animating shapes and text from the keyboard

[toto]

I have made a powerpoint presentation but have found that, in one slide, it
would be better if I did not use a preset order but could decide which shape
to animate first according to the reactions of the public.
I would like to assign a letter to each shape to be animated. I know that I
have to use a VBA macro (with a case procedure), but I do not know the
syntax. The shapes first appear and then are enlarged (*200%) as well as the
textbox inside those shapes then when the next shape appears , the previous
one is reduced (*50%), etc..
I have no idea what to write. Could anyone help ?
Nicole Charra

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Toto,
I assume you are using PPT 2002 or 2003. If that's true, look up the
Animation Triggers topic in the help file. You can fire a give set of
animations using triggers. You cannot fire it by assigning them to specific
keys however there are 3rd party add-ins which can handle that.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - If you are using Office 2003, you should install this
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello Nicole,

PowerPoint does not provide that level of non-sequential interactivity.
However, if you don't mind using the mouse instead of the keyboard,
PowerPoint provides two types of non-sequential interactivity.

1) Action Settings - For triggering non-animation behaviors (navigation,
run macro, etc.) both by mouse click and mouse over.
2) Animation Triggers - In PowerPoint 2002/2003 to trigger a sequence of
animation effects when you click on an object.

Both of these, however, require that you interact with the slide show using
the mouse. You cannot, for example specify that an action or animation is
triggered by a specific keystroke.

Since you specifically indicate animations, it would appear that,
currently, Animation Triggers is the best way to go in PowerPoint.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) thinks that is important for
PowerPoint support additional slide show interactivity capabilities
(without having to resort to VBA or add-ins), don't forget to send your
feedback to Microsoft at:

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