Interactivity

[cdmazoff]

Hi .....Sorry if this sounds stupid... I'm new at it.... We are making a
presentation... Can we add interactivity to it? Like an evaluation form
that viewers of our ourline presentation could fill out and send to us? Is
this possible? If so where can I learn to do this? Is there a good book?

Thanks

CD

 

[Guest]

You can check out my Web site which gives you many examples of interactive
things that can be done in PowerPoint. The interactive features require VBA
macros. My book (referenced on the Web site) gives some instructions for
beginners for how to do this, and you can copy any of the examples on the
site:

http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

The book does not have examples that save informtation to a file, but the
Web site has an example (look under More Tricks) that does this. Also, Bill
Foley might chime in here because he has examples that will email results to
you, but that is a bit more complicated, and the code is dependent on the
email system the user is using.

--David

David Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Bill Foley]

CD,

As David mentioned, I do have some examples that you can check out to see if
it suits your needs. Check out my CBT sample download at:

http://www.pttinc.com/cbt_development.html

I have templates that send Outlook/Lotus Notes messages upon completion (but
as David mentioned, it is a little more intrusive and requires more code).
I also have a template that ports data to an Access database that you can
use to print reports, etc.

With some code, you could also set up your presentation with a blank slide
that captures this information on it and print it out. Unfortunately, it
will require some use of VBA (macros), which does have a pretty steep
learning curve.

Take a look at the CBT sample and let me know what you think. I'm sure I
can work with you off-line if necessary and fix something up for you pretty
quickly!

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
www.pttinc.com
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