Re: Automatic launch in PPT view

From: Echo S (echo_at_indyUGHSPAM.net)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:11:08 -0500

Kinda scary when we start questioning ourselves in response to crazy
requests from clients, isn't it?

[Happens to me all the time! ;-) ] 

-- 
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
"katluc" <katluc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72890E2E-2632-4B03-9013-2C209E9A508A@microsoft.com...
> I am Soooooo glad to hear you say that. I kept thinking am I nuts? when I
> truly thought they were! ha! I have already listened to this clip so many
> times that I can mouth it along with them now. I felt like I needed to
verify
> that this is something not normally or easily done, which you have
verified
> for me! Thanks again for your help. Sharing your knowledge makes life
better
> for the rest of us!
>
> "Sonia" wrote:
>
> > What you wrote makes sense.  What the client wants may make sense to
them, but
> > not to me.  That would make me crazy, even if I knew how to do it.  You
would
> > probably have to write some code and install it as an add-in, but
automatically
> > means just that.  It would *always* play every time they moved to that
slide.  I
> > wonder if they even realize what they are asking for.
> >
> > "katluc" <katluc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:5774E001-400E-48BF-BC18-96B72AACF695@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks, first of all, Sonia, for taking time to look at my problem. I
wasn't
> > > as clear as I should have been (I expect everyone to read my mind). I
have
> > > the video clips set to play automatically, which they do in slide show
mode,
> > > and I can play them in regular PPT mode by double clicking on them.
The folks
> > > that will ultimately be using this presentation wanted me to "make it"
(don't
> > > you just love that!) also play automatically in just the PPT mode
without
> > > them having to click or do anything; for example, when they go from
slide 6
> > > to the next slide with the clip, it would just launch on its own
without
> > > anyone  having to click play, click the video box, etc. The same way
it does
> > > in slide show. Does that make sense? I'm not the best at wording
things to
> > > convey my needs!
> > >
> > > "Sonia" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Have them go to Slide Show > Custom Animation.  There will be a
"Play" button
> > >> at
> > >> the bottom.  They just need to click it.
> > >> -- 
> > >>
> > >> Sonia Coleman
> > >> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
> > >> Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
> > >> http://www.soniacoleman.com
> > >>
> > >> "katluc" <katluc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:5C3F8274-0EA7-4DA0-B295-C93EE088F765@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Using PPT 2003 and set video clips to launch automatically, which
they do
> > >> > in
> > >> > the slide show view. Is there anything that can make them launch
> > >> > automatically in the PPT view? We have people who will be using
them in
> > >> > both
> > >> > modes and want them to launch in the regular PPT view as they go
through
> > >> > them, either by clicking with mouse or scrolling down with arrows.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >