How do i make a macro print a slide while showing another?

[Ace Thunder]

I am an ICT Student and i am pretty new to alot of fancy coding etc.
I just need a hand on how i can achieve the task i would like doing caus my
teacher is pants.
nyway, i am creating a self-diagnosis powerpoint, and i would like to allow
the user to be able to click on the word (i.e. "yes") and this triggers two
things. Firstly i would like it to print out a different slide, and then
guide to yet another slide.

For example, click yes on slide 1, print slide 2 (without showing it) and
then navigate to slide 3

so far, i have been able to use a hyperlink to get the navigation to work,
but i can't seem to make it print as well. (printer normally works fine)

Any ideas? (i have also tried macro's but i may have missed summin)

 

[John Wilson]

Here's some code that will do that.

Sub printout()
ActivePresentation.printout From:=2, To:=2
ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.GotoSlide (3)
End Sub

You will need to give the YES an action setting of run macro

If you need more help with using the code see
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html (vba
section)

 

[Ace Thunder]

I presume that i will have to add this to the coding for the macro? and alter
the slide numbers accordingly?

 

[John Wilson]

The vba pages on PowerPoint Alchemy will give you instructions on using code.

The yes button can be on any slide, the slides printed are 2 to 2 (ie 2!)
change to suit and gotoslide(3) errrrm goes to slide 3! change to suit

 

[Ace Thunder]

I have done so, but there is a problem.
I have writen a new macro with this and this only in it

Sub slide17yes()
ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.GotoSlide (51)
ActivePresentation.PrintOut From:=34, To:=34
End Sub

it is neither printing or changing slide. Have i missed summin?

 

[Ace Thunder]

yeah, i did that already. I made a text box and went to action settings on
both the actual text and the box. I then changed them to "Run Macro"
"slide17yes" and it doesn't work in the slide show view.

 

[Ace Thunder]

that seemed to do the trick, thanx (i did not think about restarting the
powerpoint aplication for the "low security" to take effect