Re: Custom animation in PPTX

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From: Benjamin Amsaleg (bamsalegATSIGNslovaquie.org.NOSPAM_at_spam.info)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:05:48 +0100

in article BDF7A30E.CE91%bamsalegATSIGNslovaquie.org.NOSPAM@spam.info,
Benjamin Amsaleg at bamsalegATSIGNslovaquie.org.NOSPAM@spam.info wrote on
28/12/04 23:55:

> in article 183b7da1def8103198b3c513a425d2c2@localhost.talkaboutmac.com,
> richl at rlauman@prodigy.net wrote on 28/12/04 21:27:
>
>> I've been away from PPT for a while and last used a pc version. I want to
>> create the ability to have a random animation - where the click on a text
>> box or button near the box reveals the text inside. I want the user to be
>> able to selet any box in any order. The normal animation schemes seem to
>> restricdt me to a specific order and the action buttons don't initially
>> appear to have an easy link. Any suggestions on how to do this?
>>
> OK,
>
> This is the way I would do this. There might be a better way, but it does
> the trick.
>
> Lets say that you are creating a slide with the title "Learn French : click
> on Rouge"
> You create 3 rectangles, one pink, one red the other one green
> To each rectangle's right you create a specific text block (ie: each text
> block is independent from the other)
> Text1 :try again
> Text2: bravo
> Text 3 : Are you daltonist ?
>
> Now before you start seting up the animation, this is THE magical trick:
>
> First duplicate individually each rectangle and put them 100% above the
> previous one
> Now select a rectangle by click on it and shift click to add the text on its
> right. (You should NOT select the area with your arrow. The trick is to keep
> the underneath rectangle NOT selected)
> Once done, group the to things together
>
> To the same for rectangle 2 - text 2 and rectangle 3 - text 3
>
> NOW you can add custom animation to have the group appear on click
>
> Because the underneath rectangles are not part of any group, you will see
> them all when displaying the slide. So people will know where to click !
>
>
> BAM
>
Oopps

Sorry, it does'nt do exactly what you wanted! :(

I would need to think more about it.

In your request, do you need to keep the text display or can it go away?

BAM

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