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

Thank you.

 

[Echo S]

Please see response inline.

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and click
on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is not
selectable.

You can create "hot spots." These are autoshapes with no line and no fill.
They sit on top of the parts of your building you want to click on, and you
attach the action setting or hyperlink to the hot spot shape.

You might want to give the hot spot shape a fill and make it 99% transparent
so that if someone runs your presentation in the PPT Viewer 2003, it will
still work. (The Viewer doesn't like 100% transparent objects, and right now
I can't remember what it thinks about no-line/no-fill autoshapes.)

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click
on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a hyperlink
to
the first slide).

You could use more hotspot shapes if there's more than one bullet point in
your textbox. Or you can add the hyperlink right to the text in the bullet
point. This will cause the text to be underlined, though -- dunno if that
makes a difference to you or not.

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

Oh, that's weird. If you were on a Microsoft site and want to post the URL
where you got the download, we can report it to the PPT Online content crew.

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action
settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again, it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action settings)
per slide?

Ah. Yeah. This. It's irritating, isn't it?

Basically, when you return to a slide, PPT returns you to the *end* of the
slide. To work around it, you put a dummy slide in before the real slide,
give the dummy a 00-second automatic transition, and link back to the dummy
slide, not to the real slide.

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on
slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home - to return to the picture
on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide - slide 2). Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me
to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else). Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

 

[Glen Millar]

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else). Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

In addition to Echo's good advice, there is a basic tutorial on triggers
just posted here:

http://www.pptworkbench.com/html/triggers.htm

 

[Laura L.]

Echo S,

Thank you for your detailed responses to each of my questions. I will try
each one out and see what happens.

Laura L.

Please see response inline.

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and click
on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is not
selectable.

You can create "hot spots." These are autoshapes with no line and no fill.
They sit on top of the parts of your building you want to click on, and you
attach the action setting or hyperlink to the hot spot shape.

You might want to give the hot spot shape a fill and make it 99% transparent
so that if someone runs your presentation in the PPT Viewer 2003, it will
still work. (The Viewer doesn't like 100% transparent objects, and right now
I can't remember what it thinks about no-line/no-fill autoshapes.)

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click
on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a hyperlink
to
the first slide).

You could use more hotspot shapes if there's more than one bullet point in
your textbox. Or you can add the hyperlink right to the text in the bullet
point. This will cause the text to be underlined, though -- dunno if that
makes a difference to you or not.

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

Oh, that's weird. If you were on a Microsoft site and want to post the URL
where you got the download, we can report it to the PPT Online content crew.

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action
settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again, it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action settings)
per slide?

Ah. Yeah. This. It's irritating, isn't it?

Basically, when you return to a slide, PPT returns you to the *end* of the
slide. To work around it, you put a dummy slide in before the real slide,
give the dummy a 00-second automatic transition, and link back to the dummy
slide, not to the real slide.

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on
slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home - to return to the picture
on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide - slide 2). Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me
to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else). Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Laura L.]

Glen Millar,

Thank you for your response.

Laura L.

 

[Echo S]

Holler back if you need more info, Laura.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

Echo S,

Thank you for your detailed responses to each of my questions. I will try
each one out and see what happens.

Laura L.

Please see response inline.

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the
roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and
click
on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a
different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is
not
selectable.

You can create "hot spots." These are autoshapes with no line and no
fill.
They sit on top of the parts of your building you want to click on, and
you
attach the action setting or hyperlink to the hot spot shape.

You might want to give the hot spot shape a fill and make it 99%
transparent
so that if someone runs your presentation in the PPT Viewer 2003, it will
still work. (The Viewer doesn't like 100% transparent objects, and right
now
I can't remember what it thinks about no-line/no-fill autoshapes.)

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click
on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a
hyperlink
to
the first slide).

You could use more hotspot shapes if there's more than one bullet point
in
your textbox. Or you can add the hyperlink right to the text in the
bullet
point. This will cause the text to be underlined, though -- dunno if that
makes a difference to you or not.

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but
none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying
to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

Oh, that's weird. If you were on a Microsoft site and want to post the
URL
where you got the download, we can report it to the PPT Online content
crew.

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action
settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again,
it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action
settings)
per slide?

Ah. Yeah. This. It's irritating, isn't it?

