Re: stopping a loop
- From: "Carl Zinn" <carzin@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 16:39:06 -0500
Quote- "You can also use this technique to have a loop that runs prior to
the 'main'
> presentation."
This is exactally what I need to do,only I desire it to be seamless, no
mouse tracks or drop downs visible to the audience. I was hoping for one
click to move
me from the loop running prior, to the main presentation run manually. I
currently have pp97 but may need to upgrade??
Carl
"Bill Dilworth" <vestprog2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There is technique using slide advance timings, 'loop until escape'
> (instead of kiosk) and hidden slides.
>
> First, set up the loop area of your presentation and make sure all the
> animations and slide advances are timed to advance without user input.
> This will be your primary loop that will be able to run unattended.
>
> Second, hide all the slides NOT in the looping section. To make a slide
> hidden, right click on the slide miniature(s) and select hidden from the
> list.
>
> Third, in the SlideShow => Set-up Show menu pulldown dialog box, check the
> box marked 'Loop until escape'
>
> The looping section will show, will advance and repeat until you jump to a
> hidden slide. You can do this by entering a number of a slide outside the
> looping area followed by the Enter key or by creating a hyperlink to one
> of the non-hidden slides). The presentation will then advance alone the
> continuous range of hidden slides until either A) the end of the show (in
> which case it will re-start the looping section) or B) a non-hidden slide
> is displayed (in which case it will proceed showing just non-hidden
> slides, which you have set to auto-advance and loop).
>
> It is not an elegant solution, but is rather useful at times. It allows
> you to set-up a series of manual sub-presentation displays with-in a
> larger looping presentation.
>
> For instance:
> 1 (auto advance)
> 2 (auto advance)
> 3 (auto advance)
> 4 (hidden)
> 5 (hidden)
> 6 (auto advance)
> 7 (hidden)
> 8 (hidden)
>
> Most of the time, the presentation will run the loop showing slides 1, 2,
> 3, 6, 1, 2, 3, 6 ... and so on.
> However if you manually jump (or are linked) to slide 4, the presentation
> will run 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 6, 1 ... restarting the original loop and not
> re-showing slides 4 & 5. Similarly the 7 & 8 slides can be linked to and
> run in the middle of the loop.
>
> You can also use this technique to have a loop that runs prior to the
> 'main' presentation.
>
> Post back if I have not explained this well or you need a small demo file
> of the technique. Please always mention your version of PowerPoint.
>
>
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> "Carl Zinn" <carzin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8b23e$42a65f4e$438d6b4a$20887@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Is there a way to stop a loop of slides withiout using esc, and go on to
>> the next slide which is not part of that loop?
>>
>
>
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