Changing slides after a period of inactivity

On 9/4/09 11:36 AM, in article
, "BillE"
wrote:

I would like my presentation to automatically return to the first slide if no
buttons have been pressed for x period of time. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Try putting your presentation in Kiosk Mode (Slide Show > Set Up Show >
Browsed at a Kiosk). Over the years, the function that returns to the first
slide has worked off and on, but I think (although I'm not sure) it is
working reliably in the latest versions of PowerPoint.

Note that if the presentation is in kiosk mode, you will need hyperlinks and
buttons for everything because no keypresses (other than Esc) or mouse
clicks (other than on your hyperlinks or buttons) will work.


David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

That function doesn't seem to be working in PP 2003. Surely a simple macro
could do this?

"David Marcovitz" wrote:

On 9/4/09 11:36 AM, in article
, "BillE"
wrote:

> I would like my presentation to automatically return to the first slide if no
> buttons have been pressed for x period of time. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Try putting your presentation in Kiosk Mode (Slide Show > Set Up Show >
Browsed at a Kiosk). Over the years, the function that returns to the first
slide has worked off and on, but I think (although I'm not sure) it is
working reliably in the latest versions of PowerPoint.

Note that if the presentation is in kiosk mode, you will need hyperlinks and
buttons for everything because no keypresses (other than Esc) or mouse
clicks (other than on your hyperlinks or buttons) will work.


David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

In article , BillE wrote:

That function doesn't seem to be working in PP 2003.

What function, exactly? What's not working as you expect it to?

Surely a simple macro could do this?

No.

"David Marcovitz" wrote:

> On 9/4/09 11:36 AM, in article
> , "BillE"
> wrote:
>
> > I would like my presentation to automatically return to the first slide if no
> > buttons have been pressed for x period of time. Any suggestions? Thanks!
>
> Try putting your presentation in Kiosk Mode (Slide Show > Set Up Show >
> Browsed at a Kiosk). Over the years, the function that returns to the first
> slide has worked off and on, but I think (although I'm not sure) it is
> working reliably in the latest versions of PowerPoint.
>
> Note that if the presentation is in kiosk mode, you will need hyperlinks and
> buttons for everything because no keypresses (other than Esc) or mouse
> clicks (other than on your hyperlinks or buttons) will work.
>
>
> David M. Marcovitz
> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
>
>
>

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IF you have control over the PC showing the kiosk and can install Add Ins
this will help.
http://officeone.mvps.org/kioskassi...ssist.html
john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk

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John:

This worked perfectly. Thanks!

"John Wilson" wrote:

IF you have control over the PC showing the kiosk and can install Add Ins
this will help.
http://officeone.mvps.org/kioskassi...ssist.html
john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk

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http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpo...rials.html
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