How do I put a rollover in Powerpoint text. I'd like to pop up a .

[Ken Hirsch]

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Ken Hirsch

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Use the body of the message to ask your question. The question was cut off
in the subject, so I'm not sure what the question is. Do you want trick #
16 at:

http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/quicktricks.htm

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Cranky One]

Trick 16 is OK, but is there a way to get a similar pop-up window with a
click, and could the fonts in that little window be altered? I kind of want
a small text box to pop up. Do I need VBA knowledge for this?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I believe that if you want something more complicated, you will have to
use VBA. Triggered animations will do what you want if you don't mind the
need for a click, but VBA is probably the only way to get a true text box
to appear on mouse over. A simple script like:

Sub ShowPopOver()
ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide. _
Shapes(5).Visible = True
End Sub

will show the 5th shape on the current slide. This script can be assigned
to the MouseOver Action Settings for another shape. However, more code
will be needed to make the shape go away. It's not that hard--if you know
VBA, and that's a big IF.

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/