Power Point Text Boxes and Objects

[Macco]

I have a presentation, which will be used in several regions. Each region
will require different text in the text boxes (to suit local language) and
different objects.
The template, background content and text/object positions on each slide
will remain fixed, regardless of language.
How can I identify each text box and object on each slide, and so call (from
some sort of db) the appropriate local language text or object when building
each language version of the presentation?
Regards Macco.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a presentation, which will be used in several regions. Each region
will require different text in the text boxes (to suit local language) and
different objects.
The template, background content and text/object positions on each slide
will remain fixed, regardless of language.
How can I identify each text box and object on each slide, and so call (from
some sort of db) the appropriate local language text or object when building
each language version of the presentation?

You could use something like this in your text:

:GREETING: :LOCATION:

Your database could look something like:

:GREETING: :LOCATION:
Welcome to the United States
Bienvenido a Mexico

and so on. VBA or other code could search out each instance of :GREETING: and
replace it with the appropriate text.

Do you need to do this "on the fly" ... at presentation time? Or would it be ok
to pre-generate several versions of the presentation, one for each language? If
the latter, have a look at our PPT Merge add-in. Free demo at
http://www.pptools.com/merge/

 

[Macco]

Steve,
No, not on the fly. The finished ppts will be converted using Adobe
Presenter (nee Breeze) and then accessed online.
Which of your tools would I need to get me a working demo?
Macco.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Steve,
No, not on the fly. The finished ppts will be converted using Adobe
Presenter (nee Breeze) and then accessed online.
Which of your tools would I need to get me a working demo?

Merge: http://www.pptools.com/merge/

Give it a try. Email steve at-sign pptools dot com if you need help getting your
files set up the first time.