Re: Drill Down - Then Return when Ready



In article <barrysumbigpond.net.au.1o6irz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Barrysum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks for the suggstion.
>
> Its still the same question. Just need a better result.
>
> Its also a logical progression in learning about Power Point and its
> limitations.
>
> Its no longer about basic Power Point features.
> As in "Here is Power Point presentation on my summer vacation."
> Including some pics and cool animations etc.
>
> Its more about offering a bit more professional navigation than just
> play, exit, forward, and previous slides.
> As in "On the 30th of June we visited Carlsbad Caverns. Click here to
> take the sub-tour of Carlsbad. You can return here whenever your
> ready."
> More of a pop-up / drill-down approach.
>
> Now it could be that a better approach is to have a master slide which
> contains a header index for all slides. Similar to a web page header
> which indexes the other areas of a web site.
>
> We've discussed VBA. But as proven VBA will not work in the PPB (power
> point browser).

This is what I was talking about. Where does the browser come into the
picture?

This is what I meant when I asked you to describe the environment in which this
needs to run. There's a world of difference between running a presentation or
set of them on a local computer in PPT and running it on a web server, in a
browser, whatever.

We've already done the wheelspinning thing once. Let's not go there again. ;-)

>
> Perhaps there is an add-on which will assist in more navigational
> control.
> Or perhaps there is a third party product.
> Or perhaps there is a better way in VB6.
>
> So with this in mind:
>
> I'd like to drill down to another more detailed slide then return when
> ready.
>
> Any suggestions as how to do this the best way?
>
> Thanks,
> Baz
>

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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