Automatically Return to a "Home" slide

[mtdenver]

I created a "Home" slide with four photos representing different topics. Each
photo is hyperlinked to three linear slides detailing the topic .

Is there a way to automatically return to the "Home" slide using a mouse
click after the third detail slide? I am familiar with using custom shows and
the "Show and return" feature. However, I need to limit this presentation to
one file. Thanks.

 

[John Fallon]

When you make the entire show in one file and then create the various "Custom
Shows", right click on whatever object is going to be the hyperlink, select
the particular custom show and make sure that you click show and return. Now
you'll be going back to slide one. Make sure NOT to include slide one in any
of the custom shows that you create.
Hope this helps!!!

 

[mtdenver]

John,

Thanks for the response. My understanding is that the Custom Show feature
hyperlinks numerous PPT presentation files. I need to limit this presentaiton
to one file.

At the moment, I'm thinking of placing a copy of the "Home" slide (complete
with hyperlinks) after each topic. This will preserve the flexible navigation
needed. More ideas?

 

[John Fallon]

Let's say for example you've made a presentation that contains all the slides
that you need for your presentation. Using slide one as your navigation
slide, you can create a custom show from slides 2, 3, and 4 and name it, Show
One, from slides 5, 6, and 7..you create a custom show named Show Two, then
with slides 8, 9, 10 you make custom show #3, and finally with slides 11, 12,
and 13 you make custom Show Four. All of these custom shows are stored in
that original presentation. There are no custom shows outside that
presentation. Now on the Navigation slide, highlight the item that is serving
as the hyperlink, right click and go to hyperlink, select place in this
document. Now you can select custom show 1 and click the box for show and
return. Do this for all the navigation hyperlink items on the Nav Slide. Now
when you run the show, at the end of the custom show, the next click
automatically returns you to the Navigation sldie (one). When you make you
custom shows in the presentation, make sure that you go to "Slide Show", New,
choose the slides that are going to be in your custom shows and then name
them accordingly. Rmember...custom shows doesn't necessarily mean that the
shows are coming from another presentation.
Hope this helps and clarifies!!!

 

[mtdenver]

I understand now. Thanks John.

Let's say for example you've made a presentation that contains all the slides
that you need for your presentation. Using slide one as your navigation
slide, you can create a custom show from slides 2, 3, and 4 and name it, Show
One, from slides 5, 6, and 7..you create a custom show named Show Two, then
with slides 8, 9, 10 you make custom show #3, and finally with slides 11, 12,
and 13 you make custom Show Four. All of these custom shows are stored in
that original presentation. There are no custom shows outside that
presentation. Now on the Navigation slide, highlight the item that is serving
as the hyperlink, right click and go to hyperlink, select place in this
document. Now you can select custom show 1 and click the box for show and
return. Do this for all the navigation hyperlink items on the Nav Slide. Now
when you run the show, at the end of the custom show, the next click
automatically returns you to the Navigation sldie (one). When you make you
custom shows in the presentation, make sure that you go to "Slide Show", New,
choose the slides that are going to be in your custom shows and then name
them accordingly. Rmember...custom shows doesn't necessarily mean that the
shows are coming from another presentation.
Hope this helps and clarifies!!!
--
John Fallon
Instructional Technology Evangelist for PPT4Teachers.com
Where Instruction and Technology meet for Teachers and the Classroom
http://www.ppt4teachers.com