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[Andreas]

I have a flow chart where I would like a new text box with extended
information to show up when the user just point (don't click) one of the
processes/boxes in the flow. Is this possible?

Thanks

Andreas

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I believe there are two possibilities for this:

(1) Have two identical slides, except the second has the hidden item
showing. Set the mouseover action setting on the shape on the first slide
to the second slide.

(2) VBA can do this easily, but the users have to have the full version
of PowerPoint and have macro security set to Medium or Low.

Unfortunately, trigger animations only work on mouse clicks, not on mouse
overs.

--David

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

 

[John Wilson]

The easiest way is to place a transparent shape on the "hotspot" Right click
it and choose "hyperlink" In the pop up choose "place in this document" > the
current slide (you dont actually want to hyperlink anywhere!) and then click
"screen tips" and type in the text you want to appear. OK out
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[Andreas]

Well, basically it did, thank you. However is there some way I can make it
possible to write more/larger messages. There seems to be a limit of
characters in the message field?

Andreas

"John Wilson" skrev:

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Aha. I misread your original message, thinking that you wanted something
more complicated to show up than a simple text message. However, now that
you want something longer, I think you are stuck with one of my two
earlier suggestions.
--David

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

 

[John Wilson]

I believe the max length is 256 characters
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