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John
If you are looking for a way for your audience to see how long a slide
will last before the next slide transition - here's what I think is an
elegant solution adapted from here:
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ppt00023.htm
This references an older version of PP but the approach is the same
and in fact, it's easier to do with the newer versions of the
software.
In my opinion this is visually more interesting than a numerical
display of time before slide transition yet still relatively
unobtrusive - particularly if you are running a show in a looped
presentation as we do here with our morning announcements for our
school.
In summary: Create a pie chart and use the datasheet columns to
represent second ticks as the graph is animated by section. Animate
the graph sections at one second intervals. Caveat: You have to
delete the entire column heading and data below it on the datesheet if
you want to reduce the time of the graph section transition. If the
columns are still intact - the time ticks will complete but the slide
will still pause according to the number of column headings present in
the graph datasheet. (This one had me stumped for a while.)
To increase time ticks - simply add a "1" to each column in the first
row of the graph's datasheet.
I create a slide that I insert into my presentation, then hide it
where I can "store" reusable graphical objects for our announcement
system we run here at our school. I store a copy of the animated
graph object here so I can easily copy and paste it over to any other
slides I want. At that point you can then edit the datasheet to fit
the transition time of each slide. Bada-bing bada-boom. You're done.
So far the graphical ticks have been right on the money - but you may
want to add a tick to your graph to create a brief pause before the
next slide transition.
John Oathout, Technology Coordinator
Kendall-Whittier Elementary
Tulsa Public Schools.
http://www.tulsaschools.org/kendallwhittier/
will last before the next slide transition - here's what I think is an
elegant solution adapted from here:
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ppt00023.htm
This references an older version of PP but the approach is the same
and in fact, it's easier to do with the newer versions of the
software.
In my opinion this is visually more interesting than a numerical
display of time before slide transition yet still relatively
unobtrusive - particularly if you are running a show in a looped
presentation as we do here with our morning announcements for our
school.
In summary: Create a pie chart and use the datasheet columns to
represent second ticks as the graph is animated by section. Animate
the graph sections at one second intervals. Caveat: You have to
delete the entire column heading and data below it on the datesheet if
you want to reduce the time of the graph section transition. If the
columns are still intact - the time ticks will complete but the slide
will still pause according to the number of column headings present in
the graph datasheet. (This one had me stumped for a while.)
To increase time ticks - simply add a "1" to each column in the first
row of the graph's datasheet.
I create a slide that I insert into my presentation, then hide it
where I can "store" reusable graphical objects for our announcement
system we run here at our school. I store a copy of the animated
graph object here so I can easily copy and paste it over to any other
slides I want. At that point you can then edit the datasheet to fit
the transition time of each slide. Bada-bing bada-boom. You're done.
So far the graphical ticks have been right on the money - but you may
want to add a tick to your graph to create a brief pause before the
next slide transition.
John Oathout, Technology Coordinator
Kendall-Whittier Elementary
Tulsa Public Schools.
http://www.tulsaschools.org/kendallwhittier/