Basically, when you return to a slide, PPT returns you to the *end* of
the
slide. To work around it, you put a dummy slide in before the real slide,
give the dummy a 00-second automatic transition, and link back to the
dummy
slide, not to the real slide.

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on
slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home - to return to the
picture
on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide - slide 2).
Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me
to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else).
Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Laura L.]

Echo S

I just would like to say, "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE!!!" I tried
what you said and it worked! Who would have thought you needed to have a
dummy slide in order for the action button to work. Your response was very
helpful!

Thank you.

Please see response inline.

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and click
on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is not
selectable.

You can create "hot spots." These are autoshapes with no line and no fill.
They sit on top of the parts of your building you want to click on, and you
attach the action setting or hyperlink to the hot spot shape.

You might want to give the hot spot shape a fill and make it 99% transparent
so that if someone runs your presentation in the PPT Viewer 2003, it will
still work. (The Viewer doesn't like 100% transparent objects, and right now
I can't remember what it thinks about no-line/no-fill autoshapes.)

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click
on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a hyperlink
to
the first slide).

You could use more hotspot shapes if there's more than one bullet point in
your textbox. Or you can add the hyperlink right to the text in the bullet
point. This will cause the text to be underlined, though -- dunno if that
makes a difference to you or not.

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

Oh, that's weird. If you were on a Microsoft site and want to post the URL
where you got the download, we can report it to the PPT Online content crew.

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action
settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again, it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action settings)
per slide?

Ah. Yeah. This. It's irritating, isn't it?

Basically, when you return to a slide, PPT returns you to the *end* of the
slide. To work around it, you put a dummy slide in before the real slide,
give the dummy a 00-second automatic transition, and link back to the dummy
slide, not to the real slide.

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on
slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home - to return to the picture
on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide - slide 2). Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me
to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else). Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Echo S]

Glad to hear you got things going again.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

Echo S

I just would like to say, "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RESPONSE!!!" I
tried
what you said and it worked! Who would have thought you needed to have a
dummy slide in order for the action button to work. Your response was
very
helpful!

Thank you.

Please see response inline.

Question 1 - Is there a way to hit one part of the picture (say the
roof)
and bring up a slide of information and then be able to go back and
click
on
another part of the same picture (say the walls) to bring up a
different
slide? The picture cannot be grouped or ungrouped, as this option is
not
selectable.

You can create "hot spots." These are autoshapes with no line and no
fill.
They sit on top of the parts of your building you want to click on, and
you
attach the action setting or hyperlink to the hot spot shape.

You might want to give the hot spot shape a fill and make it 99%
transparent
so that if someone runs your presentation in the PPT Viewer 2003, it will
still work. (The Viewer doesn't like 100% transparent objects, and right
now
I can't remember what it thinks about no-line/no-fill autoshapes.)

Question 2 - I also need to be able to after bringing up the different
slides to go to another slide depending on which bulleted point I click
on.
(I already created an Action Setting for home, which created a
hyperlink
to
the first slide).

You could use more hotspot shapes if there's more than one bullet point
in
your textbox. Or you can add the hyperlink right to the text in the
bullet
point. This will cause the text to be underlined, though -- dunno if that
makes a difference to you or not.

I read all the information posted already on animation, triggers, but
none
seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I had trouble opening the
samples, which were linked within the discussion pages. After trying
to
unzip the files, it said "No files to extract".

Oh, that's weird. If you were on a Microsoft site and want to post the
URL
where you got the download, we can report it to the PPT Online content
crew.

In addition, it seems that when I create custom animation or action
settings
it only works the first time in Slide Show view. When I try it again,
it
does not work. Can you only use one (custom animation or action
settings)
per slide?

Ah. Yeah. This. It's irritating, isn't it?

Basically, when you return to a slide, PPT returns you to the *end* of
the
slide. To work around it, you put a dummy slide in before the real slide,
give the dummy a 00-second automatic transition, and link back to the
dummy
slide, not to the real slide.

So far, I have added an entrance and exit animation to the picture on
slide
1. I also added action settings (one for home - to return to the
picture
on
slide 1, and one for Issues to return to the Issues slide - slide 2).
Any
other suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! If you need me
to, I
can e-mail you the presentation if it would help.

I don't think I need to see the file (don't know about anyone else).
Thank
you for posting such a throrough, detailed problem description!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8