Powerpoint should be able to use optional slides

[Guest]

I am currently a college student majoring in education. As an education
major, I have used Powerpoint multiple times in the past. The program does
present a challenge for educators in my opinion though. Often a student is
not able to understand a concept with just one example, while other times a
student is able to.

In my opinion it would be helpful if Powerpoint could be rewritten so that
an individual putting together a slide show would be able to have extra
slides they have prepared to be place in the show on command if needed.

So instead of just going from slide 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 and so on, a teacher
could if needed from slide 1 to 2 to 3 to 3a to 3b to 3c to 3d to 4. The
teacher would not have to go through these extra slides (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d),
however though, only if they are needed to clarify or better illustrate a
concept to one or more student(s).

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[Bill Dilworth]

When I am putting together a talk, I usually include 'hidden slides' that I
create links to. This does the exact thing you are suggesting except for
the 3a/b/c style numbering. Slide numbers are sequential (and that is all
there is to that), but they do not *all* have to be shown when advancing
normally. There is no reason your normal progression thru a show can not be
1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 15. Try selecting one of your slides and right click on the
slide miniature. Select Hide Slide from the drop down menu. Now run the
show and advance thru it. That slide is skipped over. You can still
navigate to it using hyperlinks, backing into it, selecting the slide number
and pressing the enter key (there are other ways it can be used as well, but
we'll keep it simple for now).

Many professors are extremely knowledgeable about their particular field,
but may not ever have been taught how to use hidden slides in a
presentation. Unfortunately, in both business and education, most people
giving presentations have never taken classes in how to be an effective
presenter.

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Bill Dilworth
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