Presentation, with diagrams that zoom to more detailed diagrams

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Firstly, apologies for cross-posting this to the powerpoint and visio
newsgroups, but I think it may have relevance to both.

I'm currently creating a presentation in powerpoint, and have some diagrams
(architecture of computing environment - ie server roles and groups) that
I've created in visio, within the presentation.

What I'd like to do for some slides, is zoom in to part of the diagram to go
into more detail on some aspects of the server groupings.

Any tips or ideas on how to go about that?

 

[Bill Foley]

What I do is to insert the zoomed images on separate slides and place
invisible objects over the parts I want to click on that take me to those
slides. For example, have your main image slide and at leastr one other
"zoomed" image slide. On the main slide draw a small rectangle over the
image you want to zoom on. Right-click that rectangle and click "Action
Settings", click the "Hyperlink to" dropdown and select "Slide..", choose
the slide you want to link to. make sure the "Highlight Click" checkbox at
the bottom left is checked, then click "OK". Select your new rectangle and
on the Drawing Toolbar click the dropdowns for the Line Color and Fill Color
and change them to "No Line", and "No File".

On the slide you will be going to, place an Action Button (under
"Autoshapes", "Action Buttons") that goes back to the last slide viewed
(already has a built in button for that. You can change the fill and line
colors of that object if desired.

Go back to the original slide and go onto slide show mode. Hover your mouse
over the point you want to zoom into and your cursor will change to a
pointing hand. Click and you will be transported to the zoomed image slide.
Slide the "Return" button and you will go back. Repeat as necessary for
other zoomed parts.

I'm sure there are other ways, but this is the one I use. Keep in mind that
you can simply click the "Return" button, press CTRL-C to copy it, then
paste (CTRL-V) it on other zoomed image slides. no need to recreate a wheel
thqt already works!