Slides presented in random order?

[Vida Shaver]

Can I set up a slideshow to present the slides in a random
order?
We are having a company function and want a slide show
running that basically "picks names out of a hat" for the
door prizes.
Help with this question or any other creative ideas are
welcome! Thanks. Vida

 

[Tushar Mehta]

See the PowerPoint | 'Random Slide Show' page of my web site.

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[Vida Shaver]

Thanks for your suggestions. Speaking of low-tech ... I
believe we are going to have the DJ draw names from a fish
bowl!!!

 

[Vida]

Your site is amazing! And the little program works great.
We may use the powerpoint solution after all. I left some
comments on your site as well.

Thanks for your help.

Vida

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

PowerPoint does not have the ability to allow you to choose to display all
(or subset of slides) in a random order, without having to resort to VBA or
add-ins (which means that the solution would not work with the PowerPoint
Viewer).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) feel strongly that PowerPoint
should have this kind of feature, don't forget to send your feedback (in
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[B]

Important tip: Remove the fish first.


B

 

[Kathryn Jacobs]

Especially if they are piranha

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[Tushar Mehta]

Your site is amazing! And the little program works great.

Thanks. Yes, it is a quick little program.

We may use the powerpoint solution after all. I left some
comments on your site as well.

Yes, I saw them.

Thanks for your help.

You are welcome.

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Tushar Mehta, MS MVP -- Excel
www.tushar-mehta.com
Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials
Custom MS Office productivity solutions