time advace and time back

[MNaudiovisaulguy]

Is there a way to have a show go back a slide in timed mode?
I need to have a show advance after a couple of seconds and then back up
after a few seconds. This show needs to run on a kiosk with an input that
triggers an animation that needs to stay activated once triggered and not
reset by looping the show.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Will the show be run from a computer with the full version of PowerPoint, or
the viewer?


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[MNaudiovisaulguy]

It will be run on a machine with PP 2002 on it. The machine will be
dedicated to running just this show.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

You can use VBA to control the sequence of the slides. You can also use VBA
to control what items are visible on the slide, but VBA requires the full
version of PowerPoint to be installed on a machine that has had some minor
configurations set.

For instance:

You can use an event trap to start a timer (sleep timer) that will then
trigger a 'Back' command.
**Make PPT respond to events
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00004.htm
**Put your macro to Sleep
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00466.htm
**Go there, Come back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00408.htm


You could also use action settings instead of triggers and hyperlinks to do
some of the fancy 'click to animate and then disappear' stuff.

Is this a one time event or will you need the show for a season?

Bill D.

 

[MNaudiovisaulguy]

Thanks. The machine has a full version of powerpoint on it.
This show will need to be running 12 hours a day for the next year.
I will look into the VBA codes and see what I can do.
I was told that triggers would work the best for changing colors of a shape
and then going back to the first color. (Red for OUT green for IN)

Thanks for you continued help.