Re: Unpredictable Action Buttons

Thanks Tim! I really appreciate the time and effort. I'm sure there's someone
out there struggling with the same issue who's going to benefit from your
work. I think what I'll do is modify the USA map image in a way that allows
each table to display without obscuring the base map so the presenter doesn't
have to "guess" where to click to trigger the exit. Frustrating the presenter
is never a good thing, if you know what I mean. Again, thanks and have a
great weekend!

"Tim Hards" wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:46:16 -0700, "freeman"
> <freeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Yes, that's all correct. I am emailing the slide to you. Enjoy and thanks for
> >taking the time to look it over.
>
> Thanks. I examined the presentation but I couldn't identify what was
> at fault, but there is a workaround.
>
> Here's what I found:
>
> It wasn't because tables were used - I modified all of the tables to
> shapes by ungrouping them, but the problem persisted.
>
> I don't think it was because of the type of exit animation ("Light
> Speed") because the problem exists before the first table actually
> exits.
>
> My best guess is that perhaps PPT can't handle a large number of
> triggered animations or animation sequences when tables are used.
>
> Fortunately there is a reasonable workaround for this particular
> presentation. Instead of clicking on a table to dismiss it, the state
> shape can be re-used to dismiss the table. I.e. trigger each exit
> animation on a click of the state shape, instead of on a click of the
> table. I've sent you a modified slide.
>
>
> --
> Tim Hards
> http://timhards.com/
>
> Chief Software Architect
> Perspector - 3D Business Graphics for PowerPoint
> http://perspector.com/
>
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