PPT2007 - Shadow problem

[Dave]

Thought I'd resist temptation and wait 'till now to try it.

New slide no place holders.
Insert text box and type a simple word.
Apply shape effect - shadow.
Custom animation - fly in - on click.
Run show and it does what you'd expect.

Change the animation effect to animate text - by letter.
Run show and it puts the shadow on the slide before you click for the
animation.

How do you get the text to animate by letter WITH its shadow so as not
to give the game away with a slide full of shadows before the text
appears.

Running on VPC2007, XPPro, Office2007 Trial (downloaded yesterday),
Nothing else.

So failed at the first hurdle, can't wait to delve deeper.

 

[Glen Millar]

Dave,

I got it. Horrible! It seems based on the "Outer Edge" effect. I'll pass it
on and see what happens.

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Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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[Dave]

Thanks Glen,

I'm surprised that one got through to release.

I know I should start another thread but do you happen to know what the
"advanced features" are when you run PPT with the Vista Ultimate OS?

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

First trick is to use the Text Effects (from WordArt Styles group) and not
shape effects. I guess a shape effect is tied to the shape and as such, it
wont animate with the text (which is text <g>). I tried this and it will
animate the shadow by letter.

As for Vista, I guess they might mean the graphics. I dunno as I have a
fairly new laptop and yet there are no supporting updates to support the new
features. That is at the Dell end, not Microsoft.

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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glen at pptworkbench dot com

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[Dave]

Glen,

Thanks for the solution, I suppose it's obvious when you step back and
think about it...

I WILL find a use for the other shadow effect sometime in the future, no
doubt!

I just wish they would get some slide transitions like "keynote" - I was
hoping they were the "advanced features", oh well, roll on PPT2009.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

When you find it, let me know <g>.

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant