Action Triggers- reload current slide?

T

Tony

Hello,

I'm working on a large presentation that's interactive for the viewer. On a
given slide, there are multiple (40+) action triggers that will each reveal
an individual text box with information.

The problem is that if all of these text boxes are open at once, these they
overlap. I'm looking for the easiest way to return the slide to its original
state (no text boxes visible). With such a large number of text boxes on each
slide, I assume it will be through reloading the slide.

Is there any way I can reload a slide this with action triggers? I don't
want to use hyperlinks, because that method would require over 600 in the
presentation, and I don't want to push the hyperlink upper limit.

If there is no way to reload a slide, is there a way to call an action
trigger from inside another action trigger?
 
T

Tony

I could, but someone will be using it as a presentation, answering audience
questions. If the presenter wants to show someone numerous text boxes in
succession, he will have to hit that clear button after each step.

This will make it far less fluid than if I handle it neatly in the
background before the presentation occurs.
 
E

Echo S

Or maybe add an exit trigger to the box itself. So you'd click on it to make
it go away.

That means the presenter would have to click each box, though...
 
T

Tony

Yes, John. I think that's probably the way I will have to go.

The only problem is that the text boxes are grouped with arrows. (The slides
are timelines, and the clickable "events" on the timeline open a descriptive
textbox with an arrow that points to that event.)

So If I have to ungroup one of the textbox/arrow pairs to edit it, it will
remove it from every other trigger on the slide. I will then have to go
through each trigger to reinsert the disappear command for that box.

Sorry that this question is so demanding. The client for whom I'm preparing
this show will want me to edit it up to the minute he presents. I was just
wondering if there was an easier way.

Thanks.
 
T

Tony

Yes, those are also good ideas. Thanks.

I set that up earlier and hit some weird bug that I need to work out.

Thanks for your help John and Echo S.

Echo S said:
Or maybe add an exit trigger to the box itself. So you'd click on it to make
it go away.

That means the presenter would have to click each box, though...

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John Wilson said:
Pehaps more sensible would be to make a second press of the trigger remove
the box that the first click added?

See "One trigger two actions"
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/Triggers2.html
Just make the second action an exit
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