Pausing a self-running Presentation

[Eric]

I have a long presentation set to run through PowerPoint
Viewer (2003). People may want to pause it though and
restart it in order to look at certain slides more
closely. There will not be anybody there to monitor this
or stop/pause it for them, so I would like buttons on the
screen or a drop-down whereby people can click pause, look
at the current slide longer, and then click resume.

Anybody know how to do this???

Eric

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
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Updates".]

Hello,

You can stop and restart a slide show in Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer
2003 using the "S" or "+" keys, but there is no action setting that could,
for example, be assigned to a button in a slide show.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) have suggestions on how to
improve interactivity during slide show in PowerPoint and PowerPoint
Viewer, without having to resort to VBA or add-ins, don't forget to send
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Microsoft Corporation
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[Colleen]

You can use the B key to go to a black screen and back to the show. The W
key takes you to a white screen and back to the show. The pause key works
also.

 

[Guest]

In my self-running slideshow in Powerpoint 2003, in order to pause the presentation, I have pressed the suggested button "pause" or "b". Alas, These have had no effect. What am I doing wrong

Gerald Stillit, London.

 

[Sonia]

By self-running, do you mean that it is set to Kiosk? If so, the keyboard
is disabled except for the Escape key.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

In my self-running slideshow in Powerpoint 2003, in order to pause the

presentation, I have pressed the suggested button "pause" or "b". Alas,
These have had no effect. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Guest]

Yes, it's set to kiosk

Each slide has three buttons: return to beginning, go to previous page, go to next page

I want the viewer to be able to pause at any slide if he so desires by incorporating on each slide
a "pause/continue" toggle button,
or a "pause (for a given number of seconds)" button

Thanks for your thoughts

Gerald Stillit, London

 

[Sonia]

If you remove any transition timings, the user can control the pace of the
presentation. No need for a "pause" button.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Sonia

Most of the time the slideshow will be run automatically, ie as a kiosk. That way the viewers, who may be either a small or large group, have to watch it according to the pre-set transition times. That's the way I want it

Sometimes, however, a presenter may be there. He/she way want to pause the show by using an action button. A sole viewer may also want to pause the slideshow to think about the slide he is viewing

Perhaps the simple answer is to have two slide-shows:- one with no possible interaction, and one without transition times (your sugguestion, Sonia). But as I already have 3 action buttons on each slide, I would also like to have an action button for Pause

Any other ideas, anyone

Gerald Stillit, London.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

If you (or anyone else reading this message) have suggestions for how to
make this easier to do in PowerPoint, don't forget to send your feedback
(in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm