Touch Screen

[Luke]

I'm thinking that PowerPoint would be a good application to use in
conjunction with a Touch Screen monitor (kiosk). I searched this forum for
something on this topic and didn't come up with anything. Has anyone done
anything using PowerPoint with a Touch Screen? Does anyone have any
recommendations on a good Touch Screen monitor that would work with
PowerPoint?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Luke,

Powerpoint does make a great touchscreen app.

I found it best when the touchscreen was set to just "emulate a mouse".

You can set powerpoint to response to clicks on a certain area/button so it works well with touchscreens. Just remember
to set each slide "not to advance on mouse click" and the "standard" back / forward buttons and you're all set.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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[Jeff Chapman]

TAJ, it looks like Luke was talking about the actual
Touch Screen monitor to use, not PPT software.
Any suggestions?

One other application-side suggestion (TAJ mentioned this,
but not in detail) is to go to Slide Show | Set Up Show...
and select "Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)."

- Jeff

Luke,

Powerpoint does make a great touchscreen app.

I found it best when the touchscreen was set to just "emulate a mouse".

You can set powerpoint to response to clicks on a certain area/button so

it works well with touchscreens. Just remember

to set each slide "not to advance on mouse click" and the "standard" back

/ forward buttons and you're all set.

 

[Jeff Chapman]

Hmmm, just re-read Luke's post - I guess he
wants info about PPT using touch screens too.
Sorry about that.

Luke,

Powerpoint does make a great touchscreen app.

I found it best when the touchscreen was set to just "emulate a mouse".

You can set powerpoint to response to clicks on a certain area/button so

it works well with touchscreens. Just remember

to set each slide "not to advance on mouse click" and the "standard" back

/ forward buttons and you're all set.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

should appear to be a mouse to Windows

Most can be set either way...


Like a graphics tablet.....

if you click a spot with a pen...the cursor jumps to that spot.
if you set it the other way

if you click a spot with a pen nothing happens....if you drag the pointer...the cursor will move that amount.

TAJ

 

[Luke]

THANKS for the information!
Luke

Most can be set either way...


Like a graphics tablet.....

if you click a spot with a pen...the cursor jumps to that spot.
if you set it the other way

if you click a spot with a pen nothing happens....if you drag the

pointer...the cursor will move that amount.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Absolute vs relative, gotcha. Tanks!

You say it better than I do.

Thnx