Linking PPTs in kiosk mode

[Rene]

Hi experts!

I have a tricky question for you...

I want to start a ppt in kiosk mode (hope that's what it's called in
English) and link to a second ppt that is not stored in kiosk mode.
However, if I run the first one from the viewer, it appears that also
the second ppt is in kiosk mode. Is there any way to avoid this?

Thanks!

Rene

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

I've had a look and see what you mean. I don't know of a way to crack this,
but have some hunches I'll play with.

Regards,

Glen

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

I tried to *force* it to go to slideshow mode but no luck.

Regards,

Glen

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Cracked it. I had the switch in the wrong place.

You need an action setting that references the PowerPoint program, and then
the file you want to run. Then, in the middle, you add a switch that forces
PowerPoint to run the show as a normal show, irregardless of how the first
one is set up.

1. Set up an autoshape on your slide.You can set its fill and line to
nothing if you don't want anyone to see it.
2. Right click on the autoshape and go action settings.
3. On the Mouse CLick tab, set the Action for On click = Run Program.
4. Browse to your PowerPoint program and select it. Mine is at:
C:\Program Files\microsoft office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE. But you need to find
POWERPNT.EXE. So, that is the first bit of text you need entered in this
box.

5. Add a space plus /s at the end
C:\Program Files\microsoft office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE /s

6. The type in another space and the file you want to play, making sure you
ahve its full path.
C:\Program Files\microsoft office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE /s C:\MyFiles\3d
button.ppt

7. Now, if you have any gaps in the file names, you must enclose that part
in inverted brackets or it wont find the file. It is good parctice to use _
in the gaps, such as 3d_button.ppt:
C:\Program Files\microsoft office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE /s "C:\My Files\3d
button.ppt".

8. Run the slideshow and click the button and it will work.

Only hassle is you will probably be hassled with a warning message.
To get rid of that, go to Tools | Macro | Security and set it to low. But
don't leave it that way when you finish if you want macro protection.

Please let me know if you do or don't get it working!

Regards,

Glen Millar

 

[Kathryn Jacobs]

Glen,
Are you posting this on your site? If not, some one else might put it on
theirs... This is a pretty nifty trick!
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[Glen Millar]

Rene,

Cool!

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[Rene]

Hi !

Not "so" cool, I'm afraid....

the downpart is that when I distribute the PPT on a self-starting CD,
the link to the pptview32.exe results in a macro-virus warning
appearing on the screen....

I didn't realize this at first, because apparently I had turned this
OFF on my machine ages ago.... is there a way to "reactivate" the
virus warning? I need it to see if I can get a workaround....

Thanks!
Rene

 

[Glen Millar]

Rene,

Nothing is ever simple, is it? <g>.

If I understand your issue correctly...

To get the virus warning back, it is under Tools, Macro, Security, and set
it up to at least medium.

Now, that has hit me with an idea I never ever thought of before.

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Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
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[Sonia]

Are you just playing these presentations one after another, but linking them
to "chain" them? If so, create a text file that lists each "pathless"
presentation, one per line. Include the filenames in quotes if they have
spaces in the names. Same the file as, e.g. playlist.lst. Then your
autorun.inf file can just contain the following line:

open=pptview32.exe playlist.lst

The playlist.lst file would contain the following:

"pres1.ppt"
"pres2.ppt"
"pres3.ppt"
etc.

In this example the autorun.inf, playlist.lst, the presentations, and the
Viewer files all must be in the root directory of the CD.

You won't get a macro warning and each file will play in the mode it was
designed for.

Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
http://www.soniacoleman.com
(Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
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