Re Starting a program automatically

[Bernd Oliver Christiansen]

All:

The posting below explains how to automatically start an application
(= as soon as a slide appears). Does anybody know how to do the same
trick with PowerPoint _2002_. I tried to follow the text, but
everything looks different in 2002.

Thanks!


-Bernd

From: Austin Myers ([email protected])
Subject: Re: starting a program automatically...
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Date: 2001-03-22 15:19:38 PST


Jasper,

No need for VBA. Try this, Insert > Object > Create from File and
select
the application you want to run. You may also select a file to run if
it is
properly associated to the application.

Once it is on your slide, right click it and select "Custom
Animations".
Check the objects "check box", set Entry animations and sounds to
"Appear".
On the Multimedia Tab (even if it's not multimedia) go down to the
Object
Action pull down menu and select "Activate Contents".

This should do the trick for you.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP team

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Bernd,

Perform the first step of inserting the object. Then right-click on the
shape, select custom animation. In the task pane click on 'Add effect',
select Object actions | Activate contents from the menu popup.

--
Regards
Shyam Pillai

Toolbox for PowerPoint
http://www.mvps.org/skp/toolbox

 

[Bernd Oliver Christiansen]

Shyam:

Thanks for your help, the steps below worked right away. The only
problem is that PowerPoint pops up two security dialog boxes before
starting the executable (which prevents this technique from being used
for unattended presentations). Is there a way to get rid of these
dialog boxes?

Thanks again,


-Bernd