This should get you there.
http://www.powerpointmagician.com/
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"Annie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:98B1F017-2E60-4E6A-9EF7-(E-Mail Removed)...
| sorry John but where do I find 'Show and Return'??? I have the action
button
| in and the CD icon on slide 1 custom show from 2 - 10 still not working?
Any
| chance you could get me the address of Glenna's site where I can download
| that Loop Sounds sample file before I go completely Loop!!1
|
| Many thanks
| --
| Kind regards
|
| Ann Shaw
|
|
| "John Wilson" wrote:
|
| > Before you descend into despair
| >
| > Heres an extra bit of information _ You MUST tick "show and return" when
you
| > hyperlink!!
| > --
| > -----------------------------------------
| > Did that answer the question / help?
| > _____________________________
| > John Wilson
| > Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
| >
| >
| >
| > "Annie" wrote:
| >
| > > 2 words for you...
| > >
| > > Bloody amazing!
| > >
| > > Thanks a million .....
| > > --
| > > Kind regards
| > >
| > > Ann Shaw
| > >
| > >
| > > "John Wilson" wrote:
| > >
| > > > Heres the text of the web site Annie - Hope it helps!
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > -- This technique assumes you know how to loop sound across slides.
| > > >
| > > > When you loop the presentation using the options in Slide Show | Set
Up
| > > > Show, you'll find that the music starts again on the first slide
whenever the
| > > > presentation is looping. To overcome this problem, PowerPoint MVP
Glenna Shaw
| > > > provides the perfect solution:
| > > >
| > > > 1. The trick is to insert a "kick-off" slide at the beginning of the
slide
| > > > show to start your music.
| > > >
| > > > 2. Next mark slide 2 through the last slide to be a custom show with
| > > > automated timing to advance slides. Make sure Slide 1 DOES NOT have
automated
| > > > timing to advance slide.
| > > >
| > > > 3. Add an Action Button (or hyperlink) to Slide One to link to the
Custom
| > > > Show. Slide 1 should now have two items; the sound file and an
action button
| > > > or hyperlink to start the Custom Show.
| > > >
| > > > 4. Set up the slide show to loop until ESC using automated timings
and
| > > > showing all slides.
| > > >
| > > > 5. Save it as a .PPS (recommended).
| > > >
| > > > When you run the slide show, Slide 1 will start the music and you'll
need to
| > > > click on the Action Object or Hyperlink to start the custom show.
From that
| > > > point on, the presentation should loop through Slide 2 to the Last
Slide
| > > > without resetting the music (unless you have some other sound stop
it between
| > > > Slide 2 and the Last Slide). If you saved it as a PowerPoint Show
(PPS), the
| > > > whole thing will close neatly when you press ESC.
| > > >
| > > > There's a sample file for this technique that you can download from
Glenna's
| > > > site... The sample is called Loop Sounds.
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > Monday, August 23, 2004
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > -----------------------------------------
| > > > Did that answer the question / help?
| > > > _____________________________
| > > > John Wilson
| > > > Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > "Annie" wrote:
| > > >
| > > > > Hi On 8/6/06 I requested help on playing a CD while my presenation
kept
| > > > > looping. Everytime the pres goes back to slide 1 the cd starts
again can I
| > > > > make this continue playing and not starting again while the slide
show loops.
| > > > > Luc very kindly responded with a
www.indezine.com website but
this keeps
| > > > > coming up Page cannot be displayed - any other ideas??? I need
this info for
| > > > > Thursday evening if possible.
| > > > >
| > > > > Many thanks
| > > > > --
| > > > > Kind regards
| > > > >
| > > > > Ann Shaw
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