Play PPT within a web page

[BobHat]

Hello
Using FrontPage 2003 and PPT 2003

Creating an autostart CD with HTML pages for navigation to send to
potential customers.

# 1
I have a PPT presentation that I want to present on one of the pages.
Can I run the PPT within the webpage frame or does it always show in
its own window?

# 2
Everything works except for the end of the PPT. I want to be able to
go back to the html page the PPT was launched from. I have tried
putting a button on the last page to "end the show". When clicked, a
black screen comes up stating "End of slide show, click to exit". The
next dialogue pops up and states that the web page you are viewing is
trying to close the window, do you want to close this window? Yes
ends the Internet Explorer session and "NO" leaves you on the black
screen.

Is there a way to go back to the HTML page the PPT launced from, or
even back to "Index.htm? I do not want the session does not end?

Thank you

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

# 1

I have a PPT presentation that I want to present on one of the pages.
Can I run the PPT within the webpage frame or does it always show in
its own window?

If they don't have PPT or the free viewer installed, it doesn't show at all.
Browsers can't play PPT on their own.
Beyond that, what happens at the user's end is a function of their browser
settings, not something you have much control over.

You might be better off with PPT converted to HTML, depending on what you need
to do.

# 2
Everything works except for the end of the PPT. I want to be able to
go back to the html page the PPT was launched from. I have tried
putting a button on the last page to "end the show". When clicked, a
black screen comes up stating "End of slide show, click to exit". The
next dialogue pops up and states that the web page you are viewing is
trying to close the window, do you want to close this window?

This *always* happens when Javascript attempts to close what we might call the
original browser window. It can close secondary windows w/o popping up a
dialog box, not the main window. That's something you won't be able to change
either.

If you're stuck with a one-window setup, you might want to include a link back
to your original index.html file instead of an End Show link.



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[BobHat]

I should have stated that I have created the PPT in HTML format and
want the slides to appear within the page frame and not in its own
fullscreen session.
How can this be done?

Thank you for the suggestion about inserting a final ppt page and
having a button "End of SHow" to return to the index.htm. That will
solve the problem

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I should have stated that I have created the PPT in HTML format and
want the slides to appear within the page frame and not in its own
fullscreen session.
How can this be done?

That could get ugly .. PowerPoint's html is already framed and tends to get a mite
nuts when it finds itself in another frame, or so I've heard. I'm not sure it's
possible; at least I don't know how to do it with PPT's HTML output.

Have a look at our PPT2HTML demo at http://ppt2html.pptools.com for an alternative
that'd be more flexible, though.

Thank you for the suggestion about inserting a final ppt page and
having a button "End of SHow" to return to the index.htm. That will
solve the problem

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[JustMe]

This *always* happens when Javascript attempts to close what we might call the
original browser window. It can close secondary windows w/o popping up a
dialog box, not the main window. That's something you won't be able to change
either.

If you're stuck with a one-window setup, you might want to include a link back
to your original index.html file instead of an End Show link.

It is possible to close this window without asking, have a look at
http://khsw.blogspot.com/2004/08/closing-browser-window-without.html

Kind regards

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

It is possible to close this window without asking, have a look at
http://khsw.blogspot.com/2004/08/closing-browser-window-without.html

Very neat. Thanks!



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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