'Go back' in show

[F.H. van Zelm]

Hi,

I posted this question before, got responses, but my problem isn't
really solved as yet.

During a show, I might jump from slide from 10 to 15 to 20 to 25 using
action buttons.
After this, I can switch between 25 and 20 v.v. with an action button
in the Slide Master that has the Last Viewed Slide-action. But I'd like
this button to do slides 20-15-10.

Funny / stupid / amazing / confusing / there is hope:
After jumping to slides 15, 20, 25 the Last Viewed command in the
Slide Show shortcut menu 'does it': slides 20-15-10.

Question: how to make my button in the Slide Master to make use
of the desired action?

 

[Guest]

Sorry I have no answer but that is a handy trick / bug to know about!

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Two possible solutions come to mind:

(1) This wouldn't be too hard with VBA. You could maintain a history list
of all slides visited, and have a back button programmed to go back
through that history.

(2) Without VBA, I wonder if this will work (I've never tried it). Put
each slide in a custom show. Make all links to your slides as links to
the custom show instead. Be sure to click the Show and Return button when
making the link. Now, your back button is simply set to the Action
Setting "End Show." My guess is that this will work well for really small
presentations, but PowerPoint will lose its brain the deeper you get.
However, not having tried this, I couldn't say what it will do. I'm
pretty sure it will work in theory, but you want something that works in
practice.

--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/

 

[F.H. van Zelm]

Hey David,

I've been 'off the road' (groups) for some time, being very busy developing
my new web site. That's why I respond this late. Sorry, this is not my
habit.

Solution 2) might work on ten or so slides. But my presentations have over
a thousand slides, one even goes to 1,500. If you are interested in this
silly
stuff: visit www.fhvzelm.com. One presentation deals with PowerPoint, so ...

If you go there, download and start using PowerPoint, you'll perhaps see
my point. After jumping
20 Main Menu to
218 Views + Slide Show to
236 Slide Show to
304 Advanced Techniques
I'd like to be able to 'retreat' via the previously viewed slides. This
means
that I only want to 'store' slides from these 'jumps'. And not from regular
'stepping through'.

I'm afraid, I need VBA programming but I'm not that good at PowerPoint
VBA. Could you help? At least: if you are interested of course.

And do comment on PowerPoint.ppt. You would be the first to do so.

Kind regards, Frans

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I don't know if anyone has a "Back Button" add-in already, but I know I
don't have the time to write one. If you are looking to pay someone to
write one, I'm sure there are people here (not me, but I could recommend
some off list) who could take care of that for you. If you want a
volunteer, then you'll have to see who responds.

--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/