An indicator to move on

[Duncs]

Is there a way or a setting in PPT 2000, to display an indicator on
the screen that lets you know when to click the mouse?

Let me explain...a few of my slides have animation effects etc. on
them. It is kind of vital to the presentation and the content, that
these animations flow themselves. So, what I want to do, is set an
option or something, that will display an icon, discreetly, indicating
that you can now advance to the next slide.

Any ideas?

TIA

Duncs

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

For cases like this, I usually add a small arrow to the slide and have it
animate in sequence after all the other animations are done. That way it
appears only when it is time to move on. This arrow can be an active
button that goes to the next slide. If you put this on every slide, you
might even try putting the presentation in kiosk mode so that the user
CAN'T go on until this button appears.
--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/

 

[Duncs]

For cases like this, I usually add a small arrow to the slide and have it
animate in sequence after all the other animations are done. That way it
appears only when it is time to move on. This arrow can be an active
button that goes to the next slide. If you put this on every slide, you
might even try putting the presentation in kiosk mode so that the user
CAN'T go on until this button appears.
--David

--
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/

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Cheers David, it works a treat.

Duncs

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

For cases like this, I usually add a small arrow to the slide and have it
animate in sequence after all the other animations are done. That way it
appears only when it is time to move on. This arrow can be an active
button that goes to the next slide. If you put this on every slide, you
might even try putting the presentation in kiosk mode so that the user
CAN'T go on until this button appears.

Or if you're delivering the presentation yourself and aren't piping the sound
out to the audience, you could add a sound as the last animation (an
unobtrusive one with the volume cut way back), set it to animate immediately
after previous, no delay or a few tenths of a second delay.

At one time, PPT would flick one of the keyboard indicator lights on when it
was safe to advance. You have to be very old to remember that, though. I
think they removed that feature because it attracted the attention of the
velociraptors. Lost too many presenters ...