Inserting field codes into PowerPoint

[RocketRod]

I have a large number of presentations to manage from different sources. I
want to embed some automation into the slides (eg file name) and into the
slide masters (eg the slide and handouts for things such as author, title,
keywords etc.)
This can be done in Word by inserting a field code from the File Propeties
information but I can't find anyway to do this in PowerPoint in either 2003
or 2007 versions

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Word and PowerPoint are different animals. You are correct they are
different and what you want to do is not easy with fields because they do
not exist in PPT.

You can do this via VBA code. Do you code?

Bill Dilworth

 

[RocketRod]

I've done a fair bit of programming in Excel and Word macros - any head start
suggestion?

 

[Bill Dilworth]

There are a few sections to this solution:

1) Go thru every presentation in a folder
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00536.htm

2) Get the details from the properties list
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00751.htm

3) Insert a text box (do you want it hidden or visible on the slide?
First slide or all?)


4) Insert a tag on the text box to tell you the code has already been
run on this presentation.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00722.htm

And some general stuff:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00033.htm

Bill Dilworth