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[Dr. Anis Karim]

Thanks Sonia, for the prompt help on Keyboard Lock and Right Click
disabling. Please be patient to read my further queries.

I am working on a project which uses Powerpoint Viewer 2003 to show the
slides in the presentations listed in a playlist. Hence my scenario is that
I would like the Right Click to be NOT fully disabled. I should have either
all items on the right-click menu disabled except 'Go To Show' and 'End All
Shows' OR the right-click menu should have only 'Go To Show' and 'End All
Shows' items. Is that possible?

P. S.: As per your reply, it may be enough to provide navigation through
linked buttons, while the kiosk mode is used and the right-click is
completely disabled. But I have noticed a problem with that. eg: Let's say
the playlist has 5 presentations, P1 - P5. I give a link in P2 to P4, and
then run the playlist in Powerpoint Viewer 2003. When I click on the link
in P2, I am shown P4. Ok. But, after P4 is finished, the show returns to P2
and then goes on to P3, P4, P5 in that order, INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO P5.
Thus, the sequential order is not maintained; which is required for the flow
of my presentations. But the good thing is that this does not happen and
the sequential order is maintained, when I use the 'Go To Show' item of the
right-click menu. That's the reason for my query on right-click.

As before, expecting prompt and sincere help...

Dr. Anis Karim

 

[Sonia]

I recommend that you set up a "menu" presentation. From there you can link
to the others. When you reach the end of one, it will return to the menu.
There is a helpful tutorial at
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointmenu.htm

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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