random slides in powerpoint

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Maz

I have about 250 slides that I want to incorporate into a
slide show BUT I want them displayed in a random order
each time I start the slides show. The slides contain
text only and is basically a statement and when I press
<SPACE> I get another statement displayed.
Is a random slide show possible?

Any help much appreciated.


Maz
 
Sure.

There are several ways to do this.

1) Use lots of small hyperlinked shapes to create a semi-random jump to one
of several custom shows, or

2) to use a VBA macro to randomize the order of the slides within the
presentation, or
**Randomize the order of a PowerPoint presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00429.htm

3) to create a action button that will take you to a random slide.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow _
.View.GotoSlide Int(Rnd * _
ActivePresentation.Slides.Count) + 1
End Sub

Disadvantages of each:
1) Not truly random, may get same sequence by clicking the exact same
location (link), set-up time
2) Requires VBA be active on playback computer
3) Requires VBA be active on playback computer and may show same slide more
than once


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I think it was Tushar's randomize add-in that I tried out, and it seemed
to work very well. It is linked from the link Bill gave to the PPT FAQ:

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00429.htm

The add-in is a great solution for machines that you control because you
can load the add-in on the machine. If you want to distribute, you have
to get others to load the add-in on their machines.

Additionally, I have a random example on my site that uses VBA (with all
the disadvantages Bill mentioned about VBA):

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

Examples 8.16 and 8.17 use a button on each slide to randomly pick the
next slide. Example 8.16 will show a number of slides specified in the
code before finishing (i.e., you have 200 slides but you only want to
show 5 random one). Example 8.17 asks how many you want to show. Slides
will not repeat until you start again. To find the examples on my site,
go to Examples by Chapter and click on Chapter 8.

Although it sounds like Tushar's add-in is the thing you want, if you
decide to use my solution and need help, let me know
([email protected]; remove the NOSPAM).

--David

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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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