Re: Unpredictable Action Buttons

Hi Tim. Actually, the sequence you describe is exactly what I've done. The
freeform shapes (states) are simply the buttons that trigger the "entry"
animation of the tables. Since this was a "hot" project (they all are, aren't
they?), I made a duplicate of the slide and deleted all but the table that
was relevant to the presentation being made tomorrow. With just the one
slide, the animation works fine. Click anywhere on the table, and it exits as
expected. I wonder if the problem has anything to do with the way the tables
are stacked on top of each other off-slide on the pastboard? Thanks.

"Tim Hards" wrote:

> Hello! After many months lurking since my last post here, Echo's kind
> mention has brought me out (I've never been called a guru before!)
>
> Although the effect is the same, I'm not sure if this animation
> problem is the same as the one experienced with the "Box" animation.
> With the "Box" animation, the hole seems to occur because the shape
> disappears. But in this case, the tables just move off the screen.
>
> I tried to recreate the table animation problem. However, I think I
> set it up differently - I used animation triggers instead of action
> buttons. It worked for me doing this, so you might want to try it:
>
> 1. Add a motion path animation to the table so that it will move off
> the slide.
>
> 2. In the Custom Animation pane, right-click the animation effect for
> the table.
>
> 3. Choose Timing...
>
> 4. Click Triggers
>
> 5. Start effect on click of: the table shape that you want to be moved
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
> Tim Hards
> http://timhards.com/
>
> Chief Software Architect
> Perspector - 3D Business Graphics for PowerPoint
> http://perspector.com/
>
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