batch file approach to changes?

[Geoff Cox]

Hello,

I have several hundred presentation is which I wish to make following
changes

a. Slide Show > Setup Show > kiosk (to prevent enter key bringing up
the black screen and the "End of Show, click to exit" message)

b. Slide Show > Action Buttons > a button which moves to the previous
slide (to get back to a menu slide)

Is there a way in which I can make these two settings for multiple
files in one go?!

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

Hello,

I have several hundred presentation is which I wish to make following
changes

a. Slide Show > Setup Show > kiosk (to prevent enter key bringing up
the black screen and the "End of Show, click to exit" message)

b. Slide Show > Action Buttons > a button which moves to the previous
slide (to get back to a menu slide)

Oops! Correction - I need to use "other ppt file" option not previous
slide...

Geoff

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Hi Geoff,
Both the scenario's require automation. Do you have some experience with
programming?

Also, all child presentations automatically inherit the parent
presentation's slideshow setup properties at runtime. So if the main
presentation is set up to run in kiosk mode all presentations that are
launched via action setting during slideshow mode will be in kiosk mode too.
You do not need to set it up explicitly.

As far as the action setting is concerned. You will need to do it the hard
way.
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Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox

 

[Geoff Cox]

Hi Geoff,
Both the scenario's require automation. Do you have some experience with
programming?

Also, all child presentations automatically inherit the parent
presentation's slideshow setup properties at runtime. So if the main
presentation is set up to run in kiosk mode all presentations that are
launched via action setting during slideshow mode will be in kiosk mode too.
You do not need to set it up explicitly.

As far as the action setting is concerned. You will need to do it the hard
way.

Thanks Shyam,

Just to be sure re parent/child in this case, do you mean that if I
configure the Setup for a menu ppt file as kiosk, all the
presentations which are hyperlinked from the menu ppt file will
inherit this setting?

Re the programming - I have used a macro from Steve Rinsberg's web
site which created a table of contents of hyperlinked files but have
not written any myself. Any suggestions for tutorials on the web or
good books?!

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

Hi Geoff,
Both the scenario's require automation. Do you have some experience with
programming?

Shyam,

I have just had a quick look at your web site. Exciting VBA stuff!

Could you perhaps give me an idea of what I need to do to bring about
the following changes

1. find the last slide in each of many presentations - they are found
in a series of separate folders.

2. add to each of the last slides, at the base of the slide, an action
button (arrow pointing to the right, ->) with the dissolve animation
property (so that it appears after all the other animations for these
slides)

3. within a particular folder all the arrows will link to the same
menu ppt file.

Any help much appreciated!

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

Hi Geoff,
Both the scenario's require automation. Do you have some experience with
programming?

Shyam,

Just had a this thought - I have used a macro which creates a table of
contents for all the ppt files hyperlinked to what I call a menu ppt
file but can I do what I have said in the other posting, make changes
to the last slide of all the ppt files in a particular folder (ie all
those hyperlinked from ther menu ppt file)?

In other words how do I run a macro which makes changesto a whole
series of ppt files?

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Just to be sure re parent/child in this case, do you mean that if I

configure the Setup for a menu ppt file as kiosk, all the
presentations which are hyperlinked from the menu ppt file will
inherit this setting?

Yes.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

In other words how do I run a macro which makes changesto a whole
series of ppt files?

Batch: Do something to every file in a folder
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00536.htm

 

[Shyam Pillai]

1. find the last slide in each of many presentations - they are found

in a series of separate folders.

Last slide would depend on the slide show setup properties since you specify
range of slides, custom show. By default you can arrive at the last slide in
the presentation by using
ActivePresentation.Slides.Count which returns the index of the last slide in
the presentation.

2. add to each of the last slides, at the base of the slide, an action
button (arrow pointing to the right, ->) with the dissolve animation
property (so that it appears after all the other animations for these
slides)

3. within a particular folder all the arrows will link to the same
menu ppt file.

If you record a macro and perfom the steps to create the arrow shape you
will arrive at the code required which can modified as suited.
Animation settings depend on the version of PowerPoint. They are different
for PPT 97/2000 and a seperate set of properties for 2002 and later.


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Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox