PPT VBA - Clicking on non-existent textbox?

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Zigzag

Hi,

Having never looked into it I was wondering about the mvp setup and whether
you were all working out of the same pen as well as off the same hymn sheet.
Hence my question to Glen.
As it happens, while I was waiting for a reply I chanced upon the MS MVP
site and subsequently the Altman site and found out everything I needed to
know there including the photos from PPTLive (giggle).

Regards

Zig
 
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Zigzag

Hi Steve,
I mean, he's not going to turn into a Frenchman just because he visits
Brisbane
or Stuttgart.

Is he?
Mmmm, which one shall I use?

"When in Rome..." or
"Wherever I lay my hat..." or
"Each to his own"

Given 3 shovels you can take your pick.

Zig
 
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Steve Rindsberg

Having never looked into it I was wondering about the mvp setup and whether
you were all working out of the same pen as well as off the same hymn sheet.

We none of us exist other than as a kind of Proof Of Concept study of what
happens when AI software goes bad. I myself occupy a small piece of high
memory in the C00C00 region though I'm in constant danger of being relocated.
The week they put me in D0D0 was hell, let me tell you.

Most people, when confronted with the truth, claim not to have guessed. But
perhaps they're just being polite.

At this point, we segue into a lovely rendition of that old song based on
Ecclesiastes: To everything, Turing, Turing, Turing ....
 
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Zigzag

Hi Steve,
Ecclesiastes: To everything, Turing, Turing, Turing ....

Pete Seeger never sang it so well. I can hear the dulcet tones.
I myself occupy a small piece of high
memory in the C00C00 region

High memory, those were the days (my friend).
We thought they'd never end.
All I get now is low memory warning signals, also known as senior moments.

Zig (I think)
 
Z

Zigzag

A virtual mornin' to you Glen, I'm doin' the night shift in our house and am
about to clock off.

Beware the snaps, crackles and pops, they're part of the conspiracy.

Zig
 
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Glen Millar

Steve,

I particularly don't expect to turn into a Frenchman just by visiting
Stuttgart! Paris, maybe <g>.

--

Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com
Australia

Please, tell us your:
PowerPoint version,
If you are using vba, or
Anything else relevant!
 
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Glen Millar

A virtual mornin' to you Glen, I'm doin' the night shift in our house and am
about to clock off.

Beware the snaps, crackles and pops, they're part of the conspiracy.

Ah. So you hear those *noises* as well!
 
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Steve Rindsberg

All I get now is low memory warning signals, also known as senior moments.

Pete Seeger instead of the Byrds? I'd imagine so! <g>

Me, I distinctly remember liking one of them better than the other but I can't
remember which, so I'm stuck liking 'em both.
 
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Zigzag

Evening Glen,
Ah. So you hear those *noises* as well!

Man, I feel them. Their malevolence is all pervasive as they gather their
forces in the bowl. (Shudder).

The rumour mill is on full grind.

Zig
 
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Zigzag

Hi All,

Win XP Pro
Office 2003

This thread seems to have gone off-topic slightly, again, so I need to drag
it back unfortunately.

I've been doing my bit of vba coding using the (useful) information gleaned
so far but I've hit a problem and as anybody who has read thru this thread
will know I'm rubbish at vba.

My presentation begins with a series of animated effects before settling
down waiting for a user to click on an image. When the user clicks on an
image some more custom animation runs and also a vba sub that creates a text
box (leading on to other things).

Using the following line creates the text box ok but also restarts the slide
animation from the very beginning.
How can I stop the animation from restarting?

Set textBox13 =
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal,
609.5, 496.75, 107.75, 28.875)

Thanks

Zig
 
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Steve Rindsberg

Using the following line creates the text box ok but also restarts the slide
animation from the very beginning.
How can I stop the animation from restarting?

Set textBox13 =
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal,
609.5, 496.75, 107.75, 28.875)

Not sure of that but what if the text box were created already, but invisible
or off the slide, and your code just makes it visible and puts it where it
needs to appear?
 
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David M. Marcovitz

Not sure of that but what if the text box were created already, but
invisible or off the slide, and your code just makes it visible and
puts it where it needs to appear?

I think that is where we started. For some reason, when he makes
textboxes invisible, he is having a hard time clicking on the text boxes
that are underneath the invisible ones. I wonder if the animations are
affecting this since he has a bunch of shapes animated on the slide.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
 
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Zigzag

Hi David,

That's about the gist of it from the experiences I'm having but that would
suggest running custom animation and vba from the same trigger is not
possible under these circumstances.
I find that strange, leaving me with 4 options:
i) scrap the idea of doing a 1 slide presentation (which is sad because I
think it works well visually)
ii) don't allow an additional text screen (which doesn't meet requirements)
iii) write everything in vba (which is beyond my capabilities and time limit
at the moment )
iv) place the text boxes in different places on the slide (which looks
unprofessional and will become unwieldy if the number of required boxes
increases)

Sigh!

Zig
 
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David M. Marcovitz

1. It is possible to make a slideshow with several slides that the viewer
can't distinguish from one with a single slide. You can start with Insert
Duplicate slide. The visual appeal might be identical, and you might be
able to get it to work.
2. You should be able to get it to work. I'm not sure why it is not
working for you.
3. Ah c'mon, try it, it's not that hard:)
4. I'm just speculating about the animation stuff causing problems
because I don't have the same problem you have, but I haven't had time to
follow your earlier instructions to create the exact problem. Have you
tried using VBA to move the text boxes off-screen instead of hiding them
(I think both Steve and I suggested it in separate notes). A box that is
not actually covering a shape (not just invisible) surely can't prevent
clicking.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
 

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