Replaying sound object in slide show

[Pat]

How do you get a sound object to automatically play during
the show when you return to that slide? I have narration
on each slide. It plays the first time through, but when
you return to a previously viewed slide (during the same
show) the sound objects do not play again unless I put an
action button in to PLAY it. I am using PowerPoint 2002.

Thanks,
Pat

 

[Bill]

Put a blank slide with a Slide transition of "0 seconds" (preferably with
the same background) just before it, then go back to that slide. It will
immediately go to the desired slide and all animations will play again.

This can be done with visual basic code if necessary, but this trick is the
easiest way around this.

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com

 

[Pat]

Very slick. Any ideas on where I can see a sample of the
vb code that I could use to do it?

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello Pat,

PowerPoint does not reset animations and slide timings (including
automatically playing inserted multimedia) on a previously viewed slide
when you jump to it from a later viewed slide. Of course, they are reset
when the presentation loops back to the beginning or you navigate
"naturally" to a slide from it's previous slide. Here is a KB article for
PowerPoint 2000 that describes a couple of workarounds (similar articles
exist for other versions of PowerPoint):

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;197701&Product=ppt

If it is important to you (or anyone else reading this message) that
PowerPoint include a method for choosing whether or not animations on
slide(s) replay when revisted without normal looping (perhaps a slide or
presentation option, or a Action Setting which can be chosen during slide
show), without having to resort to VBA or add-ins, don't forget to send
your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
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[PTT, Inc.]

This ought to do:

Sub ResetSlide()

With SlideShowWindows(1).View

.GotoSlide .CurrentShowPosition, msoTrue

End With

End Sub

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